May 10, 2007 Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase |
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Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes
hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share
with you on Thursday mornings. The top photos are featured on
AVweb's home page, and one photo
that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our
"Picture of the Week." Want to see your photo on AVweb.com?
Click here to submit it to our weekly contest.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
The volume of "POTW" submissions that arrive in our box
each week continues to fluctuate as the weather warms up here in the
U.S. — but, by happy coincidence, every time the number of photos
drops off, the quality goes through the roof. This week was
no exception, with only 54 photos finding their way to us.
Thankfully, there's no shortage of oohs and ahs in this
week's batch, starting with a fantastic (if unsettling) weather photo
from Philip Clifton of
Raleigh, North Carolina. (Do yourself a favor and click through to
view Philip's photo full-size — there was just too much majesty to fit
into our tiny little "winner" box here.)
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of Philip Andrew Clifton |
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Nature Still Holds Air Superiority
Philip Clifton of
Raleigh, North Carolina took our breath away with this reminder that
yes, we are small and fragile in the face of the weather. As you
may have guessed, lots of pilots were grounded this Friday evening, but,
Philip writes, "as a consolation, I had the opportunity to capture
some fine aircraft with lightning in the background."
And because we can never pass up an opportunity to point out similar
themes, check out the photo to the right, taken by
Henry Morgan of Ranger, Texas on a stormy night over
Abilene's ABI. |
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copyright © Jay
Honeck
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Duck!
Jay Honeck of Iowa City, Iowa woke
up to the sounds of an interesting formation at this year's Sun' n Fun.
"As you can see, these crazy guys were doing quite a formation — with a DC-3?
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at, what, 60' AGL? It really woke us up!"
Hey, we know that DC-3 — it's the Herpa plan from
Incredible Adventures, who were kind enough to give us a ride during
the show! |
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copyright © U.S.
Air Force/NASA
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of World Space Expo |
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USAF Thunderbirds Over NASA
The fabulous Thunderbirds fly over Kennedy Space Center as part of the
preparation for NASA's World Space Expo in November. According to
WSE's Ian Murphy, this is the
Thunderbirds first Kennedy fly-over in 31 years.
Photo by U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt.
Justin D. Pyle. |
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Sunset at 7G8
Tim Connor of Kirtland, Ohio flies
us out this week, in one of the most amazing landscape photos we've
received in years.
Do you enjoy spotting the themes as much as we do? "This was taken
at sunset just after a good thunderstorm passed through the area,"
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Hankering for more pictures? Point your favorite
web browser at AVweb's home page
and you'll see lots more photos that we just couldn't fit in here!
To enter next week's contest,
click here.
A quick note for submitters: If you've got several
photos that you feel are "POTW" material, your best bet is to submit
them one-a-week! That gives your photos a greater chance of seeing
print on AVweb, and it makes the selection process a little easier on
us, too. ;)
A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider the
source of your image before submitting to our "Picture of the Week" contest.
If you did not take the photo yourself, ask yourself if you are indeed
authorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you're uncertain,
consult the
POTW
Rules or
send us an e-mail.
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