May 23, 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 ***
We love spotting trends and patterns among the photos that
make their way into our "Picture of the Week" contest. This week,
we're serving up a large helping of Young Eagles photos — and not all of
them feature fresh-faced youngsters taking their first flights.
(Scratch that. Now that we think about it, they all do
feature fresh-faced youngsters taking first flights!) We'll
kick off the festivities with one of the few non-Young Eagles photos we
received this week, from the incredible Brian
Emch.
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Brian Emch
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F-15E Strike Eagle Over Chino
Like last week's winner, Brian Emch
of Lancaster, California is a regular contributor to "POTW" who's
finally made it to the top of the pile. We'll be sending Brian a
hard-earned AVweb baseball cap in the next couple of days — then
he can get back to work taking heart-stopping action photos like this
one.
This particular shot, Brian tells us, came from the recent Chino Planes
of Fame air show. |
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Harrison Ford Taking a Ride
Speaking of jets, Charles Foster of
Bonham, Texas served up this candid shot of Young Eagles chairman
Harrison Ford strapping in for "the ride of his life in this Blue Angel
F-18." Charles tells us Ford "looked a little shaky when he
returned" — but who can blame him?
The real question, of course, is How do we rate a ride-along
with the Blue Angels? We might even be willing to part with an
AVweb hat, if that sweetens the pot for anyone ... . |
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Young Eagles
Rene Covelli of Cherry Hill, New
Jersey brings us a whole different take on this week's Young Eagles
theme. (Click through to the
full-sized version if you can't make out the fresh-faced youngsters
here.)
According to Rene, "they flew away the next day," so we guess their
first flight did indeed get them hooked on aviation. |
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Norm Schultze
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Fleet on the Grass
Norm Schultze of San Antonio, Texas
writes, "The Fleet, the grass, and the sign [at Old Kingsbury Aerodrome]
combined for a real Golden Age moment." We couldn't agree more,
and we're glad Norm has his camera handy. |
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Mk 26 Spitfire at Dusk
Craig Muth of Mulberry, Florida
flies us home this week, with a photo of "my friend Allen's Mk 26
Spitfire, ready for another sortie in Queensland."
No Young Eagles in this one, but there are more to be found in our "POTW"
slideshow this morning! If you want more, click through to the
AVweb home page
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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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