August 8, 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 ***
A big thanks to today's "Picture of the Week" winner George Pariza and all the other AirVenture photographers who spent the week emptying out their digital cameras and sending us photos from North America's premier GA spectacle. Since we returned, we've been receiving upward of 100 entries for our contest each week. Please — keep 'em coming!
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Opening Day at Oshkosh
It's funny how many times we've seen air show formations buzz over the main gate
to AirVenture, but this week's top photo (from George
Pariza of Ocala, Florida) reminds us not to overlook the incredible
because we've seen it before. George's spot-on timing made this a "POTW"
we couldn't resist! |
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The True Joy of Flight
Need a closer look at the inimitable Sean Tucker thrilling fans and press alike?
Aaron Wypyszynski of West Lafayette,
Indiana has one for you — taken after the first performance of the Collaborators
at Oshkosh. The "highlight of hte act," according to Aaron, "was Tucker's
15+second torque roll followed by a 10+second tail slide while being circled by
the other three members" of the team. |
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A Beautiful Bird
Stuart Taylor of Austin, Texas submitted a
photo taken at last year's air show — "the beautiful P-51A that was lost
at Oshkosh
this year." |
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Suyapa V. Villalobos |
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Sunset Over Cessna Base Camp at OSH
Even our favorite sunset photo from this batch was taken at Oshkosh!
Suyapa Villalobos of Teaneck, New
Jersey was camped out with fellow Cessna flyers when airplanes and nature
conspired to create the perfect air-show sunset. |
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One Lucky Kid
Believe it or not, we even received a couple dozen photos that had absolutely
nothing to do with Oshkosh!
In this blast from the past, Lt. Robert Alexander of the Army Air Corps poses
next to a P-39 named after his wife (Phyllis). Over the next 60
years, Lt. Alexander would rack up 25,000 flight hours as the owner of an
aircraft brokerage and keep flying until he was 85 years old. (He's 88
now.)
Oh, and somewhere along the way he begat a grandson who submitted this photo,
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Want more? You'll find more reader-submitted photos in
the slideshow gallery on AVweb's 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
or
send us an e-mail.
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