December 27, 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 ***
It's our last installment of "POTW" for 2007, and
AVweb readers didn't let us down this week. It seems some of
you are using the holidays to sort through your airplane photos and
submit a few to good old AVweb. (Talk about holiday cheer!)
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Gary L. Jones
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You Cannot Hide!
Gary L. Jones of Clovis, New Mexico
is a frequent contributor to our weekly contests, but (until now) his
name had never shown up in our top spot. Funny enough, the photo
earning Gary a long-overdue AVweb cap is one he shot over 20
years ago, "during a takeoff from RAF Mildenhall" in the U.K.
Thanks for digging through the album, Gary! |
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Michael J. Gallagher
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Oops!
Another regular submitter, Michael J. Gallagher
of Peoria, Illinois gave Gary a run for his money this week. This
shot of Steve Jones bursting a pylon at the Red Bull Air Races came in a
very close second — but it'll show up as desktop wallpaper on the
computers in our office a little later in the week. |
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Tomas Thomas
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Wisconsin State Capitol
Tom Thomas of Madison (duh!),
Wisconsin snapped this "while being vectored for final approach ... at
the Dane County Regional Airport (MSN). The Capitol building," Tom tells
us, "is about three nautical miles south-southwest of the airport." |
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Andrew L. Kocher
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Winter Blues
Andrew Kocher of Beaver Falls,
Pennsylvania gave us the chills in a series of wintry photos submitted
to this week's contest. (This almost-eerie shot was our favorite.) |
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Precious Cargo
Michael Schmidt of Orlando,
Florida tells us "17-month-old Charlie is very comfortable flying,
with required gear — Bose headset, flight jacket, [and] Gerber
Binki." (Didn't we read in Aviation Consumer that
those things prevent hypoxia? No? Well, what's a
harmless little pacifier-sales-boosting rumor among friends ... .)
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Send us your photos here!
Want to see more reader-submitted shots? There's always a few
surprises in the
slideshow on our home page.
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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:s:
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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