January 23, 2008 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 ***
Our fingers and toes are feeling the winter chill, but a
torrent of new photos from readers around the globe warmed our heart
this week. Before we dive in, special thanks to everyone who took
time to type out detailed descriptions of their photos. We only
have time to run a few of them here each week, and we realize that it
must seem like you're typing into a vacuum sometimes when you're
submitting those forms. Believe us, we read all your comments, and
if we came anywhere close to having the time, we'd try to respond to
them. That said, we do appreciate all you have to say. (And
we learned a PhotoShop trick or two!)
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copyright © Rob
Neil
Used with permission |
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Mountain Landing
Rob Neil of Amberley, New Zealand
gets things off this ground with this awesome helicopter pic. As
the editor of
Pacific Wings magazine, Rob is no stranger to photos of
aircraft — and if he's anything like
the
editors
of
our
sister
magazines,
he'll appreciate someone sending him hat in the mail. ('Cause he
probably doesn't have time to run to the mall, folks!)
Rob assures us, "No alterations [were] made other than exposure."
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Flare!
Greg Wilson of Lithia, Florida set
us up with enough desktop wallpapers to get us through the weekend (we
tend to change 'em a lot!), but it was this shot that demanded to be run
in "POTW." There's a lot to like here, but our favorite part was
the title, which would work just as well if it had been spelled
Flair! |
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copyright ©
Charles P. Owen
Used with permission |
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You Missed a Spot
Sometimes it's really a case of "right place, right time."
Charlie Owen of Havana, Kansas got
this shot "from seat 22A at Ted Stevens International Airport." |
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Used with permission
of Charlie Robinton |
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Restored 1939 J3C — Future Pilots Included
Just to punctuate the point that we pay attention to your suggested
captions and photo comments, this photo Charlie
Robinton of Manchester, New Hampshire was in the running from
the time we opened up our submission box today — but the "future pilots"
bit cinched it. |
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Used with permission of
Timothy O'Connor |
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When They Say "8 Hours Bottle to Throttle," They Mean It!
Honestly, we didn't plan this week's column as a "beat you over
the head with it" object lesson on how clever some readers can be
— but again, it was the comments from Batavia, Ohio's
Timothy O'Connor that
compelled us to place these R.C. flyers on the Top Five list
today.
Mr. O'Connor "got escorted down by a police chopper at a pilots'
meeting last week." There's no NTSB report yet, but he's
already "gotten [his] batteries taken away," according to some
reports.
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Want more reader-submitted photos?
You'll find bonus images in the
"POTW" slideshow on our home page. Go!
And don't forget to
send us your own
photos!
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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:
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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