Hawk Prop
Dave Bornstein of North Reading, MA
Red tail hawk perched on a prop watching me wash my plane at KBVY Sunday. I was surprised he let me get that close. Not edited; taken with Blackberry.
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C-52 Skymaster
Piotr Kulczakowicz of Chevy Chase, MD
I bumped into the Berlin Airlift Flying Museum (Douglas C-52 Skymaster) at OKV on May 11, 2011. Slight contrast correction in Picasa 3.
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Formation 'Footing
"Stephan" of San Diego, CA
Possible photoshop manipulation — or not. ;)
Ed. Note: "Stephan" 'fesses up and admits that this is the product of some clever photo manipulation — but he agreed to relieve the mystery lest anyone think this photo came directly from the camera and try something dangerous. No "monkey see, monkey do," 'mkay?
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Over the Top in a Beech 18
Phil Katsuki of Cobbs Creek, VA
Taken at the Langley Air Force Base air show in April 2009. Matt Younkin on the backside of a Cuban eight in his Beech 18. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS: 1/1000 sec, f/5.7, 100mm focal length, f/5.7, ISO 100. No post-shot editing.
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Floatplane Taking Off from Lake Hawley, ON
Bill Brogdon of Pensacola, FL
Shot with a Canon G12 at Lake Hawley, Ontario (near Hudson Bay). No manipulations other than size reduction.
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The Stick of the Aerial Ballet
Gilbert Benzonana of Grand-Lancy, Geneva (Switzerland)
Tow planes and glider on the Montricher Air Field near Geneva. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio P80 camera at 1/320 sec, F 7.0, focal length 5 mm. The original image was just reduced to under 1 MB.
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DC-3 with Sun Rays
Andrew McCraw of Fort Erie, ON (Canada)
Shot at Canadian Warplane Heritage in Hamilton, Ontario. It was shot with a Kodak M753. This photo has not been manipulated in any way.
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One Down, Three in the Air — A Perfect Sunset
Mark Peterson of Kirkland, WA
1947 Aeronca Chief, three in the air — look close; you can say it's either the people or three "objects" flying — sunset at Harvey Field, Snohomish, WA. Nikon L100; exposure adjusted and slightly cropped.
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De-Ice? Umm — Yes, Please!
Guy Lynch of Pewsey, Wiltshire (U.K.)
Taken from a Pilatus PC- 12 at Kiruna Airport, Sweden (inside the Arctic Circle).
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Steaming West ...
Pete Howell of St. Paul, MN
Late afternoon shot of the Mackinac Bridge and ships steaming west. Just after departing Mackinac Island airport in our RV-9A. (The island is a great destination!) Cannon A610.
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USAF Forward Air Controllers — Vietnam
Gary Dikkers of Madison, WI
Two O-2A "Oscar Deuces" fly formation on an O-1 "Bird Dog" over Vietnam's Binh Dinh Province in 1970. Image scanned from an Ektachrome 35 mm slide taken with a Mamiya-Sekor SLR by Gary Dikkers.
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A Scenic Flight to Dinner
Brendan Rogers of East Hampton, CT
Taken while flying up the east coast of Cape Cod in an R44 with friends en route to KPVC for a steak and lobster dinner. Resolution reduced.
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Bryan Bourn's Lake
Brenda Kroening of Rochester, MN
Taken at the KRNH fly-in on June 25, 2011.
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My Pride and Joy
Donald E. Dugas of Punta Gorda, FL
My Cessna 150 tail-dragger loves grass airports. 1976 Cessna 150M conversion N150RD at Punta Gorda, Florida.
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Reflections of Yesterday
John Gilbert of Fox Island, WA
Canon Rebel, no colorization. I'm 14, at an air show with my dad. Plane is a Pitts Model 12, with a Stearman reflection. Really neat.
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