Cherokee at Night
Alan Wirth of Lexington Park, MD
This was a light-painting exercise with my Cherokee — basically, a long exposure as I walked around the plane with a flashlight.
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Aurora Cub
Bradley Thornberg of Nisswa, MN
Northern lights over Spider Lake in Nisswa, Minnesota July 16, 2012.
Super Cub is on a seaplane lift. I brightened the shot a little bit in iPhoto but made no other corrections. Sony NEX-5.
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Mosquito Aircraft Restoration, Auckland, New Zealand
Dan Gay of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (England)
While visiting Ardmore Air Field in New Zealand, I was lucky to be invited to have a look around the Mosquito workshop where this was just finished being rebuilt. This is the world's only WWII-era Mosquito bomber capable of flying and will be at Oshkosh next year.
Unfortunately, I only had my phone to take the photos.
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T-6 Reflections
Dave Oberg of Anchorage, AK
Shot at Arctic Thunder 2012, JBER, Alaska.
Canon T2i, Tamron 18-270. Cropped and resized in Lightroom.
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Thai Airlines' First Airbus A380
Donald Lee Meurett of Thailand
First A380 to enter service for Thai Airlines. This picture taken a few days after delivery from Airbus. The A380 was doing practice approaches at Utapao Royal Thai Air Base Thailand.
Picture taken from our second-floor condominium with Canon Rebel with 200mm lens.
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At 12,000 Feet, Close to Nevado de Toluca
Francisco Icaza of Mexico City, Mexico
Flying at 12,000 feet over flower plantations close to the Nevado de Toluca, a high volcano in central Mexico.
Taken with a Samsung WB5000. Little corrections in iPhoto.
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Hurricane Taking Off
George Mock of Windsor, ON (Canada)
Hurricane from Vintage Wings taking off at the Windsor, Ontario airport (YQG).
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"Don't Look Behind You ..."
Jim Thrash of Edmond, OK
This was taken during the performance of Tora, Tora, Tora at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show October 7, 2012.
I used a Canon EOS Rebel T1i. Only reduced size for submission.
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Evolution of Flight
Kai Hansen of Victoria, BC (Canada)
Taken at Aviation Nation 2012, Nellis Air Force Base. Nevada Heritage Flight.
Cropped slightly. Sony A-77V.
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Summer Afternoon Airport Hopping
Royce J. Blankenship of Panama City, FL
Taken in front of the skydiving op at F95.
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Maximum Engine Cooling
Thomas L. Rudolf of Middletown, OH
State of the art in 1941. Taken at the WACO Fly-In in Troy, Ohio.
As shot. Kodak DX6490.
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Bearhawks in the Sand
Zane Jacobson of Lake Oswego, OR
Location: Northern Nevada
Camera: Canon Rebel T2i + Sigma 10-20mm F4.0
Corrected for white balance and exposure.
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