May 24, 2006 Picture of the Week |
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Past POTW Winners Summer is just around the corner, and
"Picture of the Week" submissions are on the rise! Of the several
dozen photos we received from AVweb readers this week, we've managed to
whittle the list down to eight favorites — headlined by a spectacular
photo from Austrian reader Florian Trojer.
As usual, we'll be sending Florian an official AVweb baseball cap for
submitting this week's number one photo. Our other top
contributors won't receive hats (alas!), but they do get a hearty "thank
you" for brightening our day.
If you'd like to see your photo here — and maybe get a shot at one of
those coveted AVweb ball caps — remember to
submit
your aviation photos. Each week, we'll choose one first-place
winner and show you the best runners-up, right here on AVweb.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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"Nature at Its Best"
Florian Trojer of Innsbruck, Tyrol
(Austria) got this amazing shot from Runway 8 at the Innsbruck
Kranebitten Airport. "A beautiful day for flying," writes Florian.
"Nature at its best: Water, earth, snow — and aviation!" |
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AVweb continues to receive a large number of excellent images for
our POTW contest. Here are some of the runners-up. Due to privacy issues,
AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos. |
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copyright © Lee
Wonnacott
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"Night Approach"
No filters or flash were used in this gorgeously stark night-time photo
from Lee Wonnacott of Kannapolis,
North Carolina. According to Lee, the chopper was descending "from
pitch dark into the well-lit bowl of the [Lowe's Motor] Speedway," which
allowed him the opportunity for such a terrific shot. |
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"Fire and Air"
Bob Perkins of Sherrills Ford, North
Carolina brings the excitement this week, with an explosive fireball
from the Mid-Atlantic Fly-In in Lumberton, North Carolina. |
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"Put Your Icons on the Left for Great Wallpaper!"
We couldn't agree more with Jim Shelton
of Independence, Missouri. Click through to the large-size image,
and you'll find a great desktop wallpaper image for your PC or Mac.
(Heck, we put six of this week's top eight photos into our
wallpaper rotation immediately!)
For the photo buffs: Jim used the Canon Digital Rebel XT.
And for the plane enthusiasts (surely there are some of you out there
reading AVweb): The aircraft is the Northrop N9MB Flying Wing from
Chino, California's
Planes of Fame
Museum. |
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copyright ©
Michael A. Jasumback
Used with permission |
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"Short Water-Landing"
We know we just ran a tanker shot
last
week — but can you really blame us for running this one from
Michael A. Jasumback of Redding,
California?
Even after using it as your desktop image? |
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Used with permission
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Robert C. Abbatichio |
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"Now That's ... A Propeller"
This, ah — interesting-looking prop caught the eye of
Robert C. Abbaticchio of New Smyrna
Beach, Florida at Sun 'n Fun a few weeks back. Can't say as we
blame him — it's piqued our curiosity, too. |
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copyright © W.
Charles Read
Used with permission |
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"Fox Trotting on Bravo"
W. Charles Read of Madison,
Wisconsin writes:
"Taken 5/19/2006 at Easton, Maryland (ESN) from the right front seat of
a CE-172P. We had just crossed runway 4-22 on Taxiway Bravo and
were heading for 33 for departure when we were obliged to pause for
these two foxes. As you can see, they were exhibiting gross
disregard for the Runway Safety Area marking."
Looks like the cub is expressing an early interest in aviation ... . |
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copyright ©
Joseph Horenkamp
Used with permission |
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"F4U Corsair"
Finally, Joe Horenkamp of Novi,
Michigan occasionally sends us a fun touch-up photo — and while we know
how many of you feel about digitally-altered photos here in "POTW," we
thinks it's fun to share one from time to time. So enjoy Joe's
filter effects on this Corsair — and don't forget to
send us your own
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To enter next week's contest,
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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,
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