Picture of the Week
Those back-to-school specials must really be hot this week.It’s the only thing we can think of to explain why “POTW” submissionhave dropped a mere sixty-odd photos. (Heck, we had almost thatmany in the running for “top ten” status last week!) Not to worry.We won’t take it personally. No, instead we’ll soldier on bravelyand entertain ourselves with the top-notch photos that did rollin over the past few days. At the very top of our pile is an eye-catching paint job from Mike Pastore of Illinois.Congratulations to Mike, who’ll receive an official AVweb baseball hatin the mail next week. For a chance to win an AVweb hat of yourown – and, more importantly perhaps, the chance to ooh and ahha hundred thousand of your fellow aviation enthusiasts –submit your photo here!
Those back-to-school specials must really be hot this week.It's the only thing we can think of to explain why "POTW" submissionhave dropped a mere sixty-odd photos. (Heck, we had almost thatmany in the running for "top ten" status last week!) Not to worry.We won't take it personally. No, instead we'll soldier on bravelyand entertain ourselves with the top-notch photos that did rollin over the past few days.
At the very top of our pile is an eye-catching paint job from Mike Pastore of Illinois.Congratulations to Mike, who'll receive an official AVweb baseball hatin the mail next week. For a chance to win an AVweb hat of yourown - and, more importantly perhaps, the chance to ooh and ahha hundred thousand of your fellow aviation enthusiasts -submityour photo here!
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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| | Used with permission of Mike Pastore | | Used with permission of Mike Pastore | Knife Edge Mike Pastore of Wheaton, Illinoistakes home this week's top honors. And although his photo took our breath away, we're not sure if that'sMike in the pilot's seat, Mike taking the photo, or maybe Mike who didthe detailing. Whichever turns out to be the case, it looks likeMr. Pastore did a fine job! | |||||||||||||
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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 ofreaders who submit photos. |
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| | Used with permission of John P. Stewart | | Used with permission of John P. Stewart | Picture Perfect While we were shopping for three-ring binders and girls' socks,John Stewart of Ypsilanti, Michigansnuck down to the Thunder Over Michigan air show last weekend. (Atleast he brought back some cool photos.) According to John, "[T]hese beauties were ... cranking around to make another'strafing' run as part of what was billed as the largest WW2 reenactment in North America. "Fantastic formation work by these guys!" addsJohn. | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Outwardbound Photography | | copyright Outwardbound Photography | Cub in Your Face! Donald Neuberg of LaGrange, Georgiadidn't tell us much about this Cub or its owner - but who are we tocomplain? The photo does speak pretty well for itself, in our humbleopinion ... . | |||||||||||||
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| Used with permission of Gary L. Jones | Hustler Gary L. Jones of Clovis, New Mexicokept us busy with a batch of nifty vintage aircraft photos this week.We passed a few around before finally deciding to share this one witheveryone: A B-58 taking off from Carswell Air Force Base (Texas)"in the early 1960s," according to Gary. | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Robbie Culver | | copyright Robbie Culver | Napper Airfield Gate in Wedderburn, NSW, Australia Remember when your dad said you shouldn't throw away anythingthat was well-made, because you might find a use for it later? Thefolks who put up the gate at Napper Airfield in Wedderburn, New SouthWales (Australia) must have known your dad. Robbie Culver of Waukegan, Illinois brought back the photo from a recent trip to NSW. He writes, "Napper Airfield is literally in the bush and has a half-dirt/half-asphalt runway." (Oops. We almost forgot to mention Robbie's friend Matthew Grayand the New South Wales Flying Club, both of whom contributed to thetrip. NSW Flying Club, eh? Haven't we seen some photos ofyou guys in AVweb before?) | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Jerry Milek | | copyright Jerry Milek | In sharp contrast to the past few weeks, this batch of "POTW" entries came up a little short in the "Nature's Majesty" category. So to make up for it, here's a one-two punch of sunsets -
Malibu Sunset First, from the inside, courtesy of Illinois'sCurt Smith ... | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Jason Hartwig | | copyright Jason Hartwig | Sunset Flight
... and then from a little ... breezier perspective, thanks toJason Hartwig of the U.S. MarineCorps. | |||||||||||||
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That's it for this week! Stay safe out there, andsend us pictures!
A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider thesource 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 indeedauthorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you're uncertain,consult thePOTWRules orsend us an e-mail.
