Picture of the Week
Wha – co-winners?! That’sright! For the first time (that we can recall), we’ve got a tiefor first place here at “Picture of the Week”! Here’s whathappened: We got two terrific photos from this year’s Warbirdsover Wanaka, an annual air show at Lake Wanaka, New Zealand. Weflipped back and forth between the two photos, bounced them up and downour Top Ten list, and finally decided that they must have beensubmitted by the same photographer – so we named our mystery shutterbugthis week’s winner and proceeded to pick out our runners-up. Butto our surprise, the photos came from two different submitters,both of whom were at the show. So rather than pick one photo orthe other, we’re awarding co-“POTW” honors to Gavin Conroy and Matt McCarty ofNew Zealand. Congratulations, guys – your winning AVweb baseballcaps are in the mail!
Wha - co-winners?! That'sright! For the first time (that we can recall), we've got a tiefor first place here at "Picture of the Week"! Here's whathappened: We got two terrific photos from this year's Warbirdsover Wanaka, an annual air show at Lake Wanaka, New Zealand. Weflipped back and forth between the two photos, bounced them up and downour Top Ten list, and finally decided that they must have beensubmitted by the same photographer - so we named our mystery shutterbugthis week's winner and proceeded to pick out our runners-up. Butto our surprise, the photos came from two different submitters,both of whom were at the show. So rather than pick one photo orthe other, we're awarding co-"POTW" honors to Gavin Conroy and Matt McCarty ofNew Zealand. Congratulations, guys - your winning AVweb baseballcaps are in the mail!
Remember to submityour aviation photos here, and you'll be eligible to win your veryown "POTW' hat. Plus, we'll share the best photos each week righthere.
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| | copyright Gavin Conroy | | copyright Gavin Conroy | "Dump and Burn" Gavin Conroy of Blenheim, NewZealand was positioned underneath this "sinister-looking" F-111 from theRoyal Australian Air Force when it performed its signature "dump andburn" move at last week'sWarbirdsover Wanaka International Air Show. | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Matt McCarty | | Used with permission of Matt McCarty | "Dump & Run" Matt McCarty of Ashhurst, NewZealand seemed to be right behind Gavin, snapping the same stunt from adifferent angle. Next year, Gavin and Matt, we'll expect you both to wear your "POTW"winner hats - if only so you can spot each other in the air show crowd! | |||||||||||||
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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 Mint Moore III | | Used with permission of Mint Moore III | "Tennessee Cruisin'" Magicians aren't allowed to share the secrets of their tricks - butthankfully, that isn't always true for photographers. Mint Moore IIIof Franklin, Ohio writes, "I shot this photo with a Canon 10D from theback of Chris Johnson' TBM Torpedo Bomber. We take the back dooroff and have shot a lot of photos the past couple of years. TheTBM Avenger is a great photo platform, as the speed is compatible to thefighters with no need for flaps." | |||||||||||||
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| Used with permission of | "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Chris Anderson of Newark, Ohiooperates the switches and knobs of our AVweb time machine this week. This photo, of Chris's grandmother Millie, was taken "many years ago" bygranddad Morris. | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Jud Phillips | | copyright Jud Phillips | "Banner Drop" Jud Phillips of Nashville, Tennesseedidn't make it to Sun 'n Fun this year. While "everyone else"(according to Jud, at least) was living it up in sunny Florida, Jud wasshlepping around Tennessee's Cornelia Fort Airpark with his camera. Thankfully for us, it panned out - as this is the first air banner signwe've seen in the "POTW" contest in quite a while. Keep 'emcoming, Jud! | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Timothy Porter | | Used with permission of Timothy Porter | "Night Time Air Show at Sun 'n Fun"
Tim Porter of Unionville, Indiana did make the trek down to Sun 'n Fun. And, we're happy to say,he made it to another event we somehow missed this year - the night timeair show. We have got to catch this next year ... ! | |||||||||||||
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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.
