Picture of the Week
Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings. The top photos are featured on AVweb’s home page, and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our “Picture of the Week.” Given the sudden chill many pilots are feeling, it’s no surprise that a common theme in this week’s submissions is ice – and plenty of it! Frequent “POTW” contributor Don Parsons of St. Peters, Missouri submitted our favorite icy photo this week. “We had a freezing rain ice storm Friday night,” writes Don. “When it started warming up Sunday morning, the blade warmed up enough for the ice to slide off it. It was still attached to the spinner, however, leaving this ‘ice blade.'”
Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings. The top photos are featured on AVweb's home page, and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our "Picture of the Week."
Want to see your photos featured?Submit them here!
A quick note for submitters: If you've got severalphotos that you feel are "POTW" material, your best bet is to submitthem one-a-week! That gives your photos a greater chance of seeingprint on AVweb, and it makes the selection process a little easier onus, too. ;)
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Given the sudden chill many pilots are feeling, it's nosurprise that a common theme in this week's submissions is ice - andplenty of it!
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| copyright Don Parsons | Third Blade? Frequent "POTW" contributorDon Parsons of St. Peters, Missourisubmitted our favorite icy photo this week. "We had a freezingrain ice storm Friday night," writes Don. "When it started warmingup Sunday morning, the blade warmed up enough for the ice to slide offit. It was still attached to the spinner, however, leaving this'ice blade.'" We've seen some fantastic pictures from Don over the last year or so,and it gives us great pleasure to finally be able to send him anofficial AVweb baseball cap as this week's "POTW" winner! Thanksfor persisting, Don - and keep sending those photos! (Picture submissions have slacked off a little in the wake of allthese holidays. If you'd like to give 'em a boost,submit your photos here - and besure to check out more than a dozen bonus photos in the "POTW" slideshowon AVweb.com.) | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Stig Ohlsson | | copyright Stig Ohlsson | Patty Wagstaff Did It Again! Well, O.K. - to be perfectly honest, we could probably rename thisfeature the "Patty Wagstaff Picture of the Week" and not have to repeatourselves for over a year. But that doesn't mean we can't oohand ahh over new Patty photos that find their way into our inbox!Most all of them make us flinch, and more than a couple make us askwhether or not they've bee turned upside down - but this one, from theincredible Stig Ohlsson of Orlando,Florida, made us grin from ear to ear. | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Lee Hogan | | copyright Lee Hogan | Close Quarters Ron Durr of Albuquerque, New Mexicoforced us to choose between a couple of impressive helicopter photos,but we had to choose this one of three Special Operations choppers"refueling over the North Sea." | |||||||||||||
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If you enjoyed these photos, be sure to visitAVweb.com, wherethere are more than a dozen new photos waiting for you in our "POTW"slideshow!
To enter next week's contest,click here.
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.
