Picture of the Week: AVweb’s Flying Photography Showcase
As the holiday season gets more frantic, AVweb readers are still making time to send us their original photographs. This week’s winner, Timothy O’Connor of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a regular contributor to our “Picture of the Week” contest, and it’s a nice surprise to find his name on this week’s winning photo. We’ve been marveling at Tim’s snapshots for two or three years now (maybe longer?), and there’s no AVwebber out there who’s worked harder to earn a baseball cap.
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 photo on AVweb.com? Click here to submit it to our weekly contest.
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As the holiday season gets more frantic, AVwebreaders are still making time to send us their original photographs.With just under 100 submissions this week, we have plenty of greatimages to choose from, so let's dive right in!
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| Used with permission of Timothy O'Connor | Balluminaria Timothy O'Connor of Cincinnati, Ohiois a regular contributor to our "Picture of the Week" contest, and it'sa nice surprise to find his name on this week's winning photo.We've been marveling at Tim's snapshots for two or three years now(maybe longer?), and there's no AVwebber out there who's workedharder to earn a baseball cap. FYI, Balluminaria is a balloon gathering held at Cincinnati's MirrorLake and, according to Mr. O'Connor here, "the first time my wife hastaken me to an aviation event rather than the other way around!"(We'll be including an extra hat for Mrs. O'Connor in our package.) | |||||||||||||
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John Slemp of Atlanta, Georgia sawlast week's winning photo and couldn't help noticing that it lookeda little familiar. John's shot was "taken the same day, andprobably within minutes." | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Al Zlogar | | Used with permission of Al Zlogar | "After Much Trial and Error, Sara Finally Learned How to Use the Garmin 430s"
Al Zlogar of Santa Barbara,California writes:
(10 years old, eh? It seems like the graying of aviation ishappening across all species of pilot ... .) | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Colin Anderson | | Used with permission of Colin Anderson | The FAA Does Have a Sense of Humor
This rather unconventional-looking chart sucked us in from the moment we pulled it out of our submission box, but it wasn't until Colin Anderson of Magnolia, Texas pointed out the joke that it clicked:
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Want more reader-submitted photos? Cruise on over to ourhome page and check out the "Picture of the Week" slideshow in thesidebar.
And don't forget tosend us yourphotos! (Where do you think we get all these pictures?)
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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. ;)
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 ororsend us an e-mail.
