Picture of the Week: AVweb’s Flying Photography Showcase
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.” A quick look at our calendar confirms that air show season is in full swing! With EAA AirVenture only a month away, we’re starting to get photos from regional fly-ins and exhibitions all over the country. Keeping that in mind, we couldn’t resist John Gardner‘s 2-year-old son Brady comparing the scale on a Blue Angel memento to the real thing. Congrats, John – we’ll be sending you and Brady a set of matching AVweb caps. (They’re adjustable to fit any size head!)
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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A quick look at our calendar confirms that air showseason is in full swing! With EAA AirVenture only a month away,we're starting to get photos from regional fly-ins and exhibitions allover the country. Keeping that in mind, we couldn't resistJohn Gardner's 2-year-old son Bradycomparing the scale on a Blue Angel memento to the real thing.Congrats, John - we'll be sending you and Brady a set of matching AVweb caps. (They're adjustable to fit any size head!)
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| copyright John Gardner | Age 2.5, Mach 2.5 John Gardner of McLoud, Oklahomatook this week's winning photo last weekend at Tinker Air Force Base."This is my 2-and-a-half-year-old son Brady," writes John. "In hismind, he was right up there with the pilot in the cockpit. I wishthe photo could capture the sound effects he was making." | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Jeff A. Randall | | Used with permission of Jeff A. Randall | Midnight Lights Here's one for the controllers in our audience, courtesy of TexanJeff Randall. An unidentifiedcontroller at Abilene ATC watches over the runway mid-shift in thisgreat photo that very nearly made Jeff a two-time "POTW" winner. Curiously enough, there were several ATC pics in our submission box thisweek. (You'll find a couple of others in today's new homepage slideshow.) | |||||||||||||
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Mark Smith of Werribee, Victoria(Australia) gets this week's "most breath-taking" award. Hesnapped this Royal Australian Air Force FA-18 from the back of a C-130. | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Bruce Hansen | | Used with permission of Bruce Hansen | Coffee Flying
Bruce Hansen of Ukarumpa in theEastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea tells us, "This is a typical dayat Owena, a 13%-sloped strip in the Highlands ... . Coffee isbound for the world market." If there's one thing the "POTW" Office enjoys as much as a good airplanephoto, it's a great cup of joe. Thanks for giving us a bit moreappreciation for the trip, Bruce - ! | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Colby Morgan | | Used with permission of Colby Morgan | Godspeed, STS-117 Colby Morgan of Greenwood, Arkansaswas one of several readers who caught the Space Shuttle Atlantis'slift-off and sent us photos. After all the time, the space shuttlenever fails to excite us. (Colby's shot was taken from Veteran's Park in Titusville, Florida.) | |||||||||||||
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Want more? By the time you read this, we'll havefreshened up the online "POTW" gallery on AVweb's home pagewith a dozen or so bonus pictures that don't appear here.Go! Check 'em out!
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To enter next week's contest,click 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. ;)
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.
