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.” It’s our usual practice to take a mini-vacation from “Picture of the Week” when we’re on the road at major air shows – and that means reader submissions tend to drop off while we’re gone. This year’s trek to Sun ‘n Fun was no exception, with only 135 photo submissions arriving in our box over the last two weeks (a number that’s more typical of a single week during the summer season). The incredible thing, however, is that every single one of the photos in our box this week was a true “POTW” contender. After copying over some 60-odd photos into our “final consideration” folder, it became apparent that we had a truly amazing week on our hands. In fact, we’ve squirreled away 40 photos (unseen!) to augment next week’s selections. So, with no time to waste, let’s dive in to this week’s selections, starting with this week’s winning photo, from Manchester, Washington’s Ray Riepe.
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."
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
It's our usual practice to take a mini-vacation from"Picture of the Week" when we're on the road at major air shows - andthat means reader submissions tend to drop off while we're gone.This year's trek to Sun 'n Fun was no exception, with only 135 photosubmissions arriving in our box over the last two weeks (a number that'smore typical of a single week during the summer season). Theincredible thing, however, is that every single one of the photosin our box this week was a true "POTW" contender. After copyingover some 60-odd photos into our "final consideration" folder, it becameapparent that we had a truly amazing week on our hands. In fact,we've squirreled away 40 photos (unseen!) to augment next week'sselections. So, with no time to waste, let's dive in to thisweek's selections!
Join the Fun: Want to see your photo onAVweb.com? Click here to submit it to our weekly contest. The top winnereach week receives and an AVweb baseball cap and the adoration ofhundreds of thousands of web surfers!
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| Used with permission of Ray L. Riepe | The End of a Perfect Day What a photo! Ray Riepe ofManchester, Washington claims the top spot in a week full of toughcompetition. We love a photo that tells a story, and what more canyou say about Dean Schafer towing his Turbo Arrow IV back to thehangar after what must have been a rainy return flight? | |||||||||||||
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| | copyright Sparky Sargent | | copyright Sparky Sargent | FireDancer Lights Up the Night Sky Sparky Sargent of Washington,Oklahoma breaks out the camera under the night sky to produce a photo socolorful and engaging that it almost beat out Ray Riepe's for the topspot this week. Do yourself a favor and check out thefull-sizeversion of Sparky's photo. | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Allen Faraday | | Used with permission of Allen Faraday | Wing-Walking at Oshkosh
Allen Faraday of Raymond, Mainesnapped this pulse-pounding photo at EAA AirVenture 2004. Air showseason is definitely in full swing, Allen - hope to see you atOshkosh this summer! | |||||||||||||
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| | Used with permission of Lee Barthold IV | | Used with permission of Lee Barthold IV | Skynight at Sunset Lee Barthold of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania sees us out this week. Lee writes, "This is taken outof the window of a 206 while I am flying my company's Cessna 320 (Skynight).You will notice a camera hole in the bottom of the plane for surveywork." | |||||||||||||
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Want more? Visit the "POTW" slideshow on ourhome page for more reader-submitted photos!
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.
