Picture of the Week: AVweb’s Flying Photography Showcase

Published: January 5, 2012 Updated: June 13, 2019

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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 – 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 here? Click here to submit it to our weekly contest.

Alaskan Serenity

Vincent Calio of Oxford, CT

Photo taken with Pentax Optio. 33L. Alaskan coast. No digital manipulation.

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Launch-Ready

William Lavery of Denver, CO

Shot at KAPA.

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Sunrise Over Honolulu Airport

Bruce Wilde of Woodend, Victoria (Australia)

Taken with an Olympus SP-550UZ whilst sitting in the Qantas Club at Honolulu Airport. The photo has not been manipulated.

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Lift Off 2009

Winston Smith of Apple Hill, ON (Canada)

Cornwall, Ontario annual “Lift Off,” 2009. Reduced in size only.

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Reindeer Pond

Bruce Hinds of Port Orchard, WA

“Reindeer Pond” on Vashon Island, Washington. No, the airplane is not upside-down – the picture is. Taken in a steep turn in our Republic Super Seabee.

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A Fine Day at the Air Field

Don Erwin of Snyder, NY

2009 Geneseo (NY) Air Show, “the Greatest Show on Turf.” Doesn’t get much better than this.

Sony Cybershot DSC-W70; no alterations other than slight cropping and compression.

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B-17 Bratwurst Bomber Midnight Marauder

Gary Dikkers of Madison, WI

A portable grill in Sheboygan, Wisconsin – the “Bratwurst Capital of America.” The Curt G. Joa Company of Sheboygan Falls built Midnight Marauder, which regularly appears at the many bratwurst festivals in Sheboygan County.

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