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Picture of the Week: AVweb’s Flying Photography Showcase

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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The article features a gallery of reader-submitted aviation and aerial photographs as part of *AVweb*'s "Picture of the Week" (POTW) contest.
Each week, *AVweb* selects the best photograph from submissions, awarding the winner an *AVweb* baseball cap.
The displayed photos highlight a variety of subjects, from hot air balloons and vintage aircraft to military jets and scenic landscapes, captured by different photographers with various camera types and editing styles.
Readers are actively encouraged to submit their own photographs for consideration in the weekly contest.

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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.

Lakeside Ballooning

Grant McHerron of McKinnon, VC (Australia)

Photo taken at Lake Cullulleraine near Mildura in rural Victoria, Australia. I’d skipped on the afternoon flight due to work and missed the chance to do a “splash & dash” on the lake. D’oh!

Photo was taken with my Galaxy SIII with no post-editing at all. Not bad for a phone-cam. 🙂

You can see more of these pix at Flickr.

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Beautiful P-51

David Arden of Brunswick, ME

Shot at Oshkosh 2012 AirVenture.

No manipulation. Shot with an Olympus Stylus Tough-6000 waterproof digital camera.

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P-40 Dreams of Flight

Les Smith of Mukilteo, WA

Shot at AirVenture 2012 with a Nikon D50.

Some clean-up with Picasa.

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Stickers

Richard Depinay of Burleson, TX

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VIP Visitor for Grand Junction, Colorado

Leonard Lentz of Clifton, CO

Photo unaltered. Taken with a very old Fuji digital “work” camera.

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Big Bar, Idaho

Kevin M. of Council, ID

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F-22

Brian J. Leach of Sussex, WI

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Sun Setting After the Storms

Dawn Tapley of Pooler, GA

Taken en route to Atlanta from Savannah on August 7, 2012, after a round of thunderstorms passed through Georgia.

Taken with my iPhone 4S camera using the HDR setting from a passenger seat.

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Patriot Wing (and Friends)

Harold Moritz of East Haddam, CT

Giant C-5s lined up about a half-mile away from the ramp at Westover ARB, Massachusetts during the air show August 4, 2012.

Processed to enhance contrast and color due to very hot and humid air, then cropped. Canon EOS Rebel T3i and 500mm lens.

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8,900′ Cub

Jeremy Hough of Monterey, CA
Fisher Photographs

8,900 feet above sea level in the Sierras.

Shot with Nikon D40X. Post-editing in LightRoom.

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Old Glory Being Chaperoned

Kenneth Lundgren of Deer River, MN

Taken from Camp Scholler.

Taken with Canon SX30-IS. Reduced resolution for uploading.

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Summer Rain Showers in South Georgia

Roy Baker of Savannah, GA

Saturday, August 4, 2012. Near Claxton, Georgia.

Shot with Canon 260 HS. No manipulation.

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“Where Did That Nickel Go?”

Terry Gleason of Albany, OR

Taken at the Oregon International Air Show (in Hillsboro, Oregon) August 4, 2012. Melissa Pemberton, pilot.

Shot with a Nikon D200 with an 80-200 zoom lens. Cropped.

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Click here to submit your own photos to “POTW.”

Editorial Staff