"Let me say, the decision was not easy. All entries were outstanding and, I appreciate everyones' partipation. This was a great honor and a lot of fun, thank you Bruce for choosing my shot, thank you to everyone who participated, thank you Deano, for taking the time to oversee this contest, and thank you SimV and the awesome people that keep it up and running  ".

1st Place goes to:










"The colors of this shot jump out at me, also there is a certain mood or feel to it.....like those boys in them helos are gonna go do some business   
Excellent job Deano"
















"Second place goes to Leigh!"





"I like this shot because it looks so real....and the little touches like the jets in the far background and the jeep in the field, well done Leigh 
You made it very hard for me  "








and third goes to Patchz with





"This shot is incredible because it gives the viewer a sense of being there, you can almost hear the swarm of Hueys....the only thing that could possibly make it better is if Wagners' Flight of the Valkyries played when you click on it  "







Congratulations all, and thank you all for entering!
Tune in for the next one folks, when I will be on the JC bench!!