Many thanks to all of the people who submitted entries for this challenge. I wish I could pick more than one winner because the top 3 places all deserved that top spot.
First place goes to Chris Lock for his "Flying High cover the Grand Canyon" image. The dappled light and lushness of the canyon come together very nicely for a wonderful window seat landscape capture.
More of Chris's images can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/christophertravels
Second place goes to Gill Kopy for her "The Harry Potter Via Duct" image. She managed to capture a unique landmark against a beautiful landscape and also manged to include the mode of transportation.
More of Gill's images can be seen at: http://www.pbase.com/gillk
Third place, also a train image, goes to John C. de Freitas for his "2011 - Rocky Mountains - Alberta - Canada" image. I thought this to be the better image from a technical standpoint and really conveyed the essence of traveling through the northern Rockies.
More of John's images can be seen at: http://www.pbase.com/jcdefreitas
Honorable mentions:
Terry Bowkers' "Mount Hood"
Ken Zaret's "Colorado East Flyover 93"
Robin Lew's "San Francisco Bay Panorama .. 2942_4_5_6."
aldeca's aerial view image:
Again, thanks to all who entered and made this a really difficult challenge to judge. Now we get to see what Chris has in store for the next challenge.