A Brief Look At My Flickr Photos – December 2016

Welcome to another edition of  ‘A Brief Look At My Flickr Photos’.  I will review some of the photos I uploaded to Flickr during the past month. For each photo I will share the folllowing information:

  • Subject
  • Location
  • Date & Time
  • Equipment
  • Camera Settings
  • Comments

In a nutshell, I hope these posts will not only help you to appreciate some of my Flickr photos, but will hopefully also assist you in becoming a better photographer yourself.

Now, let’s get started by reviewing some of my Flickr photos I uploaded in December 2016, shall we?


Airbus A330-223 – Brussels Airlines – OO-SFU – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2016 11 29 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 01 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-223 OO-SFU
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: November 29th 2016 – 11:07 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/1600s | f/8.0 | ISO200
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight SN285 BRU-ABJ. Close-up of the main landing gear few seconds after takeoff. The main landing gear bay doors are already opening for retraction of the landing gear.

Mechelen Muurt – Mechelen – 2016 02 17 – 09 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Mechelen Muurt
  • Location: Mechelen, Belgium
  • Date & Time: February 17th 2016 – 15:22 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 12mm | 1/320s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: ‘Mechelen Muurt’ is the name of a project by former city artist Gijs Vanhee. He invited other artists to make a piece of art on one of the many walls in downtown Mechelen, using nothing but pencils, paint and spray cans. A total of ten pieces of art were created and most, if not all, were still on display in 2016. More info on this unique project is available via the following website: https://toerisme.mechelen.be/en/mechelen-muurt.

Airbus A320-214 – Brussels Airlines – OO-SNC – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2016 11 29 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 04 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Brussels Airlines Airbus A320-214 OO-SNC ‘Magritte’
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: November 29th 2016 – 10:21 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/640s | f/9.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight SN3289 BRU-TLV. Wearing special Magritte livery.

Boeing 767-304/ER – TUI fly Belgium – OO-JNL – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2016 11 29 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 03 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: TUI Fly Belgium Boeing 767-304/ER OO-JNL
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: November 29th 2016 – 10:58 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/800s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight TB217 BRU-SFB-MIA.

Bombardier CRJ-900 NG – Nordica – ES-ACC – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2016 11 29 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 01 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Nordica Bombardier CRJ-900 NG ES-ACC
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: November 29th 2016 – 10:08 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/640s | f/9.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight LO8176 BRU-TLL.

Airbus A319-111 – Brussels Airlines – OO-SSX – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2016 11 29 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 02 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-111 OO-SSX
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: November 29th 2016 – 10:11 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/800s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight SN3667 BRU-TLS.

Moon – Mechelen – 2016 12 04 – 01 – Copyright © 2016 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Moon
  • Location: Mechelen, Belgium
  • Date & Time: December 4th 2016 – 17:15 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/60s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: I never fail to be amazed by the immense beauty of our moon. This picture shows a magnificent waxing crescent moon on the evening of December 4th 2016.

That concludes this episode. I hope you enjoyed reading.

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