A Brief Look At My Flickr Photos – February 2018

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 following 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 February 2018, shall we?


Sun With AR 2699 And Emirates A380 – Mechelen – 2018 02 10 – 01 – Copyright © 2018 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Sun with AR 2600 and Emirates A380 
  • Location: Mechelen, Belgium
  • Date & Time: February 10th 2018 – 11:16 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/640s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: The Sun as seen through a Mylar filter, designed for solar observing. Clearly visible in this picture is NOAA AR (Active Region) 2699. When this photo was taken, AR 2699 was classified as a Beta region (Mount Wilson magnetic classification system) and consisted of 13 sunspots. The size of AR 2699 at moment of observation was 210 millionths of a solar hemisphere (MH) (covering 0.021% of the earth-facing solar surface) equalling 639 million square kilometers. As an added bonus, Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EDL showed up at 11:16 local time, flying in an easterly direction as flight EK8 LHR-DXB and making a perfect crossing. The aircraft had just reached its TOC (top of climb) and was cruising at FL 370.

Boeing 777-31H/ER – Emirates – A6-EQJ – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2018 02 13 – Landing RWY 25L – 01 – Copyright © 2018 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Emirates Boeing 777-31H/ER A6-EQJ
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: February 13th 2018 – 12:30 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II | Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 24mm | 1/1600s | f/4.5 | ISO100
  • Comments: Landing RWY 25L. Flight EK183 DXB-BRU.

Boeing 777-35R(ER) – Jet Airways – VT-JET – International Airspace – 2018 02 13 – Inflight – 01 – Copyright © 2018 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Jet Airways Boeing 777-35R(ER) VT-JET
  • Location: International Airspace
  • Date & Time: February 13th 2018 – 12:07 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 400mm | 1/640s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Inflight. Altitude FL310. Flight 9W119 LHR-BOM.

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – Air Canada – C-GHPQ – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2018 02 24 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 02 – Copyright © 2018 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Air Canada Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner C-GHPQ
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: February 24th 2018 – 12:02 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 100mm | 1/640s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight AC833 BRU-YUL.

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – Air Canada – C-GHPQ – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2018 02 24 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 03 – Copyright © 2018 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: Air Canada Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner C-GHPQ
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: February 24th 2018 – 12:02 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 100mm | 1/640s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight AC833 BRU-YUL.

Boeing 777-222/ER – United Airlines – N218UA – Brussels Airport (BRU EBBR) – 2018 02 24 – Takeoff RWY 07R – 01 – Copyright © 2018 Ivan Coninx

  • Subject: United Airlines Boeing 777-222/ER N218UA
  • Location: Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR)
  • Date & Time: February 24th 2018 – 12:09 LT
  • Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | Lowepro Flipside 400 AW
  • Camera Settings: 340mm | 1/640s | f/8.0 | ISO100
  • Comments: Takeoff RWY 07R. Flight UA951 BRU-IAD. Special Star Alliance livery.

That concludes this episode. I hope you enjoyed reading.

Previous episodes in this series:

 

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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2016 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
2017 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
2018 01                      

 

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