Decent Shots With An 11-Year-Old DSLR @KDCA (6-28-25)

Real World Aviation Spotting
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Hello everyone, how’s it going. I finally got out of the house this weekend and went spotting at Gravelly Point Park. The lighting was really nice, and I gave Adobe PS a try for the first time, Apart from that, I dont have too much to say. Enjoy!

Kicking things off with this Delta A320 arriving from ATL, one of DCA’s more popular routes

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Extremely slow Cessna Citation Excel, coming in from Beckley

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Following that came a common sight at DCA, an American Airlines A319 arriving from Sarasota

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Right after that came another A319 in Delta form, arriving in from Orlando

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Last but definitely not least, this United 737-724 coming in from Chicago O’hare

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I hope you all liked these photos, any feedback or advice is greatly appreciated!

Spotting gear

Canon eos rebel T5/Canon 1200D
Canon efs zoom lens 55-250mm

(part 2 soon?)

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Part 2 soon cause I never want to see another A319 again

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That’s gonna be hard to do, 80% of my camera roll from that day are A319s :melting_face:

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1200D? I use a 50D

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1200D is the name for the Canon T5 outside of America (excluding Asia)

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I use the Rebel XTi!

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That’s a pretty old camera, came out in the mid 2000’s right?

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All of these photos were amazing but that Delta A320 looks so clean!

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50D got sold in 3 minutes

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Probably coming in from DTW or MSP. The LGA-DCA is still a “shuttle” service and mainly is 99% operated on E170/175’s. It’s hardly ever a mainline route.

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Thanks! That one is definitely my favorite out of the bunch

It most likely came from MSP, as the DTW-DCA flights are operated early in the morning or at night

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2007 to be exact

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Ship 3157 was operating DL2370 from MCO.

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Fixed it, thanks @ToasterStroodie :+1:

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Nice pics!

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Thanks, I appreciate it!

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I’m probably not going to do a part 2, as the rest of my camera roll is pretty repetitive (mainly E175’s, A319’s)