Hello IFC, I had an unedited photo leftover from my last spotting session at DCA so I figured I’d do something with it since the shot itself wasn’t that bad…
N177XF, an American Airlines A319-112 operating as AAL2025, coming in from Fort Lauderdale
I see you took my advice about the contrast, it looks nice! A little less clarity would probably be advisable as it’s pretty halo-y around the gear and wings. Also, a mask on the cockpit windows making them a little darker would round it out well. @Humanguy don’t say anything about round
They aren’t, but they still have a little bit of the raised shadow look to them. It’s not inherently an issue I just think it looks sleeker with them darkened a bit (maybe -0.2EV or something)
I’ll have to test this out the next time I edit, I sort of do think it’s weather dependent, for example—darker conditions may call for more tinted/darkened windows as opposed to sunny conditions, where it may not be needed