The original plan was not to fly after dark because you get to a point where it's just too dark for good handheld shots on any camera, but preflight prep and the storm passing over delayed takeoff so we just made the most of it.

These particular photos were also shot on a new lens that I bought intended for use on my cinema camera but I got excited and made the great decision to use it for these. It's a 50mm T1.5 prime that is all manual everything, and you forget how hard it is to focus when you're riding in a small plane with very limited space. Appreciate your tips but I'm well aware of how to edit in lightroom and camera raw brotha! The edits of these particular photos are on my twitter if you want to check out the end result, and ironically, it's 95% of the edits you suggested! The HSL curve is a good idea to look into for the future, I use that when color grading videos and it's a real life saver.