You need to CAREFULLY examine the Laws in the area and the FAA Regulations for flying near a place designated as "Critical Infrastructure" I would also look to make VERY SURE that no TFR's are put in place!! You can almost guarantee there are...
If you're planning to travel internationally and bring valuable items with you, it's a good idea to register them with U.S. Customs before you leave the United States. This registration serves as proof that you owned the items before your trip...
Well, I am fully retired and I wake up every morning with nothing to do... By the time I go to bed at night, I've gotten less than half of it done... L o L . . . :D
If you post the full-size original jpg files, I can look closer and/or tweak better..
You might have to upload to Google Drive or similar and post a link.
Unless you have a bad camera, I don't see that just being from the short tele would be an...
Whatever settings are right for the subject, the lighting conditions and the desired look of the images.
That's why cameras have so many settings and adjustment possibilities.
There are no magic one-size-fits-all settings.