Sean Carey 📸
@issean.bsky.social
PNW cloud/data professional, amateur photographer and guitarist.
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All photos are my own (except reposts) and copyrighted by me.
🦋 since February 2025
🚫 CRYPTO, NFT
DM for IRL friends and family only please!
Olympus 60mm macro
September 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Olympus 60mm macro
A good starting point for settings:
Focal length: 24mm or wider
Aperture: 2.8 or larger
Shutter: 15 seconds
ISO: 1600-3200
You’ll obviously want a tripod as well. Settings always take some experimentation and you will need to boost exposure and contrast in post. Good luck!
Focal length: 24mm or wider
Aperture: 2.8 or larger
Shutter: 15 seconds
ISO: 1600-3200
You’ll obviously want a tripod as well. Settings always take some experimentation and you will need to boost exposure and contrast in post. Good luck!
June 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A good starting point for settings:
Focal length: 24mm or wider
Aperture: 2.8 or larger
Shutter: 15 seconds
ISO: 1600-3200
You’ll obviously want a tripod as well. Settings always take some experimentation and you will need to boost exposure and contrast in post. Good luck!
Focal length: 24mm or wider
Aperture: 2.8 or larger
Shutter: 15 seconds
ISO: 1600-3200
You’ll obviously want a tripod as well. Settings always take some experimentation and you will need to boost exposure and contrast in post. Good luck!
Actually what you want for Milky Way photos is a really wide lens, not telephoto. Something between 16-24mm (or the full frame equivalent if you have a crop sensor) and something with a bright aperture (2.8 or better)
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Actually what you want for Milky Way photos is a really wide lens, not telephoto. Something between 16-24mm (or the full frame equivalent if you have a crop sensor) and something with a bright aperture (2.8 or better)
Not aurora, unfortunately. Even in remote places, there’s a little light pollution from nearby towns (Brookings in this case) and that’s what you’re seeing here.
June 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Not aurora, unfortunately. Even in remote places, there’s a little light pollution from nearby towns (Brookings in this case) and that’s what you’re seeing here.
Same! This was a vacation rental. From home, I’m in the same boat as you (too much light pollution from the city). Retirement goals, I guess 🙂
June 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Same! This was a vacation rental. From home, I’m in the same boat as you (too much light pollution from the city). Retirement goals, I guess 🙂
Sorry, I didn’t mean it that way! I live near the city so I usually have a long drive to get anywhere that’s dark enough for Milky Way photos!
June 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Sorry, I didn’t mean it that way! I live near the city so I usually have a long drive to get anywhere that’s dark enough for Milky Way photos!
It sure is! I had read an article a while ago about them taking up residence in pill bottles and other litter when they couldn’t find a good shell and thought about keeping a shell in my camera bag, but I’ve never spotted one in the wild and kind of forgot about it. Great reminder - thanks!
May 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It sure is! I had read an article a while ago about them taking up residence in pill bottles and other litter when they couldn’t find a good shell and thought about keeping a shell in my camera bag, but I’ve never spotted one in the wild and kind of forgot about it. Great reminder - thanks!
Thank you! That’s exactly what caught my eye as I was walking past
May 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thank you! That’s exactly what caught my eye as I was walking past
Wow! This is so nice! Do you always carry spare shells with you just in case?
May 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Wow! This is so nice! Do you always carry spare shells with you just in case?
Ah! I’m out of touch again 🙂
May 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Ah! I’m out of touch again 🙂