ishotfirst

ishotfirst, 1 month ago to random

A couple hastily cropped photos of the total solar eclipse over Cleveland

the sun starting to peak out from under the moon creating a diamond ring effect

ishotfirst, 9 months ago to Fox

This gorgeous fox was lounging in an animal sanctuary

#fox #naturephotography #nature

ishotfirst, 9 months ago to nature

Years ago, we came across this preening sandhill crane

#bird #sandhillcrane #naturephotography #nature

ishotfirst, 9 months ago to PetBirds

Common grackles, with their shiny blue heads, are some of my favorite birds

#birds #photography #nature #commongrackle

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to nature

A rare smartphone photo that I couldn't pass up

#squirrel #moon #tree #nature

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Purple flowers always get my attention

#flower #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #macrophotography #macro #clevelandmetroparks

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Flowers

Some daisies from Hinckley Lake Reservation

#daisy #daisies #flowers #bloomscrolling #clevelandmetroparks #petzval #shallowdof

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to nature

Family swim

#geese #goslings #canadagoose #nature #birds

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Bloomscrolling

This one is coral honeysuckle, or so my phone tells me

#honeysuckle #coralhoneysuckle #bloomscrolling #flowers #macrophotography

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Cats

There were a lot of feral cats and kittens in Ohio City while we lived there

#cats #kittens #feralCats #Caturday #happycaturday #thisiscle #ohiocity

A gray tabby kitten looking warily at a tree
One kitten is peeking out from behind the tree that its sibling is sniffing around

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to random

A loud landing

#goose #canadagoose #GeeseOfMastodon #honk #bird

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to PetBirds

Hungry birds

#gulls #ringbilledgull #naturephotography #birds #nature #birdphotography

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Rabbits

I've taken a lot of photos of bunnies through the years, but this slightly overexposed image from 9 years and 2 days ago may well be my favorite

#rabbit #bunny #field #grass #nature #naturephotography #hopstodon #FediBunnies #bunniesofmastodon

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to nature

Resting on a green rug

#chipmunk #Mosstodon #moss #nature

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Something different bloomed with my morning coffee

#flower #bloomscrolling #zinnia #coffee #espresso

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to PetBirds

A wondrous encounter with a few sandhill cranes from 2018

#sandhillcranes #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

A pair of sandhill cranes are flying towards the left of the image. Th
A pair of sandhill cranes are flying towards the left of the image. The edges of their wings appear to overlap

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to polaroid

A friendly little free library in Lakewood, Ohio

#polaroid #sx70 #mintslr670x #frog #littlefreelibrary #instantphotography

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to nature

This great blue heron was kind enough to pose perfectly in the gaps between leaves

#nature #birds #greatblueheron #nature_photography #hinckleylake #clevelandmetroparks #Foliage

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Whenever I get a new bit of photography gear, the houseplants and our two black cats are the immediate first models. Which is to say that the Mint TL70 Plus arrived yesterday and I'm sorry for the poorly exposed takes of Déjà and her sister Vu. Please enjoy the flowers

#InstantPhotography #bloomscrolling #macro #zinnias #florespondence #blackcats #fedicats #Caturday #catsofmastodon #happycaturday #instax #instaxsquare #TL70

A square instant photo of a black cat on a cat wheel looking out the window to her left
An overexposed instant photograph of a black cat lounging in front of an open door with a window behind her head

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Black_cats

Don't let the dramatic lighting fool you, she is an absolute sweetheart

#fedicats #happycaturday #Caturday #blackcats #cat #Photography

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to photography

A throwback to 2018 when I was experimenting with using a projector lens to take anamorphic photographs

#Photography #anamorphic #avacadoplants #houseplants #fedicats #Fensterfreitag #blackcats #cats #caturdayeveryday

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Bloomscrolling

I took an updated Polaroid SX-70 along to Hinckley Lake, and while I'm still learning my way around the camera, I'm happy with how this shot turned out

#hinckleylake #clevelandmetroparks #waterlilies #lilypads #flower #bloomscrolling #naturephotography #polaroid #InstantPhotography #sx70 #MintSLR670X

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to random

There was a ball of moss with a tiny mushroom on it

#hinckleylake #clevelandmetroparks #Mosstodon #mushroom #leaves #raindrops #naturephotography

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Bloomscrolling

These smelled like lilacs, but they're definitely not lilacs, right?

#Hinckley #flower #petzval #bloomscrolling #nature #clevelandmetroparks

ishotfirst, 10 months ago to Leaf

I don't recall what this leaf is attached to, but it was refreshing to be surrounded by so much mysterious greenery

#hinckleylake #clevelandmetroparks #leaf #leaves #raindrops #naturephotography #shallowdof #petzval