by Rich Leighton | Nov 14, 2016 | Alberta, Foraging, Montana, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Pacific Northwest, Photography
WARNING! ALL DELICIOUS, RIPE BERRIES WERE DEFINITELY HARMED AND EATEN AFTER PHOTOGRAPHING THESE IMAGES Saskatoons, also known as western serviceberries are apple-like fruits (or “pomes” in botanical terms) that look very similar to salal berries and are one of my...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 11, 2016 | Florida, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
My favorite palm! The paurotis palm is a wonderfully beautiful palm that I have a personal connection to. As I was starting to build my photography business back when I was still living back home in Southwest Florida, I worked in a plant nursery and planted many...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 8, 2016 | Alberta, Canada, Landscape, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Rocky Mountains
There is something so wondrous about the summer evening as it fades to dusk when the golden hour lights up the mountains in a warm serene bath of vibrant light and color, and watching the entire horizon transform itself as the light swiftly changes into cooler blues,...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 3, 2016 | Alberta, Montana, NANP, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildflowers
Last month I was in Alberta and Montana unsuccessfully trying to get grizzly bears on camera, but I did bring home some beautiful botanical images. Here are the first of them! Check out this Western Rattlesnake Plantain! ~ click on any image to enlarge or find...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 22, 2016 | Alberta, Landscape, NANP, Natural History, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
Cameron Falls! Last week I made a sort of unplanned hop over the border into Alberta, Canada as I was spending part of my week photographing the landscapes and wilderness of the incredible Glacier National Park in Montana’s Rocky Mountains. Excessive crowds and...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 8, 2016 | NANP, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Washington
Imagine my surprise a few days ago as I was wandering through the dry, hot sagebrush desert of Central Washington State in rural northern Grant County flipping rocks in search or scorpions, spiders and reptiles to photograph when at the edge of a series of lakes there...
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