by Rich Leighton | Apr 19, 2012 | Landscape, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Washington
I’ve passed the nine-month mark as a Washington resident, and I thought it was time for me to plant my flag and give myself the hesitant yet inevitable title as a Washington nature photographer. Seems so strange after all those years of being known as “that crazy...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 4, 2011 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Washington
This will be a quick post, but as I’m finally caught up with nearly all the new website and photo gallery updates, I’m finally beginning to stop looking backward and making that great leap to “What’s next?” and looking forward to seeing...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 15, 2011 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, NANP, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
The green adder’s-mouth orchid (Malaxis unifolia) is one of those species that does and will continue to elude the best of the orchid hunters. Not only is it quite rare across the state of Florida, but it is one of the most easily overlooked. Found primarily in...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 22, 2010 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography Tips, Wildflowers
Today I had a sudden urge to get away from my office, away from photo editing, away from working on web-related photo projects and just had to get into the woods, despite the heat and humidity. I loaded up my mountain bike for light and fast travel, chose my Nikon...
by Rich Leighton | May 17, 2010 | NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
The coral bean (Erythrina herbacea), also known as the Cherokee bean or the red cardinal, is a common springtime bloomer found all over the state of Florida. I’ve seen them in dense woodlands, sandy pine scrubs, and growing in hardwood hammocks at the edges of...
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