by Rich Leighton | Oct 19, 2011 | Birds, Featured, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
When people think of Southern Florida, they rarely think of lonely mile after mile of endless cow fields and citrus groves, or the acres upon acres of sugarcane that would resemble the enormous cornfields found in the Midwest if it weren’t for the sweltering...
by Rich Leighton | May 26, 2011 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
Anyone who has ever tried to walk through mangroves tracking a roseate spoonbill – never mind with a backpack full of photography gear and holding a camera – knows that it is not easy. Twisted above-ground roots and protruding rhizomes make any travel slightly faster...
by Rich Leighton | May 17, 2011 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Landscape, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Photography Tips, Travel
Sometimes we photographers slip up and don’t find the very best spot to get our best sunset shot. Sometimes it’s a new area and location or we don’t know the lay of the land, sometimes we get distracted shooting other subjects and get so absorbed in what we are doing...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 17, 2011 | Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, News, Orchids, Photography
After years of talking about it, planning it, traveling around the state of Florida shooting for it – I am please to announce that my first book, “Native Orchids of Florida” by Rich Leighton is now published and available....
by Rich Leighton | Feb 23, 2011 | Birds, Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Photography
Last week during a regular trip to the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, I was enjoying a day off while scouting out new places to go hiking, etc. rather than looking for more subjects to photograph for work when one of those maddening little birds that I can never...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 9, 2011 | Featured, Florida Nature Photography, Ideas & Innovation, Mushrooms, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
Sometimes a bolt of inspiration comes out of left-field. A couple of months ago, I saw a few gorgeous images of mushrooms that someone made (I didn’t catch the photographer’s name or I would mention it here) while browsing the web, and the images kind of...
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