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 | Nov 1, 2010 | Featured, Florida Nature Photography, Landscape, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
Some of you have been wondering where I have been lately…. since this economy turned sour this past couple of years, I’ve been shooting a lot of weddings and portraits just to stay in business as a professional photographer – as well as taking on a...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 19, 2010 | Birds, Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
Last week I was doing my usual rounds along Florida’s Gulf Coast when late afternoon found me on South Lido Beach in the Sarasota area. Not quite tourist season, I thought it might be a good time to look for local wildlife along the surf. This snowy egret and I...
by Rich Leighton | May 12, 2010 | Florida Nature Photography, Landscape, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
For some reason that Shakespeare title just popped into my head as I sat down in my office to write this quick post, and seemed to fit. A long and wonderfully eventful sojourn around Florida’s Big Bend area ended beautifully with a dazzling sunset over Apalachicola...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 23, 2010 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Landscape, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
As a working nature photographer, there are two parts of every day that decide my daily schedule when I’m in the field. It isn’t when I actually start thinking about work and deciding to call it a day, and it isn’t when I arrive to my destination and...
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