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Archive for October, 2011

Silver Falls on Mount Rainier

Posted by Rich Leighton on October - 31 - 2011

I’ve been shooting wild and natural landscapes in many locations in the United States for a long time now. One of the most disastrous things a photographer can do is get lazy when shooting new places. It happens to the best of us, and everyone does it: we get too comfortable. Sometimes we have to  [ Read More ]

Lake Washington Sailboats

Posted by Rich Leighton on October - 25 - 2011

There was a break in the weather last night so I rushed out to Coulon Beach in Renton to catch the sunset. I just loved the sailboats as a foreground element….

Categories: Photography, Travel

Feels Like Home…..

Posted by Rich Leighton on October - 24 - 2011

Short post for today. Sometimes we make a couple of mistakes in making a photograph, but see so much in it that we still like that we decide to try do a little digital magic to flush out what it was that we like and cover up the mistake(s). ~ click to enlarge ~ That  [ Read More ]

The Florida Sandhill Crane – Sentinel of the Okaloacoochee Slough

Posted by Rich Leighton on October - 19 - 2011

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 heat. Most of the land here is used for agriculture, but  [ Read More ]

Ohanapecosh River on Mount Rainier

Posted by Rich Leighton on October - 14 - 2011

One of the perks of being a nature photographer is getting to see so much intense wild beauty that most people regrettably will never see except on television or online. Over the years I’ve enjoyed so many jaw-dropping views, experienced incredible (and often unbelievable without proof on camera) sights, and witnessed countless incredible experiences that  [ Read More ]

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