Posted by Rich Leighton on January - 14 - 2010
For the first three days of this week, an event was happening in St. Marks, Florida area that held the riveted attention of birders and other wildlife enthusiasts around the North America. It was Operation Migration‘s incredible effort in whooping crane conservation, and in particular, the last day of an 83-day migration “training” of their [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on January - 11 - 2010
I wanted to do a little follow-up from my last article on “The Forgotten Coast” that was posted last week. I got such a fantastic and hearty response, that I wanted to reply with this quick post for several reasons. Firstly, a big thank you to all the comments, new followers, Twitter “retweets” and the [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on January - 4 - 2010
For much of the past week, I’ve been making my way around and throughout a part of the Florida Panhandle that is mostly unfamiliar territory for me and definitely “off the beaten path”. Completely rural, shockingly beautiful, loaded with wildlife – and oddly coastal – it is an area that is not on your average [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on December - 23 - 2009
Greetings and welcome to my first all Macintosh/PC-free post and photos for this blog. Life just got considerably easier! That said, I think I put together a unique and quirky set of photos nicely connected with a unifying theme …. light. All of these images were the result of a few hours’ walk around Tallahassee, [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on December - 23 - 2009
One of the most amazing places for winter nature photography in Florida that I know of is along the northern edge of the Gulf of Mexico where there are no condos, no restaurants, and more importantly there are no people. This wondrous place is the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. It is a seemingly endless [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on October - 23 - 2009
It’s not everyday you get interviewed as a nature photographer. When Marcus Adkins of Getaways by Design – The Online Magazine for Florida Travel contacted me a few weeks ago about a story, I jumped at the opportunity. I thought the interview went great, and we had a lot of laughs between being serious. click [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on September - 22 - 2009
Once again we find ourselves in hurricane season on the Gulf Coast – and luckily its been quiet – so far. One thing I’ve always been fond of during this time of year is the fantastic cloudscapes at the beach in the evenings. Generally we will have clear skies during the day, and as late [ Read More ]
Posted by Rich Leighton on March - 15 - 2009
Hello everyone! I’m just letting you know that Galina and I will be displaying and selling our work at the 2009 CREW Wildflower Festival in SW Florida on March 28th! I hope you will find the time to come spend an amazing day outdoors with experts in the field of Florida nature and stop by [ Read More ]