Greetings everyone! I’ve been working on a couple of big posts lately and been out shooting nearly every free minute, so I’ve fallen a week behind. That said, I’m going to share a few of my latest images of West Tiger Mountain (which is about twenty minutes from my house) with you here. I’ve got [ Read More ]
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 Floridian guy wading out all alone in the [ Read More ]
Sometimes a photograph speaks more than words. Photographed this young red fox on Mount Rainier a few days ago. I was completely fascinated by the golden ring of fur encircling its face, and the dark hairs around the eyes and neck plus the rich color of the evergreens behind it created perfect contrast to make [ Read More ]
Today I visited a new place as I continue exploring Washington State and move farther and farther from my home to look for native wildlife to study, photograph, and eventually hope to write about with some degree of authority as I become more familiar with my surroundings and its natural rhythms. Sometimes new and previously [ Read More ]
This morning started off with snow and by noon, the snow had melted and the sun was out resulting in a beautiful bright, cheery day at just above freezing: my kind of weather, and stuck in my office was the last place I wanted to be. So I grabbed a camera and a zoom lens [ Read More ]
So often as is the case, I am en route to my photography location du jour which my inner nerd has neatly located, diagrammed, planned, and studied when movement out of the corner of my eye puts a snag in my orderly system. I was climbing into the Cascades Mountains when this big and beautiful [ Read More ]
First images of 2012! New Year’s Resolutions: things that are usually unrealistic goals that rarely last past January 7th. I generally do not make these type of resolutions because my life seems to be governed by the unexpected and the weather. I’ve decided to continue what I’ve been doing for the most part of the past decade [ Read More ]
As I was driving alone cross-country this past June I had some incredible experiences. I accidentally drove a fully loaded moving truck with car and trailer in tow through an agricultural field at 4am in the middle of Arkansas – at full speed. I had a full-grown buffalo run at me full-tilt while keeping a [ Read More ]
Last August as I was just learning my way in a totally alien environment in the Cascades Mountains, this newcomer from Florida was searching for exotic wild orchids in Stevens Pass east of Seattle. Constantly looking over my shoulder for that great white shark of the land – the grizzly bear, I plunged into my [ Read More ]
I think I’ll let the image do the talking for me on this one…. Mountain Stream with a Touch of Snow ~ Mount Rainier, Washington Visit my Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls gallery to see more images like this, or see this image on Fine Art America. Rich Leighton November 21, 2011
