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...
Composition is a key component of making photographs. We all know about the rule of thirds, placement of subject matter, etc. but how many of us really think about what we will be doing with the shot after the shutter is pressed? There are different types of...
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….
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...
This past weekend I had the most wonderful opportunity to not only attend but to photograph the 2011 Natural Bridge Battlefield Civil War Reenactment in Woodville, Florida. Being a two-day event, I had plenty of time to walk around and get a chance to talk to a lot of...
I realize this post is VERY late in getting out, but due to our oldest son starting preschool this year and bringing home the plague, I’ve been suffering for most of the winter with a whole host of kiddie germs and hadn’t had the time to post this until...
Last week I was traveling in my usual blitzkrieg fashion all over Southwest and West-Central Florida when this view caught the corner of my eye as I was going over a bridge in Punta Gorda. I just knew instantly I’d be back to get this shot…. ~ click on...
One of the photos that I always seem to miss on my travels is the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge which crosses Tampa Bay. I’ve been wanting to photograph it for years and the timing has never worked out, or if it did, it would be in the middle of a...
. I’m not normally in the habit of plugging books, photography or writing from others, but in this case I am going to make an exception. In the way of Florida field guides, one topic has been sorely lacking – mammals. Last winter, I was contacted by Adventure...
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