January 2011 · Leighton Photography & Imaging

Foggy Dawn and the Burning Sun

January 31, 2011
Rich Leighton
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Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography

Yesterday morning I went to the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on Florida's Gulf Coast and started to realize as I got closer to the water that the fog was really going to be too thick to get the types of landscape shots I was after. As I entered the refuge, I couldn't see the road ahead of me, and decided to just wait for the sun to come up and see what happens. It's a tactic I've used before with several very surprising outcomes. This early morning was no exception......

31 January

My Photo was Picked for the 2011 National Audubon Society Calendar!!!!!!!

January 28, 2011
Rich Leighton
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Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, News, Published Work

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 right now. Then I wanted to

28 January

Welcoming 2011

It's a new year: full of hope, the promise of new dreams to fulfill, and a clean slate. So much potential! And so much rain......

3 January

Sandwich Tern!

January 3, 2011
Rich Leighton
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Birds, Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography

Recently I was in Lido Key, Florida – a popular tourist destination in the Sarasota area when I had some down time in my travels around my home state to visit South Lido Beach. As soon as I got out of my car, I noticed a tern on the sand near where I parked that

3 January