October 2012 · Leighton Photography & Imaging

Autumn Colors in Snoqualmie Pass

October 25, 2012
Rich Leighton
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Landscape, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Washington

One of the most striking places in the Pacific Northwest to look for autumn colors is Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains. Reflections on Golden Creek Pond After photographing this beautiful alpine lake at the top of Snoqualmie Pass from all directions on a very cloudy day, the sky opened up as I was getting ready

Profiles in Nature #1 – Eaton’s Ladies’-Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes eatonii)

October 22, 2012
Rich Leighton
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Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Orchids, Photography

Welcome to the first part of my new series, “Profiles in Nature”. Over the years I’ve amassed a great deal of information about natural history as a result of a lot of reading and being a natural outdoorsman. I grew up fascinated with the plants and animals around me and even as a kid almost