If you are a parent, then you know this face well – this very young elk calf is a sloppy eater! I photographed this wild herd yesterday in the Eastern Cascade Mountains near Yakima, Washington on a sunny, cold winter afternoon. Baby Elk ~ click to enlarge ~ Rich Leighton February 9, 2013
Read More...One of the most bewildering sounds I’ve been hearing in the mountain forests sounded like air being blown over the neck of a big glass jug, only deeper and louder. It always seemed to resound of the rocky outcrops and insinuate its way through the trees like skin-prickling, icy spectral breath. I had assumed it
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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
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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
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Spring has arrived in Washington, and not a minute is wasted when the skies are clear and it’s not raining. Since yesterday was such a beautiful Easter morning and deciding to mix a workday with a family day, I took my wife and kids up to check out Rattlesnake Mountain and get some more images
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
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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
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I’ve been shooting wild and natural landscapes in many locations in the United States for a long time now. One of the most disastrous things a photographer can do is get lazy when shooting new places. It happens to the best of us, and everyone does it: we get too comfortable. Sometimes we have to
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One of the perks of being a nature photographer is getting to see so much intense wild beauty that most people regrettably will never see except on television or online. Over the years I’ve enjoyed so many jaw-dropping views, experienced incredible (and often unbelievable without proof on camera) sights, and witnessed countless incredible experiences that
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