by Rich Leighton | Dec 1, 2012
Early last month I was driving through the mountains of Oregon heading to the coast when I spotted a small herd of elk in a meadow at the foot of a steep rise of one of the many heavily forested highlands in the region. There were about 30 females (cows) and about a...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 15, 2012
South Coast of Oregon, Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 3:43 am Just broke camp after a great night of sleeping among the evergreens in a forest next the the rocky coast. I awoke at midnight, realizing once again I was underprepared for a chilly Fall Pacific Northwest...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 13, 2012
Last week I had an unexpected two-and-a-half day opening in my schedule and I pounced on the opportunity to visit new places and reconnoiter some new locations. The idea was that I could find/scout out potential photography hot spots and mark them on my “places...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 1, 2012
Welcome to the second article of my new series, “Profiles in Nature”. Thank you so much to everybody for the overwhelming response I received on the first post, I wracked my brain to make sure I followed up with an even better offering and I think I’ve done so...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 25, 2012
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...
