Category Archives: nature

staten island

i started this video a long time ago in the winter, but it wasn’t complete until kyle made some music that fit it perfectly:

staten island from elizabeth leitzell on Vimeo.

upstate

a couple photos from the adventure inbal and i had upstate a couple weekends ago.

Israel Ch. 3: Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, with Ariel Yehuda Hoffman playing piano.

Israel Ch. 3: Tel Aviv from elizabeth leitzell on Vimeo.

It’s a long island pt. 1

It’s been awhile since I posted, and before I move ahead and share the amazing adventures I had in Israel, I have to do a little housekeeping and just get a few photos from the long winter off my chest. I took a day off in March during the millionth snow storm of the season [...]

we can learn a lot from the birds

coney island, 2.22.2010

snow day

here’s a video i made yesterday with music i made today:

snow day from elizabeth leitzell on Vimeo.

D.C. Zoo Part Two

In early August, I visited the D.C. Zoo again to do more people and animal watching.

Minto, Alaska

I followed my mother, Siri Tuttle up to Minto, Alaska in May, and documented her language work there with the Minto people. Those shots are forthcoming while I sort through all the film, but I want to share some photographs that I took on our daily strolls around the village. During the day, we would [...]

More from Creamer’s Field

I am really enamored with this place. My mother gets to walk here every day if she so chooses!! What a life…

Creamer’s Field & Boreal Forest Trail

I am only a beginner in Lower Tanana Athabaskan, but here are a few vocabulary words that I learned during my visit to Minto. Photos are from Creamer’s Field in Fairbanks, AK.

images © elizabeth leitzell 2009

Creamer’s Field Cranes

While I’ve been in Fairbanks, I’ve been observing the Sandhill Cranes at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. As the days grow longer and warmer, more and more birds are arriving.

all images ©elizabeth leitzell 2009

Snapshots from the road

My dad and I drove from Seattle to Fairbanks last week, through Canada’s diverse landscapes.

©elizabeth leitzell 2009

Harriman, April 2009

I am finally catching up on all the shooting I’ve been doing this winter and spring!
Some photos from Harriman as it started to emerge into spring a few weeks ago:

all images ©elizabeth leitzell 2009

winter in the northeast

winter is hard. it’s cold and dark, and it makes my face hurt. but on those wonderfully sunny and crisp winter days, i can’t stand to be inside. these shots are from westfield and north adams, massachusetts.

a day closes

i saw a beautiful sunset with my mother while i was visiting seattle.
all images © elizabeth leitzell 2009