{"id":30752,"date":"2025-04-18T17:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/30752\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:18:19","slug":"water-droplets-cling-to-fluorescent-plant-spines-in-tom-leightons-alluring-photos-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/30752\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Droplets Cling to Fluorescent Plant Spines in Tom Leighton&#8217;s Alluring Photos \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leighton-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"water droplets cling to spines on a vividly colored plant\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All images courtesy of Tom Leighton, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>April 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"noopener\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F04%2Ftom-leighton-spines%2F&amp;title=Water%20Droplets%20Cling%20to%20Fluorescent%20Plant%20Spines%20in%20Tom%20Leighton%27s%20Alluring%20Photos\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F04%2Ftom-leighton-spines%2F&amp;description=Water%20Droplets%20Cling%20to%20Fluorescent%20Plant%20Spines%20in%20Tom%20Leighton%27s%20Alluring%20Photos&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2Fleighton-2-960x960.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPin<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#8bb4f8fee9e1eee8ffb6dceaffeef9aeb9bbcff9e4fbe7eefff8aeb9bbc8e7e2e5ecaeb9bbffe4aeb9bbcde7fee4f9eef8e8eee5ffaeb9bbdbe7eae5ffaeb9bbd8fbe2e5eef8aeb9bbe2e5aeb9bbdfe4e6aeb9bbc7eee2ece3ffe4e5aeb9bcf8aeb9bbcae7e7fef9e2e5ecaeb9bbdbe3e4ffe4f8ada8bbb8b3b0e9e4eff2b6dceaffeef9aeb9bbcff9e4fbe7eefff8aeb9bbc8e7e2e5ecaeb9bbffe4aeb9bbcde7fee4f9eef8e8eee5ffaeb9bbdbe7eae5ffaeb9bbd8fbe2e5eef8aeb9bbe2e5aeb9bbdfe4e6aeb9bbc7eee2ece3ffe4e5aeb9bcf8aeb9bbcae7e7fef9e2e5ecaeb9bbdbe3e4ffe4f8aeb9bbade6efeaf8e3b0aeb9bbe3fffffbf8aeb8caaeb9cdaeb9cdfcfcfca5ffe3e2f8e2f8e8e4e7e4f8f8eae7a5e8e4e6aeb9cdb9bbb9beaeb9cdbbbfaeb9cdffe4e6a6e7eee2ece3ffe4e5a6f8fbe2e5eef8aeb9cd\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tleighton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Leighton<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/tom-leighton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>) is known for highlighting plants\u2019 photosynthesis process by swapping their characteristic greens for otherworldly fluorescent colors. Often focused on the nightlife of specimens found around his Cornwall home, Leighton photographs in a manner that turns common species into extraordinary subjects.<\/p>\n<p>His newest series, Spines, expands on this trajectory. The macro images concentrate on the fine fibers cloaking stems and flowers. Water droplets cling to the surfaces as if the plants had just emerged from a heavy downpour. The glistening botanicals capture the surrounding light, while the thick dew drops add a glimmering, skewed view of the lifeforms that reside underneath.<\/p>\n<p>Prints of Leighton\u2019s images are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tleighton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his website<\/a>. Keep up with his latest projects on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/TomLeighton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tomleightonart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leighton-1-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"water droplets cling to spines on a vividly colored plant\" class=\"wp-image-453843\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leighton-3-960x768.jpg\" alt=\"water droplets cling to spines on a vividly colored plant\" class=\"wp-image-453845\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leighton-4-960x1280.jpg\" 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