This autumn photograph features Thunderhead Prong and a colorful hillside, located in the Tremont section of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. It would look wonderful as a print in a frame on a wall in your home or office, and you can find the perfect accent piece by visiting my galleries at Pixels and/or Redbubble. Thanks ~ hope to see you soon!
Morning sunlight filters through the forest and valleys, some still shielded by mountain peaks. This daybreak photography features Middle Prong Little River, located in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Prints available.
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My current and favorite browser of all-time is Brave, though a new browser – DuckDuckGo for Mac – looks interesting. Among other features, it includes email protection (a free forwarding email address which removes trackers). Mac users can download the browser here.
What originally appeared from a distance to be coral reef protruding from the sea, resembled, upon closer inspection, some sort of mysterious alien spacecraft! For a closer look, guests are encouraged to visit my shops to discover great gifts, apparel & prints featuring my digital artwork:
After reading “Não Há Metades” (Portuguese, meaning “There Are No Halves”) by Carla Milho – a very talented writer, lovely lady and good friend from Lisbon, Portugal – I was inspired to write this poem…
Your magic charms
Have captured me
Now, what am I to do
You warm my heart
I can’t escape
Feelings I know are true
So far away
I want you near
Sharing time hand in hand
That we may kiss
On moonlit beach
And lay down in the sand
© 2022 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
When once we played in fields of green Grand meadows and summer sun In Chuck Taylors with torn blue jeans Climbing trees and having fun Street hockey on a vacant lot Sailing frisbees through the air Building sand castles near the lake Living life without a care Now, days are short and time precious Yet the child inside still plays Drifting on dreams of yesteryear To the spring of happy days
© 2022 Phil Perkins
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
Reelin’ In The Years by Steely Dan (1972) – see lyrics here.
NOTE: this poem uses the Preformatted Block, which allows for indentation of text exactly as pasted. However, in so doing, a monospace font is used.
It’s morning in the Smoky Mountains, and, following my visit to Luftee Overlook – and before Clingmans Dome – I stopped at the Newfound Gap parking area to capture this framed view. If interested, you can find many prints in my gallery.
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Haiku
High above the clouds
Evergreens embrace the sun
Expansive nature
© 2022 Phil Perkins
Prints
View from Clingmans Dome in North Carolina – prints available here.
Song for Today
Carolina in My Mind, by James Taylor (1969) – see lyrics here.
PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
I just received new business cards from Zazzle. Both sides are printed with separate designs, and, using Affinity Photo 2 software, I was finally able to export an image in WebP file format (shown here).
Despite seasonally low water levels, hiking to enjoy the beauty of Upper Lynn Camp Falls is always a good experience. And you can also enjoy this landscape, on a print in a frame on the wall in your home – simply visit my gallery to select the option best suited for you, as to give as a gift!
Using Affinity Photo software, I made the following modifications to this photograph of a pink rose: the image was straightened and cropped, then desaturated; a mask was added in order to paint back color into the rose; clarity was enhanced, and adjustments layers were used (white balance, vibrance, levels); I also included a faint glow effect and a textural overlay.
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