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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was met with a new sight when I peered through my backyard's tree canopy today. A bittersweet moment this year as another record breaking summer comes to an "end". #landscapephotography #naturephotography

peering up through the canopy, the lower levels shrouded in green, at the top though, a burst of orange hit by the afternoon sun. The first sign of autumn.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Morning light in local haunts. September continues to be one of my favorite months to make images. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm ektar 100

orange morning light shines upon the trunks of this deciduous forest.

this small inlet of the lake is often photographed by me from the other side. With water levels still low I was able to walk out several feet further than usual.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On the side of the mountain. Tough month for me, but I got my car back from the shop (again!) so I'm hoping I can go out with renewed vitality as summer begins to cool (which takes until November lets be real). #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

moss growing on stones and a nice fern that springs up between them.

grasses heavily watered, layed on its side under the trees

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Very quick edit of the lunar eclipse last night from my front yard! I’m more sad that it reverted to 1080p than anything. I had it set to 4K :/ I don’t do astro at all, so quite pleased to get something. #lunareclipse

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Never trust the weather app! Never trust the weather man! The best way to check the weather is to go outside!! Feel the wet air and touch the damp grass! That’s the weather! what a great two hours!! In my own driveway!!! I had fun. This may end my August Malaise.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Looks like rain is locked in for my partial lunar eclipse. I was really looking forward to photographing it for the first time too. 😔

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

a break in the August heat! I promptly took my gf on a walk this evening and brought my dslr instead of film. Mainly because I am low on ektar, but also because I feel compositionally rusty. #landscapephotography

evening light shines through the forest canopy, lighting the leaves in a pleasant way.

new development meets old farm. A scene too common my area of the southeast.

an old deer hunting perch in a pine tree, lit in the evening light. It's ladder long gone.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

one of the neighborhood barred owls stopped by my backyard last month. What a privilege to see them, even if they are the "common" owl here. I wish I could upload audio files, I've been recording them and their babies when I can hear them at night. Portra 800 #filmphotography #believeinfilm 🪶

through the limbs and backlit by the dim light of the setting sun, the outline of a barred owl can clearly seen. Bits of noise can be seen from the film scanning process

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The weather outlook has heat index over 100 for the next ten days, also nothing at Bortle 4 within three hours. Not only have they taken the night sky from us, but also forced us to bear the weight of an extinction event. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Gusty winds ensured there never a still leaf during my misty climb up Elk Knob several weeks ago. After rain the night before, mist and fog lay a shroud upon this woodland that only cleared hours after sunrise.. ektar 100. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

trees shrouded in foggy mist rise above the shaking ground cover.

The trail, darkened by the thick canopy has only a haze of light breaking through in parts.

a moss covered boulder has sat for god knows how long underneath these trees, it's brighter now as we head towards the top.

Light is on the verge of breaking through this open section where trees stand around

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The August Malaise has hit me full force. It's the heat and the dying world I presume. They used to send girls like me to the Sea to recover from these feelings, but alas. below, the last dregs of light from summer solstice. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

a high contrast photo from my local walking wood. the faded blues and sharp orange on the horizon line signal the end of this years longest sunset.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I think printing is a process designed to infuriate and force you to use professional printers. It really shouldn’t be difficult to get a great print at home. These things are possessed and intend to cause harm.

A spread of prints, all with slightly different settings.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I dropped it on a hillside and now the aperture ring is jammed. :( I’ll Probably just risk the fog from shooting in “modern” slr with an IR counter until I can get it repaired (i think it can be).

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

An evening of odd light on this section of the blue ridge parkway. Also a good reminder that sometimes a 100-400 *is* for landscapes. I should have packed it instead of just my 100mm prime. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

golden fields shine in evening light as cows graze on the open mountain top. A wire fence splits the foreground from the mid ground. Trees in the mid ground separate us from the cows.

curious cows come to greet (and scare me) on this roadside stop.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

exploring new locations. Peak summer is a tough time to make images as we all know, but I'd rather be out in it than stuck inside. Winter is coming (lol). #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

long dried out wood rest upon the top of the rock and on live trees. Chopped up and left to rot. Light shines through leaves from behind

wonky looking tree trunks dominate this dark scene.

dappled light falls through the trees leading you through the image.

the rock I went up. three hundred-ish in elevation this stone "mountain" is a popular climbing spot. I went up a trail.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

two recent roadside barns I stumbled upon. Not my favorite compositions ever, but I was hesitant to explore and quick to leave. #filmphotography #believeinfilm #landscapephotography

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Had the opportunity to use lomo purple for a couple landscapes last month while doing some portraiture work. Interesting tones. Used a CPL and shot at iso 100. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

golden fields turned pink by this film stock. Purple trees rise in the mid ground to background

cooler purple tones prevail in this shadowed wood.

late afternoon sunlight streaks through the trees bathing the ground in light.

short grass turned pink by the sunlight in this pine wood.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A bunny I saw at the edge of the wood the other week. ektar 100 | ef 85mm f/1.8 #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

a lone bunny sits at the edge of the wood before an open clearing. The open grass rises almost above him. The image is framed in greenery.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It's official: I'm obsessed with infrared. I did discover that my lynx has a new light leak that shows up on occasion though. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

an old graveyard of a rich family. A concrete walking path moves left to distance in the frame. The grass shows bright white and the trees have a hazy glow where the sun hits them. Grave markers dot the image in the midground.

The stone fence of the graveyard. The grass has been recently cut and a lone rock sits The trees in the background are partially light in infrared.

a small tree under the forest canopy shines bright in a sun beam.

a woman fishing at the local lake on a bright sunny afternoon. A light leak has perfectly centered over her. A happy accident. The trees glow in the background behind the lake.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

As the drought worsens and the heat dome settles in I get to review the images I took at South Mtn. A landscape forever changed after Helene. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

a creek partially dammed by stones. Fallen trees litter the hill, having been pulled out of the water mostly.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Spent the afternoon shooting rollei infrared on my lynx 14. Such a fun camera just ignore the shoulder pain it brings.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

a rare rainy afternoon several weeks ago. It's been a tough spring with early summer heat (in excess) and as a bonus I nailed a deer coming back to town last week. The drought worsens though and I plan to keep photographing it this summer. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #filmphotography

a dead tree stands between plenty of bright green living trees, providing a home for all sorts of birds this year.

the burn markings show how high the flames went on this s curved tree.

moss grows on exposed wood on this leaning tree.

wet leaf litter covers burnt underbrush.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Carter Falls. Another area deeply affected by our drought this year. #landscapephotography #filmphotography

An odd angle from the upper part of the falls, water rushes around a stuck log. Stone worn smooth is visible from where the water table usually is. The background is thick woods.

the main falls, water rushes down in separate streams, the left side is bone dry. Sun shines on the trees in the background.

a missing chunk of rock provides a "waterfall" of a 2 feet or so. Very little water is moving through.

From the top, exposed smooth rock provides a perch for this photo looking down the falls and towards the continuing river.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My local camera store asked me to shoot a roll through their Lomo MC-A. Fun to shoot and surprisingly feature rich for a camera the size of an Olympus XA. Unfortunately, the results leave something to be desired. Not scanned or edited by me. Gold 200 #filmphotography #believeinfilm

My hand, holding the new LOMO MC-A camera that came out last year. It's a palm sized camera. Quite pocketable without a case.

Morning by the river. Golden light hits the tree tops on the right as the river curves around it.

A dead tree whose tendrils (limbs) rise above the water once again. Usually underwater. Trees are hazily lit golden by the summer sun.

An evening walk around a different lake. An old human home is now home to multiple shorebirds. A front is pushing the clouds out. The image is remarkably brown.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

More winter wheat. I have been stuck in suburbia the last two weeks and I yearn to go somewhere new. I did catch a lead on a potential spot, so I will be following that up asap. ektar 100. #filmphotography #believeinfilm #landscapephotography

An irrigation stand bisects the frame near the horizon. Winter wheat is lush and green with a touch of golden hue. White clouds hide the pale blue of the morning sky.

a golden lit tree stands above the winter wheat. The clouds above are parted, letting more of the pale blue morning sky in.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Bundled up and rebel 2000 in hand, I perched near my feeders during our latest snow to watch our little flock brave the weather. Instead I was treated to a rare lifer: the purple finch. I wish I had more time with them. Portra 800 #filmphotography #wildlifephotography 🪶 #believeinfilm #canon

A male purple finch perched on a branch. Snow swirls around him. His white underbelly and distinctly notched tail helped me identify this little guy. His reddish purple head shines bright against the white snow.

A female purple finch, much more distinct than the female house finches, with distinct markings from its breast downward toward its white belly.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Late autumn in a park. It's that time of year again and while I've been productive making a website and learning what my printing process is, I wish I had more shooting days. #landscapephotography #autumn #filmphotography #believeinfilm #scape

The furthest edges of a lake, a power line dominates the image providing contrast to the deep orange and green of trees late in the autumn season. The water is a murky brown and the mud is deep.

A dark image, taken underneath the tree that wraps the left and top of the image. Across the water are some evergreen trees and grasses.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I’ve been spending the week working on my website, culling for my new portfolio, and printing my work for the first time (on my own printer!) #photography #believeinfilm

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The changing seasons. Taken two months apart atop a boulder that sits on the water's edge. Ektar 100 | EF 35mm F/2 #landscapephotography #autumn #filmphotography #believeinfilm #scape

A reuploaded image from this summer, now during the peak of autumn foliage. The fallen tree in the center has lost its leaves and the trees on the left of the image are shrouded in shadow. On the right however, a bright yellow and orange bouquet of leaves lit by the morning sun shines brightly, reflecting in the water as it narrows down into a stream hidden away in far in the frame.

A reupload of a late summer image: a recently fallen tree juts out into water, its leaves yellow and green. The image is framed by tall trees and more on each side of the water as they narrow into a dark stream in the middle of the frame. Sunlight tickles the top of the trees in the background

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Despite barns being one of my favorite buildings to photograph, I don't often get the chance to. Here's one next to a pond that I spent dawn at the other week. Ektar 100. #filmphotography #believeinfilm #landscapephotography #photography

A white monitor barn sits up the slope in this just-after-dawn photo. Soft light turns its white face pink and its silver roof shines a touch more blue. Mostly dormant grass hosts scattered leaves, giving way only to the tree line in the distance.

a 90 degree view of the same barn, later in the morning. There is a single door on the side of the barn with a cable running out of it to the roof. Trees lit golden by the sun still show some green leaves. A house looks small underneath them.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Evening in the mountains. Both the edge and the center of a shower that passed over the hills below. Ektar 100. #filmphotography #believeinfilm #landscapephotography

Pastel clouds lit in sunset light as the edge of a storm rolls through. autumn trees shine orange even in shadow.

a golden sun shines through the rain below. Dark clouds hang low over the mountains. Shadows engulf the trees in the foreground and the valleys disappear into blue haze in the mid ground.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Don't crane your neck! Autumn's foliage from below. Ektar 100 | EF 35mm f/2 IS #believeinfilm #filmphotography #landscapephotography #autumn

Pines, oaks, and more shine in brilliant orange contrasted in light with their dark trunks. It's golden hour in the woods.

Looking upward, an old oak whose branches are as thick as younger trees' trunks. It's leaves in bright yellow

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Is there such a thing as too many mountain images this time of year? Ektar 100 #filmphotography #believeinfilm #landscapephotography

A ray of sunshine pierces through the cloudy sky, highlighting the hill below

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

An afternoon of mostly cloudy skies created moments of fantastic light as seen here. What must it be like to live in the old fire lookout watching over the burgeoning autumn season? Ektar 100 | EF 24-70 f/2.8 L ii #filmphotography #believeinfilm #landscapephotography #autumn

A hillside of multicolored trees, one section lit by a ray of sun piercing through the cloudy veil. In the distance sits that old fire lookout.

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Alyssa @perenniallyalyssum.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I've been reading George Masa's Wild Vision (Brent Martin) and I highly recommend it if you have any interest in NC/Appalachian photography. He's no small part in why we have the Parks and the Appalachian trail. Ektar 100 | EF 24-70 f/2.8 L ii #landscapephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

A growing plurality of orange and yellows dot this mountain. Clouds loom heavily on the frame, threatening to take away the sun for the evening.

A bush and conifer tree in the foreground give way to the rolling hills of appachia behind them. Mostly green on this side, still bright colors freckle the landscape below and into the distance.

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