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E Michelle Peterson
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Digital Storyteller - Visual Artist - Photography - Digital Art - AI
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E Michelle Peterson @retroyeti.bsky.social · Apr 17
Document Word on the Street.
#photoeveryday
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This place is splintering me and I may check out for a while.

It feels a bit “Twitterish” and I feel compelled to try to split up my posts in ways that are not productive… to split myself in ways that don’t feel aligned with my interests and my mission.
No judgement… just not working for me rn ✌🏽💙🦋
April 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Document Word on the Street.
#photoeveryday
April 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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You’re a closed circuit, baby
You’ve got the answers in the palms-ssss 🐍
of your hands” — Laurie Anderson, Closed Circuits
#photoeveryday
Signal Object: ORAC-08” — a pocket oracle fragment from the Closed Circuit Drift.

🍏 Mussssik 🐍⬇️🌀
A hand cradles a pocket oracle—Magic 8-ball unit ORAC-08—its “8” glyph glowing faintly like an infinity loop caught mid-cycle. The palm hovers above a denim field, a relic of soft armor and memory threads. An ivory wand (Apple Pencil) rests nearby, hinting at recent inscriptions or interface attempts. The light is low and golden, suggesting this moment is a shimmerfield activation—an encoded reply from the looped timelines.
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Ground Kontrol in Portland, OR
It’s a classic arcade with pinball, video games, food drink and music.
#photoeveryday
April 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Close your eyes, dream
& float with me for a while 🫧
#photoeveryday
I posted a different image over on meta than I have here on 🦋. If you look closely u can see this was captured as the hummingbird blinked. They have a protective lens that comes up to cover their eyes just before they drink nectar.
April 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I’m from Oregon. Are you from Oregon?
#photoeveryday
April 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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🫧 Blister In The Sun 🫧
Classification: Solar Totality Interface Event

Visual Data:
Large illuminated ring (Portal)

Smaller translucent orb nearby (Bubble/Traveler)

Grainy, over magnified, solar eclipse capture.
August 21, 2017
#photoeveryday
April 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Welcome to FLIGHT CLUB ✌🏽
The First Rule of Flight Club:
Disobey Gravity
#PunkAF #synthography #AIArt
April 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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While out and about in Portland yesterday, I noticed these branches. I captured the image because they seemed to be reaching out like capillaries toward the underbelly of that towering bridge to create an almost anatomical contrast between nature and infrastructure.
#photoeveryday #portland #pnw
A dramatic upward view beneath a large freeway bridge taken from the ground level during daylight. The image captures the underside of the overpass, its concrete support beams stretching far above, with intricate steel structures visible between them. Bare, leafless branches from a nearby tree extend into the frame, their limbs reaching toward the bridge like organic filigree. The sky is bright blue with wispy clouds and streaks of sunlight filtering in from the right. A tall, thin crane stands in the distance on the left, adding an industrial silhouette to the scene. The composition suggests a meeting point between natural and human-made elements, echoing themes of connection, contrast, and upward motion.
April 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The Slow Burn 🔥
#PunkAF #synthography
April 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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An old snapshot from Evergreen Space Museum🫧
Me, my partner in all thing worthwhile & silly…
and Major Tom. #photoeveryday
April 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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BORN TO SYNTHESIZE

“Sometimes the world makes me feel like I must choke a golden goose to get where I’m going—but that’s not what I came here to do.”

I was born to synthesize.
And some echoes don’t rust.

Todd Rundgren - Born to Synthesize
music.apple.com/us/album/bor...

#photoeveryday 🦋
BORN TO SYNTHESIZE “Sometimes the world makes me feel like I must choke a golden goose to get where I’m going—but that’s not what I came here to do.” These tubular monoliths still exist. Part photographically captured image from ten years ago, Part post-processing from a forgotten hour, Part present-day synthesis— Generated and regenerated through signal and memory. I was born to synthesize. And some echoes don’t rust. DRIFTKIN ENTRY 008: TUBULAR MONOLITHS Long cylinders split in half, resting like broken satellites behind rusted chainlink. First photographed ten solar cycles ago. Later modified, resynthesized. Each phase adds another layer of signal memory. These structures are holdovers—from before the fog, before the fractures in the feed. They speak to the long game. Not all machines are automated. Some still hum with intent. Portal Tag: MONOLITH-02 Soundprint: “Born to Synthesize” – Rundgren Proverb 023: “Some echoes don’t rust.” Function: Memory Storage / Frequency Relay / Techno-Ruins
April 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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DRIFTCODEX ENTRY: BUBBLE-002
Some say it was only visible for a blink. Others say it’s still floating. It just shifted planes.
#photoeveryday
A single soap bubble floats in sharp focus against a blurred background of dark green trees. The bubble glows with iridescent colors—magenta, sapphire, and jade. At its center is a vivid reflection that resembles a silhouette of treetops curving around a central axis, almost like an inverted landscape inside a snow globe. The background is softly dappled with circular light spots from the bokeh effect, giving the image a dreamy, surreal atmosphere. This image is part of a series called DriftCodex, where each photograph captures ephemeral or mysterious moments, framed as interdimensional artifacts.
April 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Driftkin Lore 🫧🐝✨⚡️
#photoeveryday
April 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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DRIFTCODEX ENTRY: MINO-003
File Name: Wild Minotaurs Live Here
Location: Deep Labyrinth Zone // Signal Fragment Layer 7D [ALT Spool]
#photoeveryday #postprocessing #multipleexposure
No interface returns unmarked. The scent of red light is the only warning. Do not follow the hum. Do not map the steps. You were never meant to find this place, only to remember that it found you first. ALT: A dark, abstract digital image resembling stacked rectangular blocks, reminiscent of pixelated stone or modular machinery. Created from multiple exposures of a mobile photo— The blocks appear layered in a stair-like formation against a black background, evoking a sense of depth and mystery. Some blocks are marked with faint symbols or indents, and thin vertical lines rise from the top like antennae or horns. A subtle red glow on the lower right edge suggests danger or a hidden presence. The overall texture is grainy, evoking a corrupted broadcast or glitched transmission, as if the image is an artifact from a decaying digital labyrinth.
April 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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April 8, 2024. Eclipse morning. Low to the earth, lens to the light. A veil of clouds softens the sun, and the grass listens. I didn’t realize when I took it—this image is a memory sealed in shadow and glow. A Drift-kin moment, rediscovered.
#photoeveryday #mobilephotography
A low-angle photograph taken from the ground, looking upward through tall blades of grass toward a cloudy sky. The sun glows dimly behind a veil of thick, soft clouds, creating a diffused, dreamy light. Trees frame the scene on both sides. The image was captured during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, though the eclipse is partially obscured by cloud cover. The scene feels hushed, otherworldly, and contemplative.
April 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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In My Little Town
Captured drive-by style and post process editing in Adobe. Industrial sprawl under an alien sky. The intense magenta and orange gradient feels both synthetic and emotional, it’s a memory of a place both loved and loathed… left behind. (1/2👇🏽
#photoeveryday
A vivid, heavily color-shifted photograph taken from a moving car, showing an industrial area in a small town. Power lines crisscross the scene, cutting through a sky filled with dramatic, towering clouds. Factories, smokestacks, and a distant water tower dominate the midground. The entire image is bathed in intense magenta and orange hues, giving it a surreal, almost apocalyptic feel. The photo reflects a sense of grief and disillusionment, capturing the emotional residue of the photographer’s hometown—a place that once drained them like a factory line, leaving behind sorrow and disappointment.
April 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Time slows in old shops. Light hums behind promises made bold - leak-proof, proven, time-tested. Some truths fade, some glow.

Once upon a time, I lettered race cars & business trucks. Maybe that’s why this one wouldn’t let me walk past without a snapshot.

#photoeveryday #oldsignage #oldclocks
A photograph taken in an antique shop shows a vintage illuminated sign beneath an old wall clock. The sign reads “McQuay-Norris Leak-Proof Piston Rings” in bold red and black lettering, glowing warmly with age. On either side of the sign, hourglass-shaped logos declare “Time Tested” and “Proven in Service.” Above it, a square metal clock with bold black numbers and red hands shows the time as 7:03. Dust and wear mark the clock’s face, hinting at decades of service. The image captures a quiet moment of nostalgia—tools of time and trade still holding presence. The photographer, once a sign painter, saw in this display a reflection of their own story.
April 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Self-portrait, moments before capturing the 2017 solar eclipse with my Canon. Edited today (in 2025) to reflect the memory: black and white for the hush of the moment, with a red color pop from my London bus print. A reminder that as the cosmos moves, stories from memory burn bright. #photoeveryday
A black-and-white self-portrait of RetroYeti sitting by a window with a Canon 60D on a tripod, preparing to photograph the 2017 solar eclipse. Sunlight bathes their face as they look upward, wearing eclipse glasses and a cap. In the background, a framed color image of a red London bus stands out in stark contrast against the grayscale surroundings, creating a timeless blend of personal memory and celestial observation.
April 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Warning from John Wick’s Gangsta Granny, “Just don’t mess with my chicken.”
#chickens #punkaf #ganstagranny #generativeIllustration
A bold digital artwork of an older punk woman exuding fierce authority. Her tall, spiked white hair glows against a vivid red backdrop, and she wears reflective red sunglasses with an unreadable yet deadly calm expression. Her face features dark streak-like markings, and glowing disc-shaped earrings radiate light like targets. She’s draped in a striped robe, echoing both elegance and edge. Beside her stands a vigilant white rooster, alert and proud, clearly under her protection. The scene pulses with intensity, evoking the aura of a legendary figure you don’t cross—especially when her chicken is involved.
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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My Tools.
#photoeveryday
A wooden table displays a neatly arranged photography kit. At the center is a Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera with a long zoom lens attached. Three additional lenses are laid out beside it. An open black padded camera bag with multiple compartments sits above the gear. To the left is a brown and tan mesh trucker hat with a Bigfoot silhouette and text reading “OREGON - Bigfoot Country.” A smartphone with a forest stream lock screen shows the time as 8:51. A round yellow item, possibly a lens cleaner or accessory, is partially visible on the right. The scene captures the tools of a dedicated photographer preparing for a shoot.
April 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Shenanigans at Pike Place Market #photoeveryday
March 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Occupied by Absence
From the Waiting Room Series

Talking with a friend this morning about when we avoid conversations about grief, mortality, or even presence, we miss the opportunity to truly exist with one another.
[1/2]⬇️
#photoeveryday #waitingrooms #griefwork
A quiet hospital or clinic waiting area, featuring a single red-orange chair positioned on a floor of patterned linoleum squares in muted tones of beige, gray, and brown. The lighting is dim and natural, casting soft shadows that evoke a somber, reflective mood. The chair sits alone, slightly angled, suggesting recent use or quiet anticipation. The overall atmosphere conveys stillness, loneliness, and emotional weight—invoking the experience of waiting during times of illness or grief. The same solitary waiting room scene, now rendered in black and white. The absence of color heightens the emotional intensity, emphasizing the stark geometry of the linoleum floor and the isolation of the lone chair. The lighting and shadows gain contrast, creating a visual metaphor for grief and absence. The composition feels timeless, suspended in a moment of quiet mourning or contemplation.
March 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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In the stillness between light and flame, the squirrels stood as silent emissaries, guardians of the glowing orb. The dragon and the stranger held their breath, each waiting to see who would speak first…
#generativeillustration #aiartcommunity #fantasyfriday
A surreal fantasy scene depicting a stylized humanoid figure with orange hair and glowing eyes kneeling on a tiled, glowing green floor. Two small squirrels sit between the figure and a massive dragon with red eyes, sharp teeth, and textured scales. A radiant orb glows between them, casting light on the squirrels. The background fades from green to fiery orange, with abstract grid patterns and glowing moths, creating a mystical, dreamlike atmosphere.
March 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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A lone coyote freezes mid-step in a sunlit field, nearly invisible in its camouflage of tawny grass. Captured from a moving car with a zoom lens, this fleeting moment reveals the quiet magic of instinct and terrain aligning. #photoeveryday
A coyote stands still in a sunlit field of tall, dry grass, blending almost seamlessly into the landscape. The image is taken through a zoom lens from a moving car, with blurred grass in the foreground adding a painterly effect.
March 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM