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Queer bicycle lover, wool sculptor, picture-taker, bird-looker, amateur radio operator, & disaster response volunteer in a love/hate relationship […]

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Me: *sitting in the hotel lobby looking up birdwatching spots on my phone*

Northern Mockingbird immediately outside the hotel lobby window: Hi?
A fat, round songbird with a pale belly, black beak, and black, grey, and white wings perched on a branch with light green leaves and red berries, head turned to the side as if looking curiously at the photographer.
December 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
rhiannonstone.sometimes.when.computer.ap.brid.gy
Sometimes forgetting that there's film in the camera that should be hand-checked works out. The photography of yesterday today! #polaroid
Scan of a Polaroid instant photo: the exterior of Parker's, a BBQ and chicken restaurant that's clearly been open and unchanged since the 1940s. The photo is faded with a thick purple haze from airport scanner damage, making it look like it was taken decades ago.
December 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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This exhibit at MoMA made me think of 17776, so it's time for a reread.

If you missed it, go read -- it's one of my favorite pieces of multimedia narrative ever: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football

(It's not really about football, I promise. Just keep scrolling and trust me.)
Green monospaced text projected on a wall, repeating and overlapping as if glitching: "If this isn't my gravity, whose is it?" and "If this isn't my body, what is it?"
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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My hotel snack game usually can't be beat, but a tub of sungolds from my friends' garden wins out over all manner of fancy chocolates and cheese cubes. 🧡
A plastic mozzarella tub full of small orange sungold tomatoes, some still attached to bits of vine, on a table in front of a hotel lamp and hotel logo coffee mugs.
September 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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I recently shot my first roll of #35mm since the 90s (and first ever with not-a-point-and-shoot), and I'm pleasantly surprised by how many I'm happy with.

I'm going to need to do some reckoning with my complete lack of interest in doing my own […]

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Scan of a 35mm film photo of a cosmic-looking metal and glass mobile hanging outside on an overcast morning. Part of the Castro Theatre sign appears in the background. Photo has a slight warm tint overall. Scan of a 35mm film photo of unidentifiable people walking across a rainbow-painted triangular-roofed pedestrian bridge on a bright sunny day. Photo has a warm gold tint overall. Scan of a 35mm film photo of a tall, tree-like stalk growing from an agave plant, against a background of cloudy blue sky and the San Francisco skyline. Photo has a slight warm tint overall. Scan of a 35mm film photo of a large industrial warehouse and two container cranes on the other side of a rippling body of water on a clear day. Photo has a warm gold tint overall.
September 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
rhiannonstone.sometimes.when.computer.ap.brid.gy
These are better examples of what the camera can do, but not nearly as funny.
A California Towhee -- a grey songbird with rust-red feathers on its face and under its long tail -- perched on a weathered fence, in overcast lighting. A female Anna's Hummingbird -- a tiny hummingbird with grey belly, green head and wings, and a long thin black beak with a bit of tongue darting out the end -- perched on a thin tree branch, in overcast lighting.
August 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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I recently got a used superzoom for #birding, and I've been taking a lot of photos in my backyard to get a feel for it. Yesterday I looked up on a neighbor's roof and frantically started shooting what I thought was some sort of hideous monster bird […]

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Slightly blurry photo of a very large black bird that's just taken off from its perch on a roof, against a bright blue sky. A partially-eaten sandwich hangs from its beak, obscuring most of its face. Slightly blurry photo of a very large black bird perched on a roof against a bright blue sky. A partially-eaten sandwich hangs from its beak, obscuring most of its face.
August 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Sunny Sunday ride with Marceline! A #polaroidlab experiment on #polaroid600 film. (The experiment is figuring out how to consistently make Lab prints that have somewhat reasonable color reproduction, and aren't green.)
Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a purple-red compact cargo ebike on the sidewalk in front of a colorful floral mural on a bright sunny day.
July 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I love #polaroid sky so much.
Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a Cat backhoe and a bulldozer sitting empty on a shoreline. The candy-luminous sky dominates the image, and both the sand and sea are oversaturated and overblown to the point of looking otherworldly.
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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There were too many activities to choose from yesterday, so I said screw it and took my bike to the beach by way of Golden Gate Park. Still figuring out the best cargo solution, but I did finally decide on her name: Marceline (yes, the Vampire Queen) […]

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A purplish-red Tern Quick Haul compact cargo ebike parked on a sandy concrete walkway on the edge of the beach, with the Ocean Beach sign in the background. The bike has a black woven basket mounted on the rear rack. Selfie of me sitting down in a green park, wearing a black bicycle helmet, with sweat shining on my cheeks.
July 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Took the I-2 to the Lan Su Chinese Garden this weekend. The weirdly overcast-but-bright conditions meant that most of my exposures were Learning Exercises or fodder for future mixed media manipulations, but there are a few I'm happy with! #polaroid
Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a Chinese boat house structure on a calm, lily pad-dotted pond. The photo is slightly overexposed and has an overall light green tint. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a small Chinese gazebo bridge spanning a calm, still pond, with a variety of greenery and a limestone rock structure in the background. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a broad-leaved bonsai tree on a rough stone bench against a stark white wall with a carved window.
June 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Happy New Bike Day to me! After years of thinking about it and months of research and test rides, I finally got an ebike. She is a Tern Quick Haul and I am already in love with her.
A wine-red Tern Quick Haul -- a compact cargo ebike -- parked on the sidewalk in front of a sky-blue exterior wall. A grey bundle is strapped to the built-in rear rack. Me in a black bicycle helmet, slightly red-faced and sweaty, smiling broadly at the camera. One hand is stretched behind me to rest on the handlebars of a partially-visible bicycle in the background.
June 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Me: ADHD can be seriously disruptive, it isn't just "Look, a squirrel!"

Also me: *abandons breakfast on the stove to go outside and take pictures of a squirrel in the yard*
A small brown squirrel paused mid-scamper on the top rail of a wooden fence, looking almost directly at the camera.
May 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Well, this time sending film through the SFO security scanner -- literally the exact same machine as last time! -- did have an effect. I shot a full new, fresh pack of I-Type in bright daylight, no exposure compensation, and every single one has a […]

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Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a large X-shaped sculpture made of glass panels on a grassy expanse, with trees in the background. The entire photo has a bright, pink-tinged mottled haze over it. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of two black cruiser bicycles in a bike rack on the sidewalk outside of a hotel. The bikes have brown leather seats and grips, and a decal reading "Hotel Teatro" on the slanted top tube. The entire photo has a bright, pink-tinged mottled haze over it. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of the front of Red's Anytime Bail Bonds, a small red and white house with a large, unlit neon sign above the front steps reading "ANYTIME 623-2245". In front of the house there's a freestanding iron clock post with an unlit neon "ANYTIME" sign curved across the top, and a large yard sign with the business' name, phone number, and smaller text not legible. The entire photo has a bright, pink-tinged mottled haze over it. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo that's mostly white due to a large, bright, blown-out highlight covering most of the photo. The top edges and side of a large building with many windows of different shapes are visible outside of the bright highlight, and the building appears to be pink. In the upper right corner there is a sliver of a utility pole, which also appears to be pink.
May 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Took my new-to-me and freshly-refurbished #polaroid SX-70 Autofocus on its first SF Instant Photo Walk today, and I am in love.
Scan of a Polaroid instant photo: a sharply-focused close-up of a wall of textured, overlapping scales in various shades of blue and purple. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo: A blue-and-white sculpture of a crescent moon in a grassy area, with office buildings in the background. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo: conical sculpture covered in large multicolored dots, on a patio with blue metal chairs and an office building in the background. Phone camera self-portrait of me standing against a wall tiled in textured purple and blue scales, holding a vintage Polaroid SX-70 Autofocus up to my face as if to take a photo.
April 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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I've had "Le Poisson Steve" on infinite loop in my head for nearly two weeks now, so of course I had to make a Steve of my own. This didn't get Steve out of my head, but that's okay, he's welcome there. #needlefelting #lepoissonsteve
A small needle felted wool sculpture of Le Poisson Steve: an orange fish with arms, legs, big round eyes, and an inverted V for a mouth. Steve is standing on a blue couch cushion with legs bent and arms raised in the air. A small needle felted wool sculpture of Le Poisson Steve: an orange fish with arms, legs, big round eyes, and an inverted V for a mouth. Steve is sitting on a blue couch cushion, arms bent in a shrug and legs dangling over the edge.
April 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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My first few post-flight test shots were inconclusive due to photographer error, but the ultimate verdict is: the film was fine! Both the partial pack that was in the camera and the spare pack. FWIW it was one of the newer style of scanner where you […]

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Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of tall statues that appear to be dancing, shrouded in shadow against an ominously cloudy sky. The photo has a yellow frame rather than the typical white frame. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a neon sign: a blue martini glass with the word "Cocktails" in pink. The photo has an orange frame rather than the typical white frame. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a series of white vertical LED tubes starting from the left and extending into darkness. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of a rustic wood sculpture of a large hand that appears to be beckoning. The photo has a light blue frame rather than the typical white frame.
April 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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It was entirely too bright to be taking photos on my late morning walk today, but I couldn't help but pull the #polaroid 640 out of my bag to try to capture two rare SF sightings: the big Castro Pride flag photogenically unfurled in a gentle breeze […]

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Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of the Castro Pride flag, a very large 6-color rainbow flag flying fully unfurled over an intersection on a bright sunny day. The photo is high-contrast due to the bright sun, with very dark shadows and bright blown-out highlights. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of Sutro Tower taken from a distance on a bright sunny day. The red and white tower sits atop a green hill in the lower right corner of the photo, and a curved black fence crosses the photo at an angle that draws the eye to the tower. The photo is high-contrast due to the bright sun, with very dark shadows and bright blown-out highlights.
March 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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"I don't know how people stand living in cities, I could never be so disconnected from nature."

Babe I just saw 6 different birds in the 5 minutes I stood on the sidewalk waiting for a city bus: the 5 Merlin also identified and a fat little […]

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Screenshot from the Merlin bird app showing part of a sound spectrum visualization and the 5 birds it identified: Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pygmy Nuthatch, House Finch, Townsend's Warbler, and Dark-Eyed Junco.
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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I also love this one, because I took the shot knowing there was no way I was actually going to capture the fireworks someone was setting off in the street mid-kaboom with my #polaroid on a dark night and then I DID. 😮

I took a bunch of portraits […]

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Scan of a blurry Polaroid instant photo of a small firework bursting into a shower of sparks over the red lanterns of a San Francisco Chinatown street at night.
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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I spent Thursday-Sunday running around the city with a bunch of Polaroid/instant film nerds (affectionate) at PolaCon Bay Area. I knew exactly zero people there and was anxious I'd be out of place, but everyone was so welcoming! I'm still exhausted […]

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Scan of a Polaroid instant photo looking slightly askew down the long breezeway of an abandoned masonry building, giving the impression of looking through a series of perfectly aligned doorways. A line of light and shadow divides the image almost perfectly in half Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of half a white ferris wheel against a bright blue sky scattered with clouds. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of the Transamerica building and surrounding area in the yellowish and high-contrast late afternoon light. Scan of a Polaroid instant photo of the Trade Mark building, a two-story yellow building with blue and red accents and a distinctive pagoda tower.
March 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Getting into #polaroid photography -- especially with vintage cameras -- means having a large discard pile of Polaroids with defects that go beyond "funky imperfections" and cross over into just Not Good.

So I've started playing around with drawing […]

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A pale, washed-out Polaroid instant photograph of a street mural depicting two yellow flowers with open human-like eyes at their centers. The photo has been painted with black jagged shapes around the inside edges as if to resemble a view through a broken window, and one of the flowers has been traced over with paint in the same color as the original mural. A blurry, washed-out Polaroid instant photo of Dolores Park with the San Francisco skyline barely visible in the distance. The photo has been painted with wild red and orange flames over the park grass, and thick wavy lines of grey, light blue, dark blue, and purple sweeping across the sky. A Polaroid instant photograph of a street mural of a femme human figure with a peaceful smile, closed eyes, and colorful wavy lines for hair. Most of the waxy lines have been traced over with various colors of paint, and the three eye-like flowers adorning the bottom have been painted either in orange with a blue pupil or pink with a green pupil.
March 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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New bird on the block! From a distance I thought it was one of the local sparrows, but I was drawn to look closer by a soft and slow "chup, chup, chup" I hadn't heard before. Welcome, Hermit Thrush! So kind of you to pose in the same position as your Merlin photo for me while I looked you up.
Small songbird with dark brown wings and head and a lighter brown belly perched in an upright position on a black power line above a leafy green tree with red berries. Screenshot from the Merlin app page for the Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus). Picture shows a small songbird with dark brown wings, medium brown head, head, and a lighter brown belly perched in an upright position on a rock.
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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When ur mangonada so big they gotta put it in a bag.

(Yes, there is a tamarind candy straw hiding under the surface somewhere.)
My hand holding a up plastic bag with a very large mangonada in front of a colorful rainbow mural. The mangonada is a large clear plastic cup filled to the top of the domed lid with mango chunks, mango sorbet, and dark red chamoy. An almost comically small white plastic spoon handle pokes out from the hole in the lid.
January 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Seemed like a good day to wear this to the gym.
Me taking a mirror selfie in front of exercise equipment, wearing black workout tights and a black shirt with "BE GAY DO CRIMES" in pink glitter letters
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM