Eva Silvertant ❀
@evasilvertant.bsky.social
Classic camerist, sapphic stargazer, aloof artist, & lavish letter-lover.
Babbles about Being & Becoming to Blue Morpho butterflies. 🦋
Co-founder of Embrace-Autism.com
@embraceautism.bsky.social
Babbles about Being & Becoming to Blue Morpho butterflies. 🦋
Co-founder of Embrace-Autism.com
@embraceautism.bsky.social
I’m super pleased with how this photo turned out! Of all the images I captured at the Toronto Orchid Show, my favorite wasn’t of an orchid at all—but of dried lilac suspended along the hallway ceiling where we were queued before entering the first exhibit room.
Lens used: 1979 Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
Lens used: 1979 Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
February 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I’m super pleased with how this photo turned out! Of all the images I captured at the Toronto Orchid Show, my favorite wasn’t of an orchid at all—but of dried lilac suspended along the hallway ceiling where we were queued before entering the first exhibit room.
Lens used: 1979 Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
Lens used: 1979 Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
But I like equal amounts of monospace on both sides. 🤭
February 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
But I like equal amounts of monospace on both sides. 🤭
Maybe the third time’s the charm. He should try again next month. 🤭
February 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Maybe the third time’s the charm. He should try again next month. 🤭
Two post-Valentine photos of sparkling roses.
Lenses used: Domiplan 50mm ƒ/2.8 & TTArtisan 100mm ƒ/2.8 (with a heart-shaped front attachment).
Lenses used: Domiplan 50mm ƒ/2.8 & TTArtisan 100mm ƒ/2.8 (with a heart-shaped front attachment).
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Two post-Valentine photos of sparkling roses.
Lenses used: Domiplan 50mm ƒ/2.8 & TTArtisan 100mm ƒ/2.8 (with a heart-shaped front attachment).
Lenses used: Domiplan 50mm ƒ/2.8 & TTArtisan 100mm ƒ/2.8 (with a heart-shaped front attachment).
Three blue roses with glitter.
Lens used: A modified Mir-1B 37mm ƒ/2.8 (ZOMZ, 1986) on a 25–25 mm helicoid for close focusing.
Lens used: A modified Mir-1B 37mm ƒ/2.8 (ZOMZ, 1986) on a 25–25 mm helicoid for close focusing.
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Three blue roses with glitter.
Lens used: A modified Mir-1B 37mm ƒ/2.8 (ZOMZ, 1986) on a 25–25 mm helicoid for close focusing.
Lens used: A modified Mir-1B 37mm ƒ/2.8 (ZOMZ, 1986) on a 25–25 mm helicoid for close focusing.
Eiki says boxes are the best. 🤭
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Eiki says boxes are the best. 🤭
A man made of tapeworm cells. 🤔
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A man made of tapeworm cells. 🤔
This 19th-century Iranian ox-headed mace is hilarious. The nostrils and ears are hollow, so it emits an owl-like hoot when you swing it!
Imagine an army wielding these things, with every strike accompanied by a *hoot*, followed by a resounding *CLANG* as it smashes into their opponents. 🤭
Imagine an army wielding these things, with every strike accompanied by a *hoot*, followed by a resounding *CLANG* as it smashes into their opponents. 🤭
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 AM
This 19th-century Iranian ox-headed mace is hilarious. The nostrils and ears are hollow, so it emits an owl-like hoot when you swing it!
Imagine an army wielding these things, with every strike accompanied by a *hoot*, followed by a resounding *CLANG* as it smashes into their opponents. 🤭
Imagine an army wielding these things, with every strike accompanied by a *hoot*, followed by a resounding *CLANG* as it smashes into their opponents. 🤭
Wow, women in Norway generally range between 166 and 167.2 cm in height! That’s a wide range!
1.2 cm! 😱
1.2 cm! 😱
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Wow, women in Norway generally range between 166 and 167.2 cm in height! That’s a wide range!
1.2 cm! 😱
1.2 cm! 😱
I can appreciate geometry when I see it. 🤭
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I can appreciate geometry when I see it. 🤭
I’m at a high tea with my wife and daughter-in-law.
I’m drinking a tea called Cinnamon Roll, which has this bronze glitter in it!
I’ve never had sparkly tea before! It’s pretty. But I wonder what the glitter is. Either way, it’s delicious.
I’m drinking a tea called Cinnamon Roll, which has this bronze glitter in it!
I’ve never had sparkly tea before! It’s pretty. But I wonder what the glitter is. Either way, it’s delicious.
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I’m at a high tea with my wife and daughter-in-law.
I’m drinking a tea called Cinnamon Roll, which has this bronze glitter in it!
I’ve never had sparkly tea before! It’s pretty. But I wonder what the glitter is. Either way, it’s delicious.
I’m drinking a tea called Cinnamon Roll, which has this bronze glitter in it!
I’ve never had sparkly tea before! It’s pretty. But I wonder what the glitter is. Either way, it’s delicious.
This is such an amazing puzzle. Which of these figures is the true anomaly?
Answer: it’s the one that looks the LEAST anomalous!
• 2 is the only one without an outline
• 3 is the only square
• 4 is the only green figure
• 5 is the only small figure
Answer: it’s the one that looks the LEAST anomalous!
• 2 is the only one without an outline
• 3 is the only square
• 4 is the only green figure
• 5 is the only small figure
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
This is such an amazing puzzle. Which of these figures is the true anomaly?
Answer: it’s the one that looks the LEAST anomalous!
• 2 is the only one without an outline
• 3 is the only square
• 4 is the only green figure
• 5 is the only small figure
Answer: it’s the one that looks the LEAST anomalous!
• 2 is the only one without an outline
• 3 is the only square
• 4 is the only green figure
• 5 is the only small figure
The front stairs have become a slide. 🤭
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The front stairs have become a slide. 🤭
New profile picture. 🎩
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
New profile picture. 🎩
Bauble selfie!
Lens used: Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
Lens used: Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
January 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Bauble selfie!
Lens used: Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
Lens used: Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8
Some more test shots with my Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8.
…of fake flowers in my office.
…of fake flowers in my office.
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Some more test shots with my Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8.
…of fake flowers in my office.
…of fake flowers in my office.
I got this 1979 Pancolar lens for about $50 because it had fungus inside, as you can see in the first photo (the fungal starbursts).
So I disassembled the lens and cleaned the two back elements with isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.
I now have a clean, fungus-free lens!
So I disassembled the lens and cleaned the two back elements with isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.
I now have a clean, fungus-free lens!
January 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I got this 1979 Pancolar lens for about $50 because it had fungus inside, as you can see in the first photo (the fungal starbursts).
So I disassembled the lens and cleaned the two back elements with isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.
I now have a clean, fungus-free lens!
So I disassembled the lens and cleaned the two back elements with isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.
I now have a clean, fungus-free lens!
Testing out my new Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8 after I cleaned the fungus from the back elements.
Not bad for a lens I got for less than $50 including shipping!
Not bad for a lens I got for less than $50 including shipping!
January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Testing out my new Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm ƒ/1.8 after I cleaned the fungus from the back elements.
Not bad for a lens I got for less than $50 including shipping!
Not bad for a lens I got for less than $50 including shipping!
Here is a direct comparison of key details.
1. The light knight heads show comparable sharpness, but the dark knight heads look slightly blurred in the Sigma photos
2. Sigma: bases look blurry; Laowa: bases are sharp
3. Sigma: bases look curved; Laowa: bases look straight (no lens distortion)
1. The light knight heads show comparable sharpness, but the dark knight heads look slightly blurred in the Sigma photos
2. Sigma: bases look blurry; Laowa: bases are sharp
3. Sigma: bases look curved; Laowa: bases look straight (no lens distortion)
January 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Here is a direct comparison of key details.
1. The light knight heads show comparable sharpness, but the dark knight heads look slightly blurred in the Sigma photos
2. Sigma: bases look blurry; Laowa: bases are sharp
3. Sigma: bases look curved; Laowa: bases look straight (no lens distortion)
1. The light knight heads show comparable sharpness, but the dark knight heads look slightly blurred in the Sigma photos
2. Sigma: bases look blurry; Laowa: bases are sharp
3. Sigma: bases look curved; Laowa: bases look straight (no lens distortion)
Testing out my new Laowa 90mm ƒ/2.8 APO and comparing it with my old Sigma 50mm ƒ/2.8 EX DG Macro.
Two things are particularly noticeable:
1. The Laowa has edge-to-edge sharpness; the Sigma shows blur at the bases.
2. The Sigma shows lens distortion at the bases; not the Laowa.
Two things are particularly noticeable:
1. The Laowa has edge-to-edge sharpness; the Sigma shows blur at the bases.
2. The Sigma shows lens distortion at the bases; not the Laowa.
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Testing out my new Laowa 90mm ƒ/2.8 APO and comparing it with my old Sigma 50mm ƒ/2.8 EX DG Macro.
Two things are particularly noticeable:
1. The Laowa has edge-to-edge sharpness; the Sigma shows blur at the bases.
2. The Sigma shows lens distortion at the bases; not the Laowa.
Two things are particularly noticeable:
1. The Laowa has edge-to-edge sharpness; the Sigma shows blur at the bases.
2. The Sigma shows lens distortion at the bases; not the Laowa.
Testing my new macro lens on a 1947–1951 Red Combine knight (king height: 11 cm). This lens can magnify to 2 times the original size!
At this level of magnification, you can clearly see that he has a beauty mark, and he is wearing some fashionable eyeliner. 🤭
At this level of magnification, you can clearly see that he has a beauty mark, and he is wearing some fashionable eyeliner. 🤭
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Testing my new macro lens on a 1947–1951 Red Combine knight (king height: 11 cm). This lens can magnify to 2 times the original size!
At this level of magnification, you can clearly see that he has a beauty mark, and he is wearing some fashionable eyeliner. 🤭
At this level of magnification, you can clearly see that he has a beauty mark, and he is wearing some fashionable eyeliner. 🤭
Oooh Misha is dangerous! 🫢
January 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Oooh Misha is dangerous! 🫢
Fuck you, electromagnetic radiation!
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Fuck you, electromagnetic radiation!
Two Soviet teens playing chess with a Shkolnik II set (1950s–1960s).
The last photo is an edit of my set.
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eBay listing photo: www.ebay.com/itm/38944552...
The last photo is an edit of my set.
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eBay listing photo: www.ebay.com/itm/38944552...
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Two Soviet teens playing chess with a Shkolnik II set (1950s–1960s).
The last photo is an edit of my set.
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eBay listing photo: www.ebay.com/itm/38944552...
The last photo is an edit of my set.
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eBay listing photo: www.ebay.com/itm/38944552...
Haha that’s totally Misha!
January 2, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Haha that’s totally Misha!