Eva Silvertant ❀

Autistic Burnout, I begrudgingly choose you!

They’re both innocent! Until proven guilty by a canine judge.

My wife was trying to prop Eiki up for a photo.

On the right is what Eiki’s expression would look like in human form. 🤭

I captured the partial eclipse this morning!

The first picture is handheld (at 4:49 AM); the second is on a tripod (at 5:25 AM), so it’s slightly sharper.

Lens: 3M-5CA 500mm ƒ/8

Misha sunbathing at the window. 🥰

My wife and I went out for tea and scones, and I snapped a few pictures with the Super-Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4.

It’s a fun lens for making mundane things look dreamy and alien, thanks to its shallow depth of field and smooth transitions.

I received an amazing discount of −$6.48!

Yes, that’s a double negative. If I accept this offer, I will be paying $6.48 more for this lens than the base price. 😆

He’s just a head and two paws of different sizes. 🤭

Yeah, amazing to see all the different styles. I love this dark reddish one.

Yeah it's such a nice repro. In my opinion a bit too heavy even! I mean, it feels satisfying to move the pieces, but it’s definitely overkill.

Not my picture, but this is the plastic version I got her. I filled the pieces with lead, so it’s an impressively heavy set now.

I think it’s one of the most stunning plastic sets I’ve seen, but of course it doesn’t compare with an old wooden one.

Yeah, they’re stunning! My wife has a plastic version from the '70s, as well as a repro from Staunton Castle. I would love to get her an original one as pictured, but I haven’t come across one for an affordable price. Probably never will, to be fair.

A random photo of one of my mini-Mordovian sets (1951; king height: 7.5 cm).

Now I need to make a whole bunch of friends at the optimal moment of when they’re peaking, so I can steal their material, and present a facade of sustained peaking. 🤭

The 'Cadbury cads' joke I stole from a friend just now. They said they will never be better than that joke.

I figured I would steal it so people think that I’m the one who peaked early in life.

Haha such a weird theft alert in my region. Two women have stolen thousands of dollars worth of chocolate!

Those utter Cadbury cads. 😆

Cat-eye bokeh. ;)

I snapped some pictures of Eiki chilling in his basket—using the Japanese Super-Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4.

Fittingly, “Eiki” is Japanese for “glitter”, in reference to his glitter gene, which leaves the tips of his fur shimmering when they catch the light.

Triplet-5 100mm ƒ/2.8

I decided to give this ridiculous Soviet Cooke Triplet projection lens a try again—on a 25-55 mm helicoid for closer focusing.

It’s not a sharp lens, but it does have pretty nice Trioplan-like bubble bokeh with sharp (and colorful) outlining.

My friend said that their partner (who refuses to look for a job) considers himself a breadwinner now that he paid for 5% of the household with his social benefits and a minor gig.

I think he should rather call himself a crumbwinner. 🤭

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

But I like equal amounts of monospace on both sides. 🤭

“This is the first time John Baben has messaged you on Quora.”

Lies! He has clearly messaged a second time.

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).

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.

Eiki says boxes are the best. 🤭

Haha was he born like that?

And who is Cancer Man then?

Haha kids in plastic deserve some toys!

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. 🤭