iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Eye in the Forest Photo taken with a 1994 MC Rubinar 300mm ƒ/4.5 Macro—one of the largest-aperture mirror lenses!

Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Around midnight, I sat on the couch to browse my phone for a bit before getting some work done. I didn’t plan to stay long, but then Misha climbed onto my lap. I felt so privileged that I stayed for two hours. 😆 How could I refuse that face?

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Soft Echo Photo taken with a 1958–1965 Bell & Howell Super D Proval 2″ ƒ/1.4 projection lens.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Unfortunately the picture is out of focus, but I thought this was an amusing scene… Eiki is using Francis of Assisi—the patron saint of animals—for support. 🤭

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Photo taken with a 1970 MOG Orestegon 29mm ƒ/2.8 with a reversed front element. This felt like the first time I made creative use of the exaggerated perspective of a wide-angle lens: just 2 cm of leaf in front of the pupa expanded to become an entire valley in this miniature landscape!

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Funny conversation with my friend…

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is so strange. This woman managed to buy an automatic knitting machine from the ’80s for just $200, and it was only 10 minutes away from her. It came with the original manual, and the woman on the cover looks eerily like her! youtu.be/37ZUvB-lWGM?...

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"A simple reminder that nature can create amazing visual moments without needing anything artificial—so we artificially produced the visual for illustrative purposes." Said without intended irony as well…

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I enjoy the "BREAKING:" (as in breaking news) in this image. As if Roger Penrose formulated his Conformal Cyclic Cosmology model of the universe just last week, instead of EXACTLY two whole decades ago! (He presented the idea at the Perimeter Institute on September 12, 2006.)

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Eiki trying to maintain his dignity during a thorough background check. 😆

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hibiscus Swirl (Cool Spring vs. Warm Spring) Photo taken with a 1954–1956 ISCO–Göttingen Kiptar 45mm ƒ/1.6 projection lens. The colors of the first version are true to life. Which version do you prefer?

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Czech this out—I found dad’s chess magazines under his bed. 😆 (Not my dad’s; I found it listed on a Czech online marketplace)

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Remember my therapist who encouraged me to consume fortune cookies for personal growth? Turns out my suspicions were justified. Not only does she run a Chinese restaurant on the side, but I’ve just learned that her husband is the CEO of a Fortune 500 fortune-cookie conglomerate!

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is the coolest and most autistic video I’ve seen in a long time: youtu.be/8jVogdTJESw?... A wonderful deep dive into something very technical (double pendulum motion), but it’s given clarity by the beautiful graphs that accompany the simulations. So satisfying to watch!

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Pushing Simulations to the LIMIT to Find Order in Chaos

YouTube video by Drew's Campfire

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Are transphobes pretending to be logic-challenged, pretending to pretend, or are they actually? I honestly can’t tell.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My therapist runs a Chinese restaurant as a side gig, by the way. I’m starting to worry there may be a conflict of interest.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My therapist said the fortune cookies could be very important for my growth. So I’ve incorporated them into my treatment plan: conventional therapy every three weeks, and complementary fortune cookie therapy the other two.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Aww the Copic Awards 2026 announced the finalists, and I didn’t make the cut. But I hope this pen illustration by MelliMellow wins the Copic Multiliner category at least! Such a cool idea. I would love to try this. Finalists: copicaward.com/winners/winn...

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m sure you know Mensa, the high-IQ society for people who score in the top 2% on standardized intelligence tests. I created a society called Mensan’t, for people intelligent enough not to apply. We currently have 0 members, which speaks to our great intellect!

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The irony is that not getting baited into taking this test in the first place is the true test of intelligence. Success stories: Thousands of PhD-level intellectuals have already passed without answering a single question.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I opened another Chinese fortune cookie. Its message was actually super wise! It encouraged me to order more Chinese food, because think of all the wisdom you can get at the end from all those cookies! I thought of going to therapy, but I think ordering Chinese is better value.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I feel so exhausted every day; I keep waking up tired because I’m not getting enough sleep. But I’m glad I got some wisdom from a Chinese fortune cookie just now, which said I have enough energy and enthusiasm for two people! Two worryingly sleep-deprived people… 🤭

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m calling this photo ‘Fat cat’, because… as you probably guessed, Eiki is wealthy and powerful—and pretty fat. Actually, he has perfect curves! Long focal-length lenses—like this MC Rubinar 300mm ƒ/4.5 I used—compress the background into a flat plane, which in this case makes Eiki look obese.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Here’s a polished version that keeps your gentle voice and eloquence, while improving clarity and flow: Fugg you, you pustulent, maggot-laced carousel of grief and shattered dreams of a world! Let me know if you want me to make it a bit more sharp and concise without losing the reflective ending.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Cyan Reverie Here is a photo taken with a 1950–1951 Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primoplan 58mm ƒ/1.9 that I’m really pleased with. Actually, it’s two photos combined: one photo shot wide open (2nd image) for the background, and one shot at ƒ/5.6 (3rd image) for the foreground elements.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Reluctant birthday boy We tried to make Misha the birthday boy. But it wasn’t his birthday—it was Mowgli’s! And Misha wasn’t about to steal Mowgli’s moment, not even when we tried to bribe him with a treat. 🤭

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It was Mowgli’s birthday today. 2 years old! And Gimli tried to steal his little birthday hat. 😱

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Anemone A new lens! Well, new for me. It’s in fact one of the oldest lenses I own now—a 1950–1951 Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primoplan 58mm ƒ/1.9.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hibiscus Raindrop Reverie Photo taken with a 1977–1978 Fuji Fujinon 55mm ƒ/2.2 on a 25–55 mm helicoid. It was nice to photograph our Rose of Sharon in the morning after a gentle rainfall.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Ahh my name has finally been legally changed! 😃 It’s such a relief to finally see my proper name on documents and my bank and such.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

White Chiffons, Bordeaux Twilight A moody and weirdly vampiric-looking late-evening shot taken with a 1969–1970 Konica Hexanon 57mm ƒ/1.4 from Japan.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Salsify & Marigolds I’ve never seen these large dandelion-looking things before! Apparently it’s a salsify/goatsbeard. Photos taken with a 1958–1961 Leotax Leonon 5cm ƒ/2.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hibiscus Morning (original photo vs. edit) The hibiscus trees next to our house looked absolutely magical in the morning sunlight—I was thrilled to capture some of that magic! Doesn’t it look like an impressionist painting? Photo taken with a 1970 MMZ Helios-44-2 58mm ƒ/2 from Belarus.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hibiscus Hellfire Photo taken with a 1958–1961 Leotax Leonon 5cm ƒ/2 from Japan. I ended up calling this image ‘Hibiscus Hellfire’, which is particularly amusing to me considering the file name my camera attributed to it is EVA6665. 666!

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My legs are driving me mad. I got feasted on by mosquitoes while taking photos in Rattray Marsh. I count 50+ bites on the front side of my legs alone! And they caused an allergic reaction. I look like a pink Dalmatian! 🤭 It itches so badly, it’s difficult to fall asleep.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Hibiscus at Dawn Photo taken with a 1977–1979 Meyer-Optik Görlitz Domiplan 50mm ƒ/2.8 on a 25–55 mm helicoid. Some people think this is a poor lens, but I think it’s highly underrated. Probably one of the best Cooke triplet lenses after the Trioplan.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I googled my name and deviantArt to get to my profile. Google AI asserts that I must be looking for Martin, who I apparently collaborate with on design discussions. But Eva Silvertant is a researcher at Embrace Autism, not a graphic designer and typographer. 😆

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was invited to this Reddit community (first image), which does seem nice and wholesome, but the background colors are overwhelming to my senses! If it looked like image 2 or 3, I would gladly join. This is one of those rare times where my autism does feel constraining.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Among the Embers Photo taken with a 1958–1961 Leotax Leonon 5cm ƒ/2 from Japan. The red glow in the background actually came from the morning sunlight!

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sun Behind Wildfire Haze Due to the heavy haze from the Ontario wildfires, I was able to capture the Sun directly without any filters (or by stopping down the lens, but the lens I used lacks an aperture). Photo taken with a 1994 MC Rubinar 500mm ƒ/8 Macro from Russia.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I lost my Fitbit last week. Today my new one arrived, and it happens to perfectly match the dress I’m wearing!

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

So happy to have spotted a Monarch butterfly again! Such a rare sight nowadays. It was flying around in the Royal Botanical Gardens. It didn’t appreciate me getting close with my Helios-44-2, so I ultimately captured it with a longer lens, the TTArtisan 100mm ƒ/2.8.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I shot the same subject with three different lenses, with a composition that I felt suited each: • Helios-44-2 58mm ƒ/2: swirly with spectral highlights • Auto Revuenon 55mm ƒ/1.4: dreamy painterly style with gentle swirl • ISCO Kiptar 45mm ƒ/1.6: swirl vortex with dynamic highlights

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Painting Light & Berries Photo taken with a c. 1966 radioactive Super-Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4. I was surprised and delighted with how painterly this scene ended up looking—like a chiaroscuro oil painting.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Swirling Lilies Photos taken with a c. 1955 ISCO–Göttingen Kiptar 45mm ƒ/1.6 projection lens.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A comparison between three swirly lenses: • Helios-40 85mm ƒ/1.5 (KMZ, 1961) • Helios-44-2 58mm ƒ/2 (MMZ, 1971) • Mir-1B 37mm ƒ/2.8 (ZOMZ, 1986) Image 1: photos taken of the same composition Image 2: photos taken at a fixed distance (around 120 cm)

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I was taking photos of Eiki, when Gimli walked into the frame in front of him. I still managed to capture Eiki though! 🤭

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Daisies in a Dream Photos taken with a 1971–1973 Auto Revuenon 55mm ƒ/1.4 from Japan. This lens keeps surprising me with its ability to render ordinary scenes like dreamy paintings.

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I decided to participate in the COPIC AWARD 2026 art competition. I doubt I’ll win anything, but it seemed like a fun thing to be part of. I submitted my 2019 illustration, Creation & Growth: copicaward.com/work/detail/...

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Eva Silvertant ❀ @evasilvertant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Daylily at Night An experiment I did last night. Photo taken with the Helios-40 85mm ƒ/1.5 and a diffuse violet LED light.

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