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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 · 20/09/2026

Haha it does! Either Eiki saw God or a bird…

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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 · 14/09/2026

Really cool eye color! Was he calling for attention or trying to chase you away?

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

Yeah it’s definitely nice to see his idea—and by extension cosmology in general—get more exposure.

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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

I’ve been a pawn of Big Cookie this whole time! 😱

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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

She actually didn’t mention what kind of growth the cookies would promote. Spiritual, psychological, or physical?

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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 · 03/09/2026

I’m actually doing both conventional therapy and Chinese cookie therapy. My therapist said the fortune cookies could be important for my growth. I now alternate; therapy every three weeks, and cookies the other two weeks.

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

I knew you were very intelligent! This confirms it even more. I’m curious why you were offered one though. That’s so unnecessary.

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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

I’m thinking of starting my own club called 'Mensa in Absentia'. It’s an exclusive high-IQ society for people who proved their intelligence by not taking the test.

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

I should put that on my CV. I think it speaks to my strengths.

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

By the way, I didn’t take the test. 😏

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

Testimonials: “I didn’t take it.” — Child prodigy, age 7 “I scrolled past.” — PhD candidate “What test?” — Nobel laureate

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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 · 02/09/2026

I can’t take credit for that. It’s the magic of the lens. It renders any subject chubby!

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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 · 01/09/2026

Yeah that’s true actually. I recently saw someone use AI in all their online arguments, but the outputs were SO aggressive and dismissive. It seems they conditioned their LLM to brutally put people down. I doubt it can even take on a friendly and charitable tone anymore.

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

Ah in this case I’m just pretending to have used AI for comedic effect. It wouldn’t have described my voice as gentle and eloquent after writing that nonsense. 🤭

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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 · 05/08/2026

I think you misunderstand. She isn’t blaming the victims for what happened because they should have moved to another state. She is saying that things are only getting worse, and if history taught us anything, trans people need to move states if they have the means to do so.

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