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The Quantum Magician
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"These little conversations, if I tried my very best, you know I never could say anything in twenty words or less."

Reader, programmer, photographer, gardener, occasional writer.
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The original photo: mushrooms/20250608

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A cluster of mushrooms growing up through mulch in an iron pot.
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Fun Guy

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A cluster of mushrooms growing up through mulch in an iron pot. The picture was run through home brew image processing software which extracted pixels from the original image based on the results of a Sobel filter algorithm, and placed them on a black background.
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Taking a licking.
A small long-haired silver gray tabby licking the ear of a larger short-haired tortoiseshell.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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The original photo: korean dogwood/20250605

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A frame mostly filled with benthamia kousa (Korean Dogwood) blossoms, the rest filled in by its own foliage.
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Benthamia Kousa

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A frame mostly filled with benthamia kousa (Korean Dogwood) blossoms, the rest filled in by its own foliage. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which used a false color palette to replace pixels selected by a Sobel filter algorithm. The false colors highlight edges and details.
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The original photo: full(-ish) moon./20251203

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The nearly full moon seen through a thin layer of clouds via the 25x zoom on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. The overall picture is somewhat grainy due to the digital zoom.
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Twenty-Five Times

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The nearly full moon seen through a thin layer of clouds via the 25x zoom on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. The overall picture is somewhat grainy due to the digital zoom. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black. The moon is golden yellow with dark red "seas." The clouds are a mix of the same dark red, and deep blue.
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The original photo: treeline/20251202

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A late fall treeline of mixed evergreens and deciduous fills the bottom third and left quarter if the image. The rest is sky.
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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A Phunky Photo set: Ice and Fire

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A late fall treeline of mixed evergreens and deciduous fills the bottom third and left quarter if the image. The rest is sky. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which has super saturated the colors of pixels in the original image selected by a Sobel filter algorithm. A late fall treeline of mixed evergreens and deciduous fills the bottom third and left quarter if the image. The rest is sky. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which generated a color change map via a Sobel filter algorithm and a red/yellow palette.
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The original photo: snow on yew/20251202

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A branch of a yew bush covered in snow, against the backdrop of a Burning Bush covered in snow.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Snow On Yew

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A branch of a yew bush covered in snow, against the backdrop of a Burning Bush covered in snow. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black. The snow is cyan, the shadows a light purple.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The original photo: rosa multiflora/20250603

(aka wild rose)

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Two open blossoms of rosa multiflora above a sprig of still developing buds against a background of their own foliage.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Ghost Rose

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Two open blossoms of rosa multiflora above a sprig of still developing buds against a background of their own foliage. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black. The blossoms are now a pale cyan, the plant's leaves are a dark blue/purple, and the shadows are a camp fire of orange and yellow.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The original photo: developing raspberries/20250530

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A cluster of raspberries in various stages of development, none of them close to ripeness.
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Protoberries

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A cluster of raspberries in various stages of development, none of them close to ripeness. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which analyzed the rate of color change across the image, and plotted it a yellow and orange rendition that resembles an etching of the original image.
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A very happy kitty cleaning #Caturday! #LaneyLavings
A short haired tortoiseshell cat sitting on a desk, licking her paw.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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The original photo: snowdrop/20250528

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Snowdrop blossoms on a background of foliage.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Sixth Circle Snowdrops

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Snowdrop blossoms on a background of foliage. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black. The flowers aren cyan, most of the background is golden yellow and red, with some dark blue touches scattered around.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The original photo: nine bark blossoms/20250526

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Mid-spring Nine Bark blossoms in various stages of development, from barely buds to every bud in a cluster being wide open.
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Stages

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Mid-spring Nine Bark blossoms in various stages of development, from barely buds to every bud in a cluster being wide open. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which manipulated the colors and outlined details in black. The flowers are golden, the leaves dark blue and purple with red highlights, and the shadows are a vivid cyan.
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The original photo: Thanksgiving dinner/2021127

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A Thanksgiving feast: baked buttered rolls, mashed potatoes with gravy, turkey with gravy, dressing with gravy, black olives, crunchy vegetable salad, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce all on a fiesta patterned plate. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which has super saturated the colors of the pixels selected by a Sobel filter algorithm. The overall effect is of a glowing meal, touched by the gods.
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Together, Together We're Golden II

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A Thanksgiving feast: baked buttered rolls, mashed potatoes with gravy, turkey with gravy, dressing with gravy, black olives, crunchy vegetable salad, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce all on a fiesta patterned plate. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which has super saturated the colors of the pixels selected by a Sobel filter algorithm. The overall effect is of a glowing meal, touched by the gods.
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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The original photo: spring ferns/2020517

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Mid-may ferns filling the frame.
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Springing II Ferns

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Mid-may ferns filling the frame. The picture has been run through home brew image processing software which has super saturated the colors and outlined details in black.
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The original photo: red dogwood/20240507

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A cluster of Red Dogwood leaves and flowers, the tiny buds just starting to open.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM