Blueballs.

So this is one of those where I nod and murmur “cooool,” and everyone else kinda says “whuh?”

Here’s how these monsters started out:

(Yes, even those of us who have been shooting for many years still somehow manage to get our fingers in the way.)

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Blueballs 1, 2, 3 & Blueballs (beginning), c. 2012
Kodak Portra 800

All Pentax MX
Macro images: 75-150mm zoom on an extension tube, handheld in available light