The left column shows the orginal filter as it is
passed through a 5-point averager and then a first-difference filter.
The right column starts with the same image, but first
passed through the first-difference and then the 5-point averager.
Note that the resulting output image from the cascade is the same.
Start with the same image
Filter the left with a 5-point averager and
the right with a first-difference