Dom Olinares

Before tossing  my baby kale and radicchio salad, I decided to take a peek with a foldscope:


 <img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-30416 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30416" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1515744096","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30411/salad1.jpg" width="298"/>


 Here are some shots taken under different lighting and magnification:


 <img alt="salad 3" class="size-medium wp-image-30412 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30412" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1515708123","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="salad 3" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30411/salad-3.jpg" width="300"/>

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 <img alt="salad 6" class="size-medium wp-image-30415 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30415" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1515708009","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="salad 6" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30411/salad-6.jpg" width="300"/>
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 The stomata are prominent here.  As someone pointed out in my Instagram post, it is interesting that the cells containing the stomata have no color pigments. Any ideas?
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</figure>

 <img alt="salad 5" class="size-medium wp-image-30414 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30414" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1515708123","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="salad 5" data-recalc-dims="1" height="225" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30411/salad-5.jpg" width="300"/>


 <img alt="salad2" class="size-medium wp-image-30417 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30417" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1515708181","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="salad2" data-recalc-dims="1" height="225" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30411/salad2.jpg" width="300"/>


 <img alt="salad 4" class="size-medium wp-image-30413 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30413" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1515707093","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"6"}' data-image-title="salad 4" data-recalc-dims="1" height="225" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30411/salad-4.jpg" width="300"/>

Close-up view of salad greens (&amp; purplish reds)

Last winter break I volunteered to catsit my neighbor’s Maine coon and water the plants in the apartment. I could not resist exploring the indoor garden with my foldscope!


 Here the cells from a leaf of Purple Heart/wandering Jew plant appear like purple and green gems:


 <img alt="img_9070.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30625 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30625" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9070.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9070.jpg" width="1000"/>


 <img alt="img_9146.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30740 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30740" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9146.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9146.jpg" width="1000"/>


 Here’s a kaleidoscope of colored leaf cells from a vine house plant:


 <img alt="img_9155-2.jpg" class="wp-image-30630 size-full gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30630" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9155-2.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9155-2.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <img alt="img_9165.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30631 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30631" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9165.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9165.jpg" width="1000"/>


 <img alt="img_9021.jpg" class="wp-image-30741 size-full gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30741" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9021.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9021.jpg" width="1000"/>
 A fern:


 <img alt="img_9197.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30634 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30634" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9197.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="750" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9197.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <img alt="img_9186.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30633 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30633" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9186.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="782" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9186.jpg" width="750"/>


 From the spider plant:


 <img alt="img_8989.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30635 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30635" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_8989.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_8989.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <img alt="img_8996.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30636 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30636" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_8996.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_8996.jpg" width="1000"/>


 A hanging plant with striped leaves:


 <img alt="img_9004.jpg" class="size-full wp-image-30637 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30637" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9004.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9004.jpg" width="1000"/>
 <img alt="img_9010.jpg" class="wp-image-30638 size-full gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="30638" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="img_9010.jpg" data-recalc-dims="1" height="1333" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_30639/img_9010.jpg" width="1000"/>

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