"Resolution" is a term used in digital photograhy to describe a camera's and/or a lens' ability to show detail. In this photo the detail is evident in the individual grains of pollen that are visible. To be honest, I didn't see this in this little flower until I opened the image on my computer and cropped the flower down to about 1/3 of its orignal size. I continue to be impressed with what 23 million megapixels can do!
Forget the technical stuff, though, and consider this: "resolution" also means "intention," "determination" and even "courage." Can a single crocus be evidence of any of this? Is Nature an "intent?" Or is it an unthinking force?
Don't ask me. . . I just enjoy the emergence of life from the cold, brown earth after a long, cold winter in South Dakota.
Canon 1DII 1/250s f/2.8 ISO400 100mm
I have no clue what kind of plant this is. But I like it. This was growing in one of the gardens at the Getty Villa in Malibu.
Trompe l'Oeil (pronounced tromp loy) is French for "fool the eye." It applies mainly to extremely realistic paintings, but I thought that this floor tile in the Getty Villa in Malibu also fooled the eye.
This title is not at all descriptive of the subject of this photo. The title suggests how I felt when we visited California. The fact that I had never seen a plant like this (in the Norton Simon art park in Pasdena, California) suggests that I was a bit of an alien. Sorry, but I don't know what it is called.
I think this is an ugly fish but I am posting the photo because I feel compelled to use the lame title. This was a huge koi in a koi pond at the Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar, California.
This is my third post in six days from the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena. The museum was great but the sculpture garden was beautiful - espcially on a spring day in California. The bronze cat is a sculpture but the white trees also are a strong sculptural element in the garden.
Betty is my 89 year old aunt. At age 18 she left South Dakota for California and has lived there ever since. At age 18 she showed a willingness to explore and she recently showed the same willingness when we carted her all over the Los Angeles area.
Amidst the concrete jungle of LA there exists an occasional green oasis, including this beautiful hilltop, illuminated by the morning sun. Below this hill lies the Hollywood Freeway. And if you looked up from the spot, you would see 
Take a minute to look at this post from a while back 
Oddly, I was reminded of 
That there should be no snow or ice in Pasadena, California, might be enough for South Dakotans enjoying a brief spring break. But that there should be greenery and flowers and warm breezes is enough to erase a whole, harsh winter.
