Thanks very much, Markar.

Thanks for the suggestions, Nightski. I will clone out the distracting jags. I find it interesting that a couple of people suggested more contrast and you suggest there is too much. These suggestions would make for very different pictures. Obviously the light was what it was, but I could have used a shade or diffuser. It is nice to get different opinions. Next time I will experiment with these suggestions when I go out. I have a lot of work to do to learn to visualize the possibilities. The nice thing about digital is you can actually try them and see the results in the field.

Thanks very much, E Mang. I hope to post more in the future.

Thanks, fuminous and pfrancke. As soon as I get some time, I'll play with cropping, contrast, sharpening and saturation, as you suggest.
Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks very much, Judy.

Thanks very much, Photophile. I spent most of a day at the arboretum. I love that place.

I don't understand how you can stack handheld. Doesn't movement of subject vs camera change perspective and make it hard or impossible to stack? I've never tried this. so am just asking for my own education.

I'm new to UHH. I've been doing photography for my own enjoyment for years, but am without training.

I took this at the University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum.
I used my old Canon T3i with a Canon 100mm Macro L lens, f13, 1/45 sec, ISO 200. I used a tripod, no flash and no post-processing.

Please critique.

I love all the information on UHH.

Thanks very much.

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Thanks so much, Irene. I hope to join a camera club when I retire, but UHH is great!

Minnesota? I have very fond memories of canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe area in Northern Minnesota in the early 70's.

Thanks very much, creativ simon. The red flower parts remind me of candy.

I made these with my old camera, a Canon T3i with a Canon 100mm macro L lens.

Thanks so much, Clicker2014. I've not had any feedback on my photography, so I'm glad to hear that you liked them.

I enjoy landscapes and macro and hope to really get into it when I retire (hopefully soon).

Here's a link to a Wikipedia article on the Leucospermum. They are African plants in the Proteacea (Proteus) family, and do quite well here in California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucospermum

I can't remember what plant that leaf picture was of, but the light and geometry attracted me.

Thanks very much, Mary. I really enjoy the Leucospermum and the Protea.

Here are some close-ups I took at the UC Santa Cruz arboretum. This is my first post to UHH.

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I attach my Hoodman with 2 rubber bands, one around the pop up flash on my Canon EOSs and one around the tripod mount under the camera body. Stays put and is always there when I need it. It not only blocks the sun but magnifies the screen. You can adjust focus for your eyes, and works with glasses. Great device.

This may not be what you want, but I'm mentioning it anyway.

One interesting option is Google Photos. It offers unlimited storage of images and videos entirely for free. Resolution is limited to 16 megapixels for photos and 1080p for videos (if you want to store a higher resolution file, it can also tap into Google Drive storage). Photos is available on iOS, Android, and the web, and it includes a number of other helpful features that may make you want to try it.

"Photos automatically organizes all of your images"

The other big feature present in Photos is around organization. Google will analyze your images and automatically sort them into groups. Google Photos can sort out photos of skylines and beaches — it's a lot like what Flickr rolled out. It'll also identify people, so that you can scroll through images of them over time. It can even track them as they age.