Well, Varian, I tried. For many, many hours over the past five days I tried everything: scale, lighting, camera angles, everything. I still can't come close to what you have in message #11. I get the same thing no matter what I do, a stick with a clump of branches on top. So, while I truly appreciate your attempts to help, I'm going to do what a year of head-banging and hair-pulling in Bryce has taught me to do when I reach this point: Give Up. I'll just write my aunt and tell her I can't do it. I can't make a Vue scene with redwoods. Thanks again for all your help.