2025 National Bonsai Exhibition photos

[pandacular]

Just pulled down 17 gb of photos from my camera and dropped off a few rolls of film. So glad they lightened up the photography rules.

I was struggling quite a bit with the light, but it was good practice. Always fun to talk cameras with bonsai nerds, thanks to those who shared tips, including Bjorn.

 

[OrenjiIroNoNeko]

 

[Dan W.]

@Dan W. , I loved your display.
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Thank you!

 

[Michael P]

Thank you all who posted photos!

 

[pandacular]

I will be uploading more to this album soon*, but my computer is dying and I'd not like to go inside just yet.

10th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition

Explore this photo album by Will Schnicke on Flickr!

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* Only has like 4 photos at time of sharing.

 

[yashu]

Thank you!

Is that an Austin Heitzman stand? It’s beautiful and really complimented the trees.

 

[Rallymachine]

S'More

 

[pandacular]

S'More

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Do you have a flickr or instagram or anything where you dump photos? Your shots are very nice, the type of photography I want to get better at (my tree portraits are terrible, but my detail shots are okay)

 

[stubmle]

How do I order a pre-publication copy of the album?

Talked to the fellow at the International Bonsai booth, he said you could order it online but I can't find it at the URL they provided, it only has older ones. However I did snag a paper order form before I left. Here's a scan- just print this out and send it in!

 

[Michael P]

Talked to the fellow at the International Bonsai booth, he said you could order it online but I can't find it at the URL they provided, it only has older ones. However I did snag a paper order form before I left. Here's a scan- just print this out and send it in!

Thank you! I had the same trouble at their website.

 

[Dan W.]

Is that an Austin Heitzman stand? It’s beautiful and really complimented the trees.

Thank you! It is. I hit him up with the idea a couple years ago and Austin designed and built it for me.

 

[Rallymachine]

Do you have a flickr or instagram or anything where you dump photos? Your shots are very nice, the type of photography I want to get better at (my tree portraits are terrible, but my detail shots are okay)

Nope, just a dad with too many hobbies lol.

I agree on the relaxation of the photography rules. It helps to have a personal record of trees I found moving and capture smaller details that may be missed in the album. I’ll still buy the albums but it’s apples and oranges to me—personal notes/community discussion vs. archival/history keeping. Both capture the essence of the show, just differently.

 

[Mikecheck123]

Finally getting through my video footage. This is over-the-top, but that's what this tree deserves!

 

[stewarjm192]

I don’t know about “backyard”… it was an 8 hour drive for me. Well worth it though.

I think next time I’ll take a flight from Portland or Concord to Rochester. I’ll also stay at the “official” hotel so I can take better advantage of the events held there and also the shuttle going to the main venue. A little more investment over all but I’m all set with the big drive twice in one weekend and carting myself all over the damn place from an off site hotel.

The “events” are not typical, and only were due to the congruent ABS seminars held there. ABS will probably be in a different place the next national

 

[Cadillactaste]

There were three maples like that on display. The other two were in leaf. It seems like people are exploring what can be done with scarification/deadwood on maples. @Cadillactaste would be proud.

Thanks for the tag...I hadn't heard. This was a highlight that I needed today. Thank ya kindly.

 

[LeftHandLuke]

This is currently my favorite thread of anything anywhere.

 

[Carol 83]

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I'll post some more tomorrow - time for some sleep...

Thanks for sharing.

 

[stubmle]

Hot take: that double-apex larch should have won Best Literati.

Upon further reflection I'm going to retract this statement; I think the pitch pine in post #21 of this thread is more deserving of the title. However, I still think the double-apex larch better exemplifies the character of a literati than the winner of the literati category does. I have never seen anything quite like it.

Anyqays- that huge bald cypress with the knees absolutely deserved the Best American Species award it got. Magnificent!

 

[darzuo]

Upon further reflection I'm going to retract this statement; I think the pitch pine in post #21 of this thread is more deserving of the title. However, I still think the double-apex larch better exemplifies the character of a literati than the winner of the literati category does. I have never seen anything quite like it.

Anyqays- that huge bald cypress with the knees absolutely deserved the Best American Species award it got. Magnificent!

I actually quite liked the larch, only thing is I wished the top apex had more of a direction. It kind of felt like the foliage was a bit messy and didn't have the delicate / sparse character for literati for my taste. Still an amazing tree though!

 

[RJG2]

Upon further reflection I'm going to retract this statement; I think the pitch pine in post #21 of this thread is more deserving of the title. However, I still think the double-apex larch better exemplifies the character of a literati than the winner of the literati category does. I have never seen anything quite like it.

Anyqays- that huge bald cypress with the knees absolutely deserved the Best American Species award it got. Magnificent!

The needles were all cut on the pitch pine, but I did really like that display as well.

Anyone know what the jita was made of?