Smoke
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...and so it begins..... More money, more money MORE MONEY!
BVF's US National Bonsai Exhibition Entry
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
SHHHHH............
I wonder if drawing a comparison to owning seasonably-appropriate stands and owning the right shoes with EVERY outfit would work...
Dav4
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I'm going to say "No", but I like the way you think, Brian.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Changing the stand is not necessary. Its the pot thats too dark. Looky now savin money already!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Great, 'cause mama needs a new pair of shoes...
Thanks again Al, really appreciate the insight.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Another great tree and thread. This Exhibition is really bringing some great stuff to the forum table!
stacy allen muse
Chumono
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
And they're off...
Best wishes to Bill and all for a successful show!
Best wishes to Bill and all for a successful show!
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Good luck, be safe, and thank you for a great discussion thread.
Ang3lfir3
Omono
WOW... it JUST fits! ......
are you going with them or passing off to the truck?
are you going with them or passing off to the truck?
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
I know! Gonna need a bigger truck!
I'm not going, I met Jim Osborne from GNOBS on his way through Birmingham and he's taking it on up.
Ang3lfir3
Omono
that's what happened to us as well ... lol ....
hope to see you there in 2014
I'll buy you a beer or three!
Ang3lfir3
Omono
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
that's what happened to us as well ... lol ....
hope to see you there in 2014
Indeed, and I'll buy beers 2 and 4!
garywood
Chumono
Good Luck Brian, it looks really good. Shishio Improved is a little stronger, roots and shoots, than Deshojo which it looks like.
Wood
http://thingsofwood-gary.blogspot.com/
Wood
http://thingsofwood-gary.blogspot.com/
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Good to know; never have found much on that cultivar. It's developed well in the time since you brought it over 10 years ago!!!
Impossible to know by only looking, but the 2007 Bay Island Bonsai show gallery had 2 J. maples that had branching, barking (or lack thereof), and coloring that were very similar to mine: http://bonsaiboon.com/images/photos/bib/2007/bib_exhibit_2007.html (third photo, in aqua pot with birds, and 7th photo) Always wondered if they were the same cultivar.
Impossible to know by only looking, but the 2007 Bay Island Bonsai show gallery had 2 J. maples that had branching, barking (or lack thereof), and coloring that were very similar to mine: http://bonsaiboon.com/images/photos/bib/2007/bib_exhibit_2007.html (third photo, in aqua pot with birds, and 7th photo) Always wondered if they were the same cultivar.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
That looks like a shishigagashira to me. (bird pot)
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Very nice Brian!
I will try to offer constructive criticism though I really like what you are working with:
(1) The elements IN THE PHOTO are too heavy, too crowded. That's a big accent for that tree. I am sure (in the final display) you will have that accent forward and much further from the bonsai. I would consider trimming it slightly because right now it is visually overpowering (to me) particularly relative to the slab.
(2) Without going overboard, can you open up the foliage so you can define the layers (a little) and reveal the trunkline (a little more)? Because the foliage is so thick, the tree appears flatter than if you could see into the tree and see more of the internal structure. I know, easier said than done, particularly with maples...
Good luck!
I will try to offer constructive criticism though I really like what you are working with:
(1) The elements IN THE PHOTO are too heavy, too crowded. That's a big accent for that tree. I am sure (in the final display) you will have that accent forward and much further from the bonsai. I would consider trimming it slightly because right now it is visually overpowering (to me) particularly relative to the slab.
(2) Without going overboard, can you open up the foliage so you can define the layers (a little) and reveal the trunkline (a little more)? Because the foliage is so thick, the tree appears flatter than if you could see into the tree and see more of the internal structure. I know, easier said than done, particularly with maples...
Good luck!
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