I figured someone else would actually help!
Would probably be a good idea to show off more of the trunk and deadwood ?
Carefully IMO...
That jin is nice but it really screws with your directionality.
I'd try and stretch everything close to it closer to it, while exposing that nice shari/ live twist by putting a pad behind it.
Note the broke up behind pad. Expose any more interesting part up higher too.
That jin...maybe it aint nice!
The way the other side comes out definitely creates a STOP.
You want the viewer to keep going up and back, maybe more exposed trunk will assist in the need to go up, but coming back down the trunk will likely be stopped there again . Could just need a nicer pot too though. I'd favor hiding the yellow side of the red, leaving the jin. So far.
My biggest concern would be the 2 seemingly equal drop branches.
One should be reduced IMO. Not soon. Not at all!
I like the front cut in favor of the 2 green branches.
Possibly the back cut, unless you need to move/hide that branch behind for depth.
But 2 long hangers is too much...
Not IMO....almost every Demo shows one of those cut off.
Decisions decisions.....years and years to make!
God.....Damn!
Friggin Non Depot Juniper!
Sorce