Bananaman
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I still think there is hope at this forum, and I'm not giving up this easy. I truly think there are some people here that want to learn, I think they think they are doing it right, but not, but don't know any different.
So a couple years ago I had a guy on this forum that was being a real pain in the ass to me. He felt I "owed" him or something, I finally got pissed off because he was not getting it and explained how to reduce his tree down to just straight lines. Take them down to just the line of the tree. At that point one can see the diss-array of the branches, how they come off the trunk all jacked up.
So now you all get to learn a new Keppler secret that I do only in my backyard with people that don't get it.
I understand that the Ryan video series was really a stink bomb with some people. I get it, you like it and you feel it is wonderful and you are learning things. So in the spirit of the Ryan Videos or not, I know there are a lot here that do not take the service and there are many that still think they are doing bonsai.
Fine, everyone here wants to see trees, post your best tree, and self critique it. I do this with every tree I pick up in my backyard and begin pruning. I have a keeper pile and a seller pile. Be honest and put your tree out there and critique the thing like its some guy you don't even know and can hide behind that cool screen name you have here. Explain what it is you see good and what you see bad, what you can fix and what is unfixable. If this was your tree would you continue spending money on it or would you tell the guy to get better material? You self diagnose your own stuff. This exercise will scare the Hell out of you. It will force to to come to realizations that you may not be ready to handle yet. I want to see just how well some of you handle the attacks good or bad on your own stuff. It's not fun being real with yourself.
Who wants to go first?
Just for a more fun exercise, post it to separate threads so all the commentary after you post your tree and self critique it can be opened to the forum for further ideas, maybe someone else sees something you don't see. Fun Huh?
So a couple years ago I had a guy on this forum that was being a real pain in the ass to me. He felt I "owed" him or something, I finally got pissed off because he was not getting it and explained how to reduce his tree down to just straight lines. Take them down to just the line of the tree. At that point one can see the diss-array of the branches, how they come off the trunk all jacked up.
So now you all get to learn a new Keppler secret that I do only in my backyard with people that don't get it.
I understand that the Ryan video series was really a stink bomb with some people. I get it, you like it and you feel it is wonderful and you are learning things. So in the spirit of the Ryan Videos or not, I know there are a lot here that do not take the service and there are many that still think they are doing bonsai.
Fine, everyone here wants to see trees, post your best tree, and self critique it. I do this with every tree I pick up in my backyard and begin pruning. I have a keeper pile and a seller pile. Be honest and put your tree out there and critique the thing like its some guy you don't even know and can hide behind that cool screen name you have here. Explain what it is you see good and what you see bad, what you can fix and what is unfixable. If this was your tree would you continue spending money on it or would you tell the guy to get better material? You self diagnose your own stuff. This exercise will scare the Hell out of you. It will force to to come to realizations that you may not be ready to handle yet. I want to see just how well some of you handle the attacks good or bad on your own stuff. It's not fun being real with yourself.
Who wants to go first?
Just for a more fun exercise, post it to separate threads so all the commentary after you post your tree and self critique it can be opened to the forum for further ideas, maybe someone else sees something you don't see. Fun Huh?
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