You be the Judge

[peh3]

#1 - 3
#2 - 6
#3 - 4

 

[Dav4]

1- 4
2- 2
3- 5
4- 3 (would have been 2nd or 3rd but too many elements and display too crowded)

 

[sorce]

For page 2.


Sorce

 

[TomB]

4, 5, 1. Lack of space is a problem for almost all of them I think, obviously due to the constraints of the show.

 

[JudyB]

2,5,4 but what do I know....
I love #3, but the simplicity of these other ones puts them ahead. It's just uncomfortable with all those elements.

 

[BonsaiMatt]

2 - Love the orange...
4 - Agree with @sorce , cheated with the light hitting the apex, but still...
6

 

[Silentrunning]

I judged solely on the tree. With such beautiful trees the background art seemed like putting ketsup on prime rib.

 

[sorce]

I judged solely on the tree. With such beautiful trees the background art seemed like putting ketsup on prime rib.

That Catsup is ever so important!

It IS ON the Prime Rib you chose to eat!

Sorce

 

[sparklemotion]

First: 2
Second: 3
Third: 4

 

[Bonsai Nut]

For example...



I eliminated the extraneous plant, moved the statuette left, moved the bonsai towards the rear, and backed it away from the scroll a little.

 

[JosephCooper]

First is 2
Second is 6
third is 1

 

[Bonsai Nut]

#1 doesn't work for me at all because the bonsai stand is easily 50% larger than it should be. It dominates the display and takes up half of the tatami. I think the bonsai is underpotted, and having an underpotted tree sitting on a massive stand throws off the entire composition. It is also my least favorite scroll because of the literal, simplistic theme. I think the display would have benefited from having a scroll with a vertical image instead of a square, static one.

 

[GrimLore]

Viewed at eye level 3, 6, then 2. Impossible from the pictures but I can imagine it that way.

Grimmy

 

[Bonsai Nut]

LOL playing with virts I flipped the scroll. The reality is the bonsai (in the original display) should be on the left side of the scroll. But because the tree leans left, the artist placed it to right of the scroll. So I flipped the scroll image to make it work.

 

[AZbonsai]

6
3
4

 

[Vin]

4, 6 and 2 but why are we judging? There must be something more Al..

 

[milehigh_7]

4, 6 and 2 but why are we judging? There must be something more Al..

Always with Al

 

[Adair M]

For example...

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I eliminated the extraneous plant, moved the statuette left, moved the bonsai towards the rear, and backed it away from the scroll a little.

Much, MUCH, better!

 

[just.wing.it]

4, 6 and 2 but why are we judging? There must be something more Al..

There always is with his cryptic messages ?

 

[Smoke]

no...there is no more. I did not agree with the judging and so wanted to see how the forum felt about it. I feel relieved that I am not crazy.

Politics does not belong in judged events as well as having a professional judge that knows much more than the competitors. In many ways judging can also be subjective, but that is why judging uses a score sheet and at least three judges to average out the scores.