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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: New Hampshire, USA
Country: United States
Posts: 535
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Wes -
If I could give one additional piece of advice on your forest, it would be this: Not only do you want to "group" the trees tighter together, but also vary the spacing between trees. This will make groups within your composition. I often think of a family group when I do this... the dominant tree (father) with less dominant trees (two teenagers) in one clump, then perhaps the second dominant tree (mother) with 3 small (babies) trees. ...or many variations on this theme. This can create a space between the groups that will draw the observer into the composition.
Attached is a photo of my Japanese maple group that demonstrates variable spacing.
-Candy
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