What a great improvement! Have you found the deadwood on these old pines to be resistant to decay? The silhouette and general styling is inspired.
1) On the inclination of the trunk. It may just be the camera angle, but it appears that the top is farther than the base, giving a kind of tilting backward effect. Changing the planting angle to bring the apex forward just a little could help.
2) On the trunkline. the trunkline becomes a little difficult to follow because the origin of the branches isn't visible in this photo, but there are some windows through the foliage into areas that show some confusing arrangements that look (again in the photo appear) to be whorls or bar branches.
If it were possible to cover some of these areas and at the same time create the impression that the trunk is following a twisting, but somehow logical path to the apex, I think it would improve the tree. The truth is, I'm not sure exactly where it does trace. This is strange because in your first restyling it seems so obvious.
Maybe it's just a trick of the dark background?
Regards,
Matt
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author=Wolfgang link=board=Gallery&num=1006115773&start=0#3 date=11/18/01 at 14:44:24]
..... so i styled the tree this spring with another front side.
Pinus mugo, 70cm tall, more than 200 years old, pot: Horst Heinzlreiter.
What do you say?
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