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2- The largest tree is far to big for the rest of the group.
3- The outside trees are moving in two different directions, the ones on the left draw your eyes outward to the left and the ones on the right to the right!
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With respect to (2), I wholeheartedly disagree. Take a look at any of the advanced design books (Naka's
Bonsai Techniques II, Adams'
Successful Bonsai Shaping, etc.) or the gallary section of just about any issue of Bonsai Today and you'll see examples where the largest tree substantially outsizes the others, even more so than in the current group.
With respect to (3), this is a matter of taste. Some prefer groups with similar lines that draw the eye in a single direction; others prefer groups in which the outer trees reach out for the light as would a clump of trees in nature.