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25-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
 
Join Date: May-2005
Country: The Netherlands
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Cant wait to start!
Hi everybody,
I was taking some pics of trees i am planing to give there final styling later this season, two of them will go in to a show next season. The are all yamadori Taxus i collected in the UK in '96/'97. These pics are for a before and after story that is going to be featured on my new website that is being very hard worked on right now! Pic 1: Is a small one 30 cm high, that i made out of a yamadori of about 80 cm, it was a gift from my close friend Tony Tickle when he and my other UK friends of our group stayed in my house prior to the second Ginkgo awards in '97. There has been no wire in any of the trees for more than a year now, to let them grow freely before the get there final shaping somewhere in October. Pic 2: Close up of the beautiful death wood on this small tree, a clear sign off the age of this survivor. Pic 3: This is my favorite one, it is on of the first ones i collected on the now famous "field of dreams" were many of great yamadori of our group was fount. It is only 21 cm high but i think it looks a lot bigger. It took years to get the foliage as close to the trunk as it is now, but ones again a proof that patience is always rewarded in bonsai! Pic 4: Close up of the trunk that has a lot of character and death wood for such a small bonsai. Pic 5: This tree was a struggle because it had long strait branches with only foliage at the and. So most of the past years were spend on pushing the tree in to back budding closer and closer to the trunk until there was enough to start working with, That's why the tree isn't as far as the other two and will take at least 2/3 years more until it is show ready. It is 33cm high. Pic 6: close up off the deadwood that still have to get it final styling, this i will do when the tree has had its final styling, i need to know the final impression of the hole tree before i start to work on the Shari! I hope you like them, Hans. Last edited by hansvanmeer : 25-Jun-2006 at 11:36 AM. |
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25-Jun-2006
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GREEN HORN
Join Date: Jan-2005
Location: Danielsville GA (Near Athens)
Country: U.S.
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Quite nice Hans,...keep us posted on the finals for these.
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26-Jun-2006
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fantastic as always!!!
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26-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
Join Date: Aug-2004
Location: Aberystwyth Uni
Country: Wales
USDA Zone: 8
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They are very nice. Any chance of you telling us where the "field of dreams" is or is it a secret?
Al
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26-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master
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Hans,
Most excellent material you lucky fella - unlike the Dutch football team. :-) Me being the world's greatest bonsai critic, an intermediate practitioner and a bit conservative in my bonsai taste, find pic 5 and 6 a bit of a concern visually. Big "C" curve with what I would consider a "pocket" branch. I appreciate that Yamadori more or less "au naturel" is/are "de rigeur" at the moment but I do think that one way or the other may result in a better image. Just my first thoughts. TimR
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27-Jun-2006
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Join Date: Apr-2003
Location: Lisbon
Country: Portugal - Forest Fire World Champion
USDA Zone: 10
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I would have to say "unlike some referees" who can spoil a match that has grown to become a classic between European National Teams. But you have a point, for the last 10 years, the Dutch National Team must be the World Champion of missed goal oportunities, with Portugal coming in as a close second, even though this chapter has changed dramaticaly after Scolari took the wheel  .BTW, great trees, the last one reminds me of a juniper I have!! Last edited by duartix : 27-Jun-2006 at 07:04 AM. |
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27-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: May-2005
Country: The Netherlands
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Hi TimR, That is funny, would you believe you actually made me just now go outside to have a look at that tree, and yes you could name it a pocked branch, i honestly had not noticed it. This most sound strange to you all, bud let me explain: with this kind off material i go purely on instinct, doing what i feel is beautiful, exciting, special. Although this branch origin lies in the so calt pocket, in my view, it is importance to brake up some of that negative space, and the help it brings to the circular movement off the overall shape outweighs that fact in my personal designers opinion. You all might know I'm not so much bothered by rules, when creating this kind of bonsai, that is probably why i had to go out to see if your were right. Bare with me for now and look again at the tree when i post the result off the styling in the Fall. I truly believe that some (faults?) are of Les importance than a overall (good?) design. Maybe I'm wrong, but maybe I'm not, and then the tree becomes even more interesting because it has broken some rules! There is much beauty in imperfection. Thanks for making me think (it's been a wile!), Hans. |
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27-Jun-2006
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Join Date: May-2006
Location: Victoria
Country: Australia
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Sorry to go off topic for an instant but what about the poor old Aussie Socceroos last night, got up at 2am to watch it when I only needed to watch the last 6 seconds.... Great trees, really like the first and second ones but the first is by far my favorite. You are very lucky to have a secret spot providing specimens like this! Cheers, |
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27-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: May-2005
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FOOTBALL ? Don't get me started about that game, please! Once again we where out smarted and not clever enough to not go along in a game of streetfootball. Al those years we have teams with players that play all over the world. but we cant seem to learn how to play on results, everything has to be solved with nice tactical football, well that is nice as a theory, bud it don't always wins matches. And that referee is a #*%=##! It is a man's game, come on fifa! If this gos on like this they all have to where TUTU"S next time! "football is a lot like drinking beer, in the end the Germans win!  Good luck for the rest off the games! Hans P.S show us that Juniper! Last edited by hansvanmeer : 27-Jun-2006 at 08:26 AM. |
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