[A Forest Tale] TimS – Trident Thicket

[TimS]

Nice work Tim. The Thicket is looking good in the new pot. Also isn't it a bit early for photos next year since the comp ends mid 2023? You'll rob yourself 12 months of development?

Yes you are right I absolutely will rob myself of 9-12 months of growing, but with how I want to submit the final photos I also will get that entire growing season too and it will all work out in the wash I hope

Sounds like your playing the strategy game May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

It will all become clear in about 12 months time

[TimS]

That really is a super nice pot ... although the previous one wasn't too bad either, but there is nice and then there is NICE...

Even though both are the same kiln, the difference between the two really is night and day in quality terms. I'm doing some research into the history of it at the moment but i won't say more without confirmations, I don’t want to be making false claims.

[TimS]

First ‘final’ photo should be submitted shortly!

My plan has been to do 4 final photos, one for each season the group goes through and as such the winter one should be submitted this weekend once I give the group a clean up and some touches.

Early on I decided that long essays weren’t my thing, so to satisfy MJL’s written portion I decided each photo will have a short accompanying haiku of questionable quality and adherence to the rules of haiku

So I will start with Winter soon, Spring in a few month’s time, Summer next year and finishing with Autumn before the competition end (hopefully I get some colour by then!)

[TimS]

Fist official final photo entry! The idea is the pot is the river, the sand the river bank and the stones leading away and through.

Winter in the thicket

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Accompanying Haiku

The birdsong silent
Only creaking boughs now heard
Spring travels elsewhere

[MJL]

Now we’re talking Tim. This is exactly the spirit in which I started this competition. This is a lovely setting - set of with some creative words. All thought provoking - greats stuff and thanks for playing along.


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[Ryceman3]

I don’t suppose you have a better photo Tim?
The composition itself looks great, but not sure the quality of your photo provides enough detail to really do it justice… I do like your concept though and the thought behind it.

[TimS]

I don’t suppose you have a better photo Tim?
The composition itself looks great, but not sure the quality of your photo provides enough detail to really do it justice… I do like your concept though and the thought behind it.

I'll have a think on how i can do it better, lighting is a real issue in my house and the pot is the best part of 70cm long so getting it into any single photo is a PITA

[Ryceman3]

Sorry Tim, I think I wasn’t clear.
The photo itself (composition) is good, the actually detail/quality of the photo itself is low so when you zoom etc there is no detail. I meant just a better quality version of the same image… up the pixels a little!

[TimS]

That’s a bit trickier sadly, only have the trusty old iPhone camera to work with

[TimS]

Spring final photo(s) Still really struggling to photograph it in an acceptable way, hence the lighting so i've done a couple of photos. green stones to insinuate a river flowing again after freezing winter

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Spring haiku

Sun's new warmth thought lost
Arisen as if from death
Green shoots, life renewed

[TimS]

Time for the summer final photo submission, multiple angles this time to try to help capture it a bit better. Again my uploads look the wrong way around but when you click on the image the are the right way up

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Summer Haiku

The day all my own
How thankful i am for trees
Sitting in their shade

[TimS]

Main downside to growing deciduous is that across years there’s no discernible change

[TimS]

Well the time has come, final entry for the forest: Autumn

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Thanks Mark for putting the comp together, its been a lot of fun

Accompanying Haiku

Travelling in dreams
Crimson beneath tired feet
The fault winter near

[MJL]

Thanks Tim and hi everyone - I have been a bit awol for a while - a post-COVID bonsai funk but I will circle back to this competition over then next month or so - so please update your entries.


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[TimS]

Thanks Tim and hi everyone - I have been a bit awol for a while - a post-COVID bonsai funk but I will circle back to this competition over then next month or so - so please update your entries.


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No worries at all mate; i went through the same thing considered giving it all away but glad i persisted with it now.

If you fancy a catch up and beer sometime shoot me a message dude

Look after yourself mate