Shed Some Light & Win a 25.00 Gift

Cropped photo of an amazing Sabina juniper (uncropped version below). It’s from KINGII blogspot. Here’s the Spanish caption Nombre de esta sabina rastrera de Luis, se le puso tras el primer modelado, ya que la primera rama era tan amplia que parecía una bandeja. Nunca había salido en ningún lado, asñiq ue se puede considerar una presentación en sociedad, a pesar de que lleva unos 5 años en casa. Here’s how you can win a 25.00 Stone Lantern gift certificate Be the first person to send a sensible translation of the Spanish above (in perfect or near perfect English). Don’t … Continue reading Shed Some Light & Win a 25.00 Gift

The Magician At Night

Black pine in the black of night. From the collection of Masahiko Kimura (The Magician). All the photos in this post are from an El Tim Bonsai facebook photo album title KIMURA. Shooting in the dark It’s not too often you see bonsai photographed in the dark. In this case the effects are rather magical (no pun intended). If you look at the entire El Tim KIMURA album, you’ll see a bunch of photos of phenomenal bonsai that were shot during the day, followed by a few photos of phenomenal bonsai that were shot at night. The difference is striking, … Continue reading The Magician At Night

El Tim Goes Wild

Every now and then you see a perfect wild uncontrived bonsai. A bonsai that isn’t a bonsai at all. No humans necessary (well, almost… in this case, there is the photographer). Photo borrowed from El Tim Bonsai. The caption reads: El Tim Bonsai with Alejandro Sartori. El Tim The photos in this post are from El Tim’s facebook page. In El Tim’s own words (translated and possibly butchered by me): El Tim is an idea, a way to understand Bonsai. A group of people with one goal, dedicated to the effort and necessary constancy to reach a greater understanding and … Continue reading El Tim Goes Wild