It's not unusual to see a photo of someone holding a small bonsai in one hand. However, you almost never see a photo with someone holding a bonsai with two hands. Until now that is. This two handed approach gives the feeling that the tree (a rather spectacular Shimpaku juniper) is being offered. This photo and the others in this post are from Japan Shohin Bonsai.
One of the problems with photographing bonsai is conveying size. The easiest and perhaps best way is to provide something familiar for contrast.
It used to be fairly common to see bonsai with cigarette packs before smoking fell out of favor. You also sometimes see soft drink cans, though soft drinks are also starting to fall out of favor and both cigarette packs and soft drink cans distract from the natural beauty of the bonsai.
Which brings us to hands. One of the great things about hands is they are always available (close at hand) and there’s a natural relationship between hands and the art of bonsai, so they tend not to distract.
Before I shut up, just want to say how happy I am to have discovered Japan Shohin Bonsai. Not only are their trees top notch, but they are so well photographed. There are few things better in our online bonsai world than well-photographed top notch bonsai.
Another two handed offering. This one looks like a Needle juniper (Juniperus rigida).
This little Japanese maple only needs one hand. I like the trunk a lot and of course, there's that sweet little pot.
We've shown this lovely maple before, but a two minute search for the original came up blank.
No hands here, but I couldn't resist.
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