This looking-up-into-the-tree shot, shows off the powerful trunk, excellent nebari, good branching and taper from bottom to top. If you wanted to accentuate the flowers, you might shoot from a point considerably higher. I don't know who this tree belongs to and an image search came up empty.
How you chose to photograph a bonsai, makes a world of difference.* Without going into the obvious, like good lighting and a simple, uncluttered neutral background (bad photos are often worse than no photos at all), just the angle you chose can make a big difference.
In the photo above a very low, looking-up-into-the-tree-from-below angle was chosen. This is somewhat lower than usual, especially for flowering trees, where the angle is often a little higher than usual in order to accentuate the flowers. This looking-down-from-above approach can be seen in the photo below.
With the exception of a peek at the base of the trunk, this photo is all about the flowers. This is not uncommon with flowering bonsai, and though I don't know this as a fact, it seems especially true with Satsuki bonsai. I borrowed this shot from a Bark post on flowering bonsai that we featured in January.
*My disclaimer. I am not a photographer and have very limited knowledge when it comes to art and science of photography. However, I do spend a lot of time looking at photos of bonsai and like everyone else, I have my opinions (informed and otherwise).
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