Page 3 of 4
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 2:17 pm
by Glenn C
Leigh Taafe wrote:Anyone been to see this? The wattle that Ray Nesci has on display is brilliant! Ray is highly underrated as a bonsai artist - this tree is awesome!
Yep I agree, it's an awesome piece of work alright.
Ray Nesci's Black Wattle 2.JPG
Ray Nesci's Black Wattle 2.JPG
I hope he doesn't mind me posting these but it's a tree worth sharing.
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 3:07 pm
by Ash
Black wattle? It has pinnately veined leaves and serrate leaf margins.
Very beautiful tree!
Ash
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 3:17 pm
by kcpoole
Glenn C wrote:Leigh Taafe wrote:Anyone been to see this? The wattle that Ray Nesci has on display is brilliant! Ray is highly underrated as a bonsai artist - this tree is awesome!
Yep I agree, it's an awesome piece of work alright.
Ray Nesci's Black Wattle 2.JPG
Ray Nesci's Black Wattle 2.JPG
I hope he doesn't mind me posting these but it's a tree worth sharing.
I am sure he does not mind as he never chipped me fro showing any of his before
this tree is stunning both in Photos and the flesh
I agree with Leigh, very underrated and extremely nice Bloke too
Ken
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 4:34 pm
by Scott Roxburgh
Glenn C wrote:Leigh Taafe wrote:Anyone been to see this? The wattle that Ray Nesci has on display is brilliant! Ray is highly underrated as a bonsai artist - this tree is awesome!
Yep I agree, it's an awesome piece of work alright.
An absolutely awesome tree, although the pics don't do it justice. Does anyone have a black wattle as bonsai?
I have just arrived home from the Symposium and show, anyone who missed the first one will be kicking themselves when they go next year, it was great!
Congrats to Mike, Roger, Neil, Will, Grant and all else involved. It was one of the best bonsai events I have been to and I was just an observer in the workshops!!!
Nobody should miss this event next year!
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 20th, 2011, 6:01 pm
by Pup
Leigh Taafe wrote:Anyone been to see this? The wattle that Ray Nesci has on display is brilliant! Ray is highly underrated as a bonsai artist - this tree is awesome!
I think I can speak for all the people that do know Ray, they would not underate him Leigh. He does complain about people who snore though, as his two room mates did at tops.
Pup
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 12:06 pm
by NBPCA
I can put up with snoring as long as its not during a demo .
Grant
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 1:11 pm
by Bretts
A few pictures of some of the trees at the exhibit
n1.jpg
n2.jpg
n3.jpg
n4.jpg
n5.jpg
n6.jpg
n7.jpg
n8.jpg
n9.jpg
n10.jpg
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 1:17 pm
by Bretts
Pretty crappy photography but best I could do.
n11.jpg
n12.jpg
n13.jpg
n14.jpg
n15.jpg
n16.jpg
n17.jpg
n18.jpg
n19.jpg
n20.jpg
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 1:28 pm
by Bretts
n21.jpg
n22.jpg
n23.jpg
n24.jpg
n25.jpg
n26.jpg
n27.jpg
n28.jpg
n29.jpg
n30.jpg
n31.jpg
Leigh was keen to take all the branches of this and start again but thought the punters would not like that for a demo

Knew the picture of this tree would not look great but it does have a certain lope sided character that could be developed into a very interesting tree.
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 2:24 pm
by NBPCA
Hi all,
We will be borrowing one of the small Melaleucas from the show for the NBPCA. It has to do a few more shows in Sydney first and then we will get it back down here for a year or so.
Grant
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 2:37 pm
by Pup
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 3:06 pm
by Bretts
I took the pics with a decent Prosumer camera but the lighting was not great and had to resort to flash for my quick snaps
Last years pics on the web look good i wonder if they used extra lighting?
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 5:00 pm
by Handy Mick
I took photos of all the trees, when i got home to have a look they were all gone
Mick
Where is the film camera
Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 6:11 pm
by Pup
I remember forgetting to take the lens cap of a few times.

Re: 8th National Exhibition of Aust Native Plants as Bonsai
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 7:31 pm
by kcpoole
Bretts wrote:I took the pics with a decent Prosumer camera but the lighting was not great and had to resort to flash for my quick snaps
Last years pics on the web look good i wonder if they used extra lighting?
Thanks fro the Pics Brett
Possibly Just from a Tripod and longer exposure.
Only problem is that you needs a bit of room and the onlookers tend to get a bit cranky
Ken