A, B, or C?

[Cruiser]

A.


B.


C.

 

[pandacular]

It’s B for me! The angle of the left tree doesn’t please me in A or C.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I like A.

 

[WavyGaby]

B! I like the movement of the left two and far right trees the best here. The far right tree is the most powerful and it has the curve of a tree coming out and up from a sloped landscape. Cool

 

[jimib]

I like B. It kind of makes me think they are on the side of a hill.,and each tree is reaching towards the sun up the side of the hill..

 

[River's Edge]

B, the angle of the group is more believable from an expected growth pattern in my opinion.

 

[The Barber]

I like B the best

 

[Ryceman3]

I'll make it unanimous (so far at least) and also go with B for the same reasons as listed above.

 

[stu929]

B

 

[Kievnstavick]

I personally prefer A for the trunk lines, but you will have to play with the branches to make a more complete image. It gives me a slanting sort of vibe. Like growing in a valley where the winds blow through often.

B is pretty good as well as both the trunk lines and branches need less work to complete an image of the growing on a steep hill side. The far left tree looks out if place to me with that angle though. Mostly because it has so much movement compared to the other trunks.

C is my least preferred of the options, buy it does strike a good balance between A and B. Mostly in regards to the trunk lines having a more pronounced fanning effect.

I think C might look better if you tilt it at an angle (probably about half of B's tilt. Say 10 degrees or so.)

 

[Cruiser]

Thanks for the replies everyone.
This is good feedback so far.

A was the best fit in the pot without messing around too much. How things will look with the pot sitting flat.

B is how the group was growing together before collection. This view is A with one end of the pot propped up.

C is A, but with the two larger trees guyed horizontally to the right. It was an attempt to create space; and make the larger trees’ growth look more realistic while maintaining the outward slanted growth of the smaller two. It was also a chance to mess around with guy wiring at horizontal angles.

 

[Lorax7]

B is the closest, but I would tilt it further, another 5 to 10 degrees to the right.

 

[MSU JBoots]

B

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

What about D? Take pic 'B' & tip it the other way.

I like B unless you do 'D'

 

[0soyoung]

B but with even more/higher tilt,

Then it would be like often seen along hillside logging road cuts, IMHO --> ultimately planted on a scoop or steep ramp slab

 

[czaczaja]

C looks better than A but B looks most natural overall.

 

[czaczaja]

What about D? Take pic 'B' & tip it the other way.

I like B unless you do 'D'

You mean making the leftmost tree nearly horizontal?

 

[Gabler]

Option B, planted on a slanted slab or rock. It looks like it should be growing on a hillside.

 

[Cruiser]

What about D? Take pic 'B' & tip it the other way.

I like B unless you do 'D'

Here you go!

D.

 

[Cruiser]

B is the closest, but I would tilt it further, another 5 to 10 degrees to the right.

B but with even more/higher tilt,

Then it would be like often seen along hillside logging road cuts, IMHO --> ultimately planted on a scoop or steep ramp slab

B1: more tilt to make middle tallest tree straight.

B2 with even more tilt to put it past vertical. Growing on a steeper slope.