Ponderosa, Styling Ideas?

It is a challenging (i.e., fun) tree!

I like the first the best as well, but my impulse is to pull that loopy (red) branch underneith the trunk toward building a lower canopy and visually shortening the long straight second leg of the trunk. This might enhance the impact of your yellow branch --> jin idea.
 
Are either of these promising

Ume.
This simple trunk should be difficult to angle correctly.

That said, I Think you nailed the trunk angle on that first virt . At least, it looks the most elegant of all the pictures here.

Maybe elegant isn't the word, but correct is.

The other trunk angles make me want to look away, to the next tree on the bench...

Would you consider grafting?

Sorce
 
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