This and the other photos shown here were all taken by Bill Valavanis at the 2019 2nd US National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition. It's cropped for a close look at the tree. Bill's original is just below
The following is taken from Bill Valavanis' bonsai blog, as are all the photos shown here...
"The 2019 2nd US National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition was held on June 28-30, 2019 at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina.... I’ve never seen such a beautiful refined display area for bonsai, and I’ve seen numerous exhibitions throughout the world. The light colored imported marble from Italy is bright and each bonsai could be easily studied. No need for additional lighting"
Continued below...
Bill's original photo with bird...
Bill Valavanis continued from above...
"The compressed beauty of small size bonsai was featured in the three day event including eight workshops, eleven lecture/demonstrations, a critique, benefit auction and the exhibition featuring 140 individual bonsai. They were displayed by 29 people from Puerto Rico, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and New York. All of the beautiful shohin and small size bonsai were formally displayed alone, in three point, five point and seven point displays. In addition to a wide variety of species and cultivars it was amazing to see the high quality display tables as well. This type of display is not often seen, except for the US National Bonsai Exhibitions in Rochester, New York. Attention to detail and the love the artists put into presenting their small bonsai and displays is truly shines for the visitors..."
No artists, owners or varieties are listed. This is common with photos taken at bonsai shows
For more great photos from the show, you can visit Bill's blog
