Here is th offering picture from 1999 again and the RMJ as of today. It will get a lot better, of course, within the next few weeks when the foliage is styled finally.
On the picture I ahave noted, as probably many of you, that the jin to the right seems too long. I have virtually edited the deadwood. I went outside and took another look at the tree again. When the tree is in front of me physically the jin looks alright. This is a phenomenon which has to do with three-dimensnality, which is not present on a two-dimensional picture. I will style the foliage first and then give the deadwood some more consideration.