From my monitor, it doesn't look bad. I had a counter with similar movement in my last house, and my seam looked about like that. I wasn't all that excited with the seam when it was first installed because I felt like the veining didn't line up perfectly, but once I put items on the counters and the kitchen was finished, I didn't pay any attention to it.

Doesn't look completely acceptable to me. Hard to tell in a picture. It does seem like a lighter color could of helped.

Looks a little grubby. The slabs themselves look good together so if you can get the seam touched up I think you'll be happy. (I don't know how hard it is to redo, but you gotta find out!)

That's not a bad seam. Whites are notoriously tough to seam well. I wouldn't risk a do-over. I'd try a little Wite Out; it couldn't hurt and may work.

I think it looks fine.

UPDATE--- Thanks for everyone's input. I emailed the first pics to the fabricator and they sent their guys out to redo the seam. This time around a lighter color was used and the result is in the pic below. I think its less noticeable than the first attempt but I still see it. This might be as good as it gets though.

That made a difference

I am a fabricator. "but I still see it" is what you should expect. While really well done seams can be NEAR invisible it's still a seam. The solid surface products like Corian can be welded in the field but natural stone and the various engineered stone products require seams. Often times the seam is more conspicious due to the grain transition at the joint. Your eye naturally is drawn to straight features making the straight line of a seam more visible. On occasion I have had customers unhappy with a rectilinear feature in their stone because it "looks artificial". (This is why customers should view their slabs, even many engineered stone slabs, before the fabricator starts sawing.)

So if your seam is inconspicious you're good. If it's conspicious because of a grain transition you're still good as long as the fabricator educated you on what to expect if your stone has a lot of movement. A competent fabricator will review the issue of grain transitions before sawing.

At Corian school, they teach you that seams are always "inconspicuous" never "invisible", even with solid colors. Methacrylate adhesive polishes faster than the surrounding surface; the glossier you go, the more the seam shows, particularly in low level light. When you slice through larger particulates, stone, estone, or solid surface, you create a visual line, no matter how tight the joint or how well the adhesive color matches.

home looker:

You went from an acceptable seam to an exceptional seam for that color and movement. That guy is an artist; I'm envious.

I think it's pretty darned good now! Just like in clothes, you gotta have seams and there is no shame in a seam, but you don't always want contrasting stitching...

Looks really good.

That looks okay for a crystalized granite but I think it's too wide for fine-grained quartz. Did they use a seam setter to pull the slabs together? That makes a big difference in width. My quartz seam is a hair's width so it didn't matter a whole lot what color epoxy was used.

Your seam looks good!

Hi Everyone! Thanks again for all your input and support! This board has been tremendously helpful for all its infinite wisdom and advice that it provides.

So helpful to get a sanity check from people who've been through this process and who work in the field to set my expectations straight (thank you oldryder and Jospeh Corlett!).

mayflowers-- no, they did not use a seam setter to pull the slabs together. I've seen pics of your seam and am envious. I didn't even know about seam setters until after the counters went in and I started looking up old posts about seams on this board. In this case, I just went with the fabricator that my contractor recommended. If I ever find myself doing another kitchen renovation, I will be sure to research more into the techniques used to join the seams. I know my seam is still visible, but I'm at peace with it (either that or i'm just so done and over my remodel that I want to move on-- ha!).

Is this seem normal

no