Decorative Number
by kandyj

Comment:
wow. excelent focus and clarity. we can see in great detail each of the little fuzzies.the background is very nicely blurred and not distracting at all. definately a natural number. good angle and framing/cropping. the color and lighting conditions are also great. good luck in the challenge.

A perfect three
by mbardeen

Comment:
a perfect 3 and a very nice shot. simple and to the point. (pun intended) lol. it's a little overexposed on the edge of the leaf, however, i think that's to your advantage because it helps to bring out the 3. the angle and framing/cropping is excelent. I love the neg. space to the left. the background is very nicely blurred and not distracting at all. an excelent shot. good luck in the challenge.

A Natural Seven
by drydoc

Comment:
this photo looks like it's tilting a bit to the right. I think that it could be straightened a few degrees to the left without losing the 7. I almost didn't see it through the trees, but it is obvious and clear. it's too bad that you couldn't have gotten a shot of it without the trees in the way. focus and clarity seem ok, although hard to tell on the actual subject because of the trees in the way. a good shot overall. good luck in the challenge.

Sunset at six
by mariomel

Comment:
very nice. i love the reflection of the shell, and the photo was a perfect choice for the background. focus and clarity are excelent. definately numbers and they are as natural as it gets. i wonder if you may have cut if just a small bit close to the bottom shell. i may have liked to see the entire shell. however, It's just a suggestion, you may have a good reason it's cut so close. sometimes you simply have to to cut out other things. either way, it's still an excelent shot. good luck in the challenge.

Seven (Calla Lily Stems)
by jodiecoston

Comment:
i wonder what this would look like with the whole stem in focus. I think it's good that the background is a bit blurred, however, the stem loses sharpness near the bottom of the photo.the focus near the top is very nice. the natural number is quite clear and the angle and framing/cropping are good. good luck in the challenge.

Prickly Three on the Edge
by Freebie

Comment:
the background is a tad washed out in the upper and lower right hand corners. it's so bright that it's almost consuming the subject. the little red part in the center of the photo look like the most in focus. I think that if the main subject is the prickly 3 that at least the prickly 3 should be in focus. the color of the leaves is very nice. a great shade of green. the reflections/glare in the leaves is also a bit distracting. good luck in the challenge.

Springing Fourth From the River
by DougPaz

Comment:
definately a naturally occuring number. the background isn't overly exciting, however you have done a good job with it. the focus and clarity are good, angle and framing/cropping are also good. the only thing I find a tad distracting is that the main horizon line is angled. I realize that if you straightened that up, then the water line would be tilted. so I'm not really sure if there is much you can do about it, so it's just an observation rather than a suggestion. good luck in the challenge.

Iron Eighteen
by ChrisW123

Comment:
i wonder if a lot of people are going to say that this isn't natural. however, since the number its self isn't suposed to be there, I would say that the number is naturally occuring. theylook like they are suposed to be flowers, but do form a very nice 18. the background is very nicely blurred and a great color to help bring out the subject. focus and clarity are excelent. a great shot. good luck in the challenge.

Eleven
by Gracious

Comment:
I like the frost look. the 11 is very clear in the photo. the colors seems muted from the fog and frost, but I think I like that. the sky is a bit white and almost consumes the right half of the 11. I like the dreamy feel to the shot. the angle and framing/cropping are good. focus seems ok even with the foggy appearance. I wonder if you could have cropped the little tree(?) in the lower right corner. good shot and good luck in the challenge.

Tanglement of Green
by bobgaither

Comment:
Wow. Am I shocked at the amount of people that said they didn't think this met the challenge. The tree is alone, sad looking, droopy, and looking a bit unloved. You can't say that a haggard person is despair, but then say that a haggard tree isn't. I love the shot, and am adding it to my favorites. Congrats.
~Heather~