Chickadee

[John Mack]

Feeder set up. This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 1/1/20 at 12:27PM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Sigma 150-600 Cotemporary
600mm
ISO 2500
f8.0
1/500sec

[David Roach]

Love the details color and composition overall. TFS

[Jack Backs]

Pleasing colors and composition. I would probably lose the OOF branch on the left and the vertical downward branch on the right.

[Dave Harwood]

John, Don't you just love Chickadees? I've gotten them to climb on my hand. I'll have the camera set up, turn my back, and look again and there will be one perched right on top of the flash. You've got a really tidy shot here, capturing all the subtle colors and tones they come with. The eye, always a bit of treasure hunt, peeks out without popping out. As for the extra twigs, to me that's debatable unless you're trying to replicate a studio. Is this background natural or are you adding something? Like the subject, this is just plainly good! Dave

[Arthur Morris]

I'd suggest simply looking for a cleaner, more attractive perch since you have sharpness, EXP, and image design mastered ...

with love, artie

[Dorian Anderson]

Solid image, another successful set-up. Great pose, eye contact, and techs. Agree about the OOF bits of the branch, but that's easily corrected next time around. Hopefully you
can replicate this curious look.