Simple Setup-Chipping Sparrow

Winter subdued plumage of a Chipping Sparrow perched on a pine cone.
Weakness I notice is that the cone is cut off by the edge and next time would have included this more.
Chas.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D
Camera serial number: 0420210273
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.0.0
Date/Time: 2004:02:08 02:56:20
Copyright: Unspecified
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 400
Lens: 100 to 400mm
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 640mm (in 35mm film)
Subject distance: 4.1 m
AF mode: One-shot AF
Focus point: [- - O - -]
Image size: 3072 x 2048
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal

Very nice image Charles,
I really like the colours in this one...bird, perch and BG complement each other nicely. Looks like it was taken under very bright conditions and the birds seems perhaps a little overexposed on my monitor.

Nicely done, crisp, neat and lovely perch.

Chas:

I like the basic setup, and agree with your self critique on cutting off the bottom of the left cone.

The eye doesn't seem quite sharp to me. The right pine cone is very sharp in general, but the bird seems a bit soft.

Background with complimentary colors.

Cheers

Randy

Thanks for comments and all help me look at future images closer.

I really like the perch, pose and background. Sharp focus seems to be on the right cone, bird appears to be a little soft.