Chipping Sparrow

[John Goldman]

Canon 40D, 1/400, f8.0, +1.5ev, ISO 200, Av, 300mm+2.0TC

[wendell westfall]

Beautiful image, John, color good and sharp, too; I would take a bit off the botton.

[RichardCurtin]

Very nice image. Especially like the plain white background. The yellowish brush really adds to the image rather than being distracting. Agree about cropping some off the bottom. In fact, this would be very nice in a square format centered on the top. Would also consider adding a small catchlight to the eye.

[Lance Peters]

Hi jOHN - Agree with the above comments - Good HA and eye contact - sharp and lovely colours. would crop some from the bottom and go square - techs look solid.
Good show :)

[Alfred Forns]

Agree on the square crop, hadn't though about it !! Great feel and on beautiful image !!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Agree with comments above. Maybe lighten up the eye area a tad and boost shutter,...great habitat and nature moment.

Killer shot!!

[Harold Davis]

same thought as jeff in reference to lightening the eye area. and another vote for the square crop. nice feel to this one. nice job!

[John Goldman]

Added the eye catchlight, lightened the area around the eye. Removed some twigs that were distracting to me. Cropped for a 1/1.25 ratio.

[RichardCurtin]

Like the changes. Believe they make this an even better image!

[William Malacarne]

Changes have put it to the top.

Bill

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

Agree with all the comments, and I especially love the repost. But just for the sake of accuracy etc., it isn't a Chipping Sparrow - it's an American Tree Sparrow.

Cheers,

Richard

[John Goldman]

Wendell, Richard, Lance, Alfred, Jeff, Harold, Bill,

Thank you all for your time, effort, and very much appreciated instructive comments.
Not a Chipping Sparrow? Yup, looked it up and now have another bird in my files, an American Tree Sparrow. First one I have photographed.

John G