Here's Lookin' at Me

[Richard Stern]

A Chipping sparrow interested in my camera lens. Would have wished for a more natural perch, but the bird was on the metal frame at the time.

D7000, 300 f/4 AF-S + 1.7TC. Hand-held. ISO800, 1/640 f/6.7. Mild crop, Selective sharpening and nr.

Thanks, Richard

[Matthew Studebaker]

Detail: good!
Background: I'm glad it's out of focus. Great noise control. I wish it was either all green or all gray
Pose: I think it works. I wish we coudl see the tail
Composition: I wish for more space in the image, but I suppose since the perch is so ugly you probably don't want a whole lot more of it.
Colors: Good - nice and warm. Good even light.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This guy looks quite big and rounded compared to most Chipping Sparrows out there :-) The perch is less than ideal, but I like the pose and BG. I find that these guys are one of the easier species to lure onto perches via audio (if you are OK with this type of technique).

[Stan Cunningham]

Mathew and Daniel both made all the comments I would have.
I used to dislike "it would have been nice if......" comments but have since learned it REALLY helps my composition when shooting.