The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
I’m wondering whether the mood or feeling I was aiming for comes through.
hi @kiyumi
I’m not exactly sure what mood or feeling you were aiming for as its not stated, but…
I’m seeing a lovely portrait of a squirrel like animal set in their natural environment. The image is sharp and well exposed. There is an interesting rock just below the animal, which is fairly central in the frame.
The distant background focus is soft and the BG is complimentary to the subject.
You have chosen to put the subject in the centre - which works well - with a static subject but the composition might feel different were you to crop with the subject more over to one side? Its all depends on personal taste A square crop works very well with a central subject if that suits your creative ideas for this image.
If you crop to make more of the rock and put the squirrel over to one side the whole image can become more dynamic … maybe thinking the animal may disappear off any moment… (well perhaps 
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These critiques are just ideas which you can take onboard or discard. You choose where you take your images … Reviewers can often suggest conflicting ideas - but what you think is the only thing that’s important
[Crop] Alternative crop
Hi Kiyumi,
Welcome to NPN. Great first post here. I think this is a Townsend’s Chipmunk, my favorite of the ground squirrels because of its sporty racing stripes and small, nimble frame.
I like Huw’s idea of off-setting the chipmunks position. It’s a stage, and he’s facing a bit to the right but looking (or appears to be looking) more to the left. That does give it a darting kind of energy.
I really like the DOF you achieved here too. The stonecrop or other plants have just enough blur to keep our eyes where you want them.
In terms of mood, Huw’s question is a good one. I’ve noticed a lot of us, myself included, asking whether we achieved the mood we aimed for without actually stating what that is. To me, this is playful, you know like a play. Is that the mood you were hoping to convey?
ML
Welcome to NPN, Kiyumi! That is a wonderful image. So often with wildlife images it is challenging to get your subject to stand out from the background. Your subject here, however, stands out beautifully. All the green in the blurred background and the blurred green in the foreground really make the chipmunk the star of the show and there isn’t anything to draw the eye away from him and his cute face. Wonderful capture and I agree with @Huw_Thomas 's suggested crop. Well done!
Nicely done. Focus is good and as others have mentioned, he is the star. I agree with the crop. That way he is about to take off at any moment. I also would add a bit of contrast and saturation. Just enough to make the animal pop. Again, good job.
Welcome, Kiyumi. We get Siberian Chipmunks here in Korea, and it looks like one here. You did well to catch it in the open, as they can be very jumpy! It’s got some goody in its paws I think, and it’s wondering where to tuck it away, perhaps. Anyway, I also like Huw’s crop suggestion - and the mountain greenery is beautiful. It would be interesting to know if this was in Hokkaido.
Hi Kiyumi !
Welcome to NPN!
A cool image to open the account, nice green frame and cute subject!
Looking forward to more images from your collection.
