# Brown Creeper

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/brown-creeper/49330>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [January 9, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/brown-creeper/49330 "2026-01-09T00:14:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/brown-creeper/49330/1 "2026-01-09T00:14:11Z")

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![Brown Creeper-NPN.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/5/75eab0a7fc69137ac4c3986b74ef350c9a334c16.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

I was shooting an “intimate landscape/flora” when this creeper showed up and I didn’t change the shutter speed, so the bird isn’t as sharp as I would like. I did like the setting with the moss and the clean background.

### Specific Feedback

Any thoughts appreciated.

### Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 at 500 mm; 1/250 at f7.1, -1/3 EV; ISO 3200

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/brown-creeper/49330/2 "2026-01-09T16:04:15Z")

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Wonderful, with great subject and setting and lovely warmish colors!!! Looks like focus was behind the bird a bit, on the moss.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/brown-creeper/49330/3 "2026-01-09T16:12:58Z")

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Always a treat to get one of these in your sights, Allen. I really like the setting. I do think it’s more a focus issue than motion blur because the bark under the foot isn’t in focus either.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/brown-creeper/49330/4 "2026-01-10T01:06:04Z")

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Hi Allen, always great to see these fascinating birds. Love the setting with the bark and moss. Too bad about the focus issue but this is still a quite pleasing image.