# Chipping Sparrow

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [November 1, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676 "2020-11-01T23:36:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/1 "2020-11-01T23:36:58Z")

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Photo was taken last summer at Green Lake PP.

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7DII, 500mm, f/4, 1/640, ISO 400. Photo is cropped to 77% of full size. A vertical branch was removed just to left of bird in photo and a dark blotch was removed TRC.

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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:** [November 2, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/2 "2020-11-02T02:46:27Z")

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Hi David, a real cutie that you captured very well. The bird looks quite nice - nice details and color in soft light. Love the rusty caps on these birds. Really great to get one off the ground on a nice perch. Pleasing background. Well done.

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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:** [November 2, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/3 "2020-11-02T06:30:48Z")

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Nice pose and I like the diagonal perch. The rufous cap works well against the green background and the bird shows nice detail.

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/4 "2020-11-02T20:06:28Z")

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Superb pose, composition, eye contact, plumage detail, and background. The diagonal perch works well.

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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:** [November 3, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/5 "2020-11-03T15:41:39Z")

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All said above. The BG is gorgeous!! It may just be me but it feels like the bird is leaning to the left a little. Maybe a slight CW rotation?

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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:** [November 3, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/6 "2020-11-03T16:43:47Z")

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Beautiful detail in the Chipping Sparrow, David. One of my favorite sparrows to photograph. I like the background and pose, but I think I agree with Diane that the bird feels a bit unbalanced and a touch of CW rotation would fix it.

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**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/chipping-sparrow/17676/7 "2020-11-04T20:26:28Z")

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Thanks everyone. And thanks for mentioning the lean. I fixed it up.