Juvie Chipper

This is a juvenile Chipping Sparrow from this morning. Having a tripod is freeing me up to experiment with a lot more diversity in my techs than previously. I don't feel like I have to worry about my shutter speed nearly as much. So this one I used a narrower aperture (and lower ISO) than usual, which had good results here in terms of getting more of the bird sharp than on a lot of my posts that are not straight profiles.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod. Set-up perch.

1/200, f/10, ISO 250, natural light.

Crop to 73% (13.1. of 18MP)