I love the pose on the chickadee! Unfortunately there's much here that detracts from my enjoyment of the image. The border comes too far into the image robbing the power from the line of the rose branch. The feathers on the chickadee are unsharp and the highlights on the leaves steal undo attention. I really want this image to work for me because the pose is so wonderful...
I LOVE this image, but the black line has ruined this...would have given a 9 but I am sorry to have to give you a 7...I am really sorry, but it screams for attention