Absolutely well deserved accolade both for the image and the initial creation of it/ them - so what if they are copies? You still produced them - wonderful.

Keeping it steady must have been a beast! Super result, especially with that dreamy bokeh. (I would be happy just to see one).

I don't think you need a wider lens. It's nice as it is. Some sort of "Tilley" lamp? pressurised parafin/ gas release/ gas mantle?

Just popped up, judging by the droplets falling from its beak(?) Nice picture - especially at a distance.

The mono treatment has produced a super result. Well done.

This must be Mrs Robin. Watch out for her mate taking extra suet pellets or mealworms from the feeder and dashing off with them to keep her fed as she incubates. Ours is going back and forth like mad - and the eggs haven't hatched yet! ('cos I know where their nest is!!).

Beautiful capture. As mentioned, their eyes have very distinct detail which you have caught well. As to competitiveness, we had one a year or so back that discovered a rival in the glass of the garage window. It would stand on the window sill and attack it ferociously. It sounded like a miniature machine gun as it pecked and stabbed at its own reflection.

It is indeed. Very similar to what you might get with the SMC 1.8/55 or Takumar 1.8/55?

Fresh, bright, beautiful.

Nicely framed and makes you want to know more.