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They are not perfect, but I quite like them all the same. I was hoping to expose more of the Milky Way particularly on the second one, but I will have to try again. Perhaps too much light pollution. Any suggestions appreciated.

A few more, using a faster shutter this time (1/500 to 1/1000) and trying to make sure they are in focus and sharp.

Yes, absolutely!

Thank you for taking the time to process the image, and to share it. I like the brighter, more exposed bird, but to my eyes, I do prefer the wider (original) crop. There seems to be a little more noise in the processed image - this could be due to the original file being of smaller size? I have...

Very nice. Hand held or tripod?

Here are two close up clips from the original RAW image, from between the eyes, and on the Robin's left shoulder (our right). I suppose the second is a little sharper?

Thanks for the helpful comments. I was using single focus, centre point. I thought I focused on the eye then recomposed, but perhaps it was off. I didn't use AF servo because that wouldn't allow me to recompose the shot without refocusing elsewhere. Here is the focus point from DPP4:

Very helpful, thanks. f4 is wide open, I will try closing it a little and a faster shutter in future, with higher ISO to compensate.

The second is a rather large crop, but the first isn't. ISO is 1250 and 800 respectively. Any tips on how to get less soft images in future? Thanks.

Very impressive, my favourite is the first.

Were they shot handheld? I like the framing.

A simple subject but I liked the shapes.

Interesting, almost like looking through a hole in the floor.