Taken partially against the light — wide open — with the “bargain” 75 Color Heliar.
The 100% crops (not shown) are quite impressive; the detailed rendering is obvious, even in this web-sized image.
More than the sharpness, I really appreciate how this lens is handling the light in this scene.
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↑Leica M9 and Voigtländer 75mm Color Heliar LTM @ f/2.5.
This is the final image of the series.
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↑Leica M9 and Zeiss ZM 21mm @ f/2.8.
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↑Leica M9 and Zeiss ZM 21mm @ f/2.8.
What appeals to me in this image is the composition, the wide angle perspective, the operator caught in mid-step, and the girl’s intent gaze.
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↑Leica M9 and Zeiss ZM 21mm @ f/2.8.
Hurry, hurry, home.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/1.4.
Compositional teaching point. The foreground railing directs the eye to an imaginary vertical seam which splits the image into two frames, like the adjoining pages of an open book:
The original The cyclist is here.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 28mm Summicron @ f/2.
Prosophos 