In the gravitational field of Tour Eiffel

[Airy]

Df + Zeiss 25/2. Second one shot "from the hip", with everything preset. I am not used to my belly, that induces the camera nosing up, which I need to compensate (or shall I visit a fat farm during Summer?). Life is a bitch.
First shot is a somewhat extravagant statue of Jeanne d'Arc, not the kind fascists would honor every year on May 1st.

[golunvolo]

I think the position of Jeanne d'Arc running on top of the building adds to her heroic, dynamic and grand pose.
   I really like the hidden connection of two seemingly unrelated images -thanks for the post´s tittle- and will love to see more surprises


  Thanks for sharing

[Airy]

Well, the connection comes from the Zeissish, persistent vignetting (even when stopped down) and from the fact that all four subjects are more or less heading for the Tour Eiffel.

Concerning surprises, that's where having no Leica is not helpful. From-the-hip is a workaround. So far I got 3-4 successful from-the-hip shots, the first one was five years ago in Tokyo (the fashionable Omote Sando area) using an old 28mm PC lens.