Cat at the Brick Gate

A ginger tabby cat sits alertly in front of a historic brick gate with a fieldstone wall and wrought-iron grille on a quiet side street in Halle. The gate pillar carries a small saddle roof of beaver-tail tiles, while behind it Virginia creeper sprawls over the wall. Cobblestones, a green courtyard, and the plastered facade of a neighbouring house speak to the charm of Halle's residential quarters. At ƒ/2.8 and 57mm, the focus is razor-sharp on the cat while the background melts into a soft blur.