
The inventiveness of street performers apparently knows no bounds. The competition these days in a big city such as London is so intense that only the most ingenious succeed. Here’s a good example—the Mad Hatter and his amazingly complex tea party, propped against the Glasshouse Street entrance to Piccadilly Circus station this afternoon.
Alice was conspicuously missing, probably gone for a Big Mac, but the array of props was quite astounding. I just hope he doesn’t drink too much of The Cup That Cheers otherwise he’ll have to pack that lot away, table and chairs included, before finding the nearest gents.

I had the Leica Monochrom 246 and 50mm Apo-Summicron in the bag, hence the black-and-whitedness of the photographs.


An amazing photo from a great photographer. Bravo Mike !!!
Superb series of images Mike. The detail from the Leica 50mm APO Summicron lens truly is outstanding.
That is a great lens Mike, and an excellent subject too.
I’ll have to get a mortgage to get one of those.
I agree, lovely lens.