I'll talk.
Take the picture when the two images in the rangefinder patch come together.
50/1.1 Nokton, Wide-open on the Leica M9, ISO 2500.
Hey Brian...That "secret focusing technique" resulted in more than 90% of that first image of yours being completely out of focus
Serious though, I find the primary difference in shooting the Leica (M9) vs. some other systems such as the MFD or even a modern day DSLR is one's own expectations for the final product and how it's structured. Somewhat similar to what Marc has expressed and illustrated in his lovely "grunge" slide show, is that with the Leica M, many often shoot it in more unstructured, and sometimes less pre-planned way. Thats not to say some don't pick it up for a formal landscape or portrait, but it's strengths I believe lie in it's lending itself to spontanious shooting and the expectation of not always knowing what the final product (image) will exactly look like. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't...sometimes there is movement and flow in the image and sometimes not, but often time it surprises us with an image thats a bit more imaginative.
For myself and I might think others, when the "formal" expected shot is requried (for personal or professional use), thats when the MFD/DSLR or similar system is generally employed or possibly as Don has indicated, a larger sized file is required for very large format prints. In either one of these cases, one generally has in mind, a carefully planned shot and expectations of what the final image will look like and often times exactly what is required of the image, in order for it to work out as expected. To use an often expressed phrase, each system has it's pluses and minuses and when one plays to the strengths of a system, it generally works out well.
Dave (D&A)