Paul Brook 2:Gotta say Chris - this one looks like you're stalking her and she rumbled you!
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Does, sort of, doesn't it?
She didn't actually notice me being there - she was looking at the traffic coming round the corner. I stepped close and snapped, and she didn't even look round.
People photography in cities is easier than in the countryside, because people are so preoccupied with all the other stuff going on around them, they don't notice some bloke with a camera.
I've started using the 50mm more for street stuff. It's a nice perspective, and very sharp so I can selectively enlarge aspects. Here's another one from Paddington Station.
I'm finding setting everything manually is giving me better results. For instance, to prevent camera shake, I would probably have set 800 ISO for the above shot in case of camera shake. Because I'm controlling aperture and shutter speed and being more precise, I went down to 400 ISO.
Street photogrpahy is a really interesting subject, and keeps me quite enthralled. However, I'm quite aware of how intrusive it can be. I'd never photograph someone's kids, as I wouldn't want anyone doing that to mine. There are certain lines not to cross. Don't photograph homeless people, as I don't think they deserve that.
Never had any bother with anyone since I got into taking candids, either. Most people don't even notice. Even if they do, they're not really bothered.
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