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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 334464" data-attributes="member: 12257">Loving the street photo bit, but I wanted to respond to this and add my .02 re: asking folks if you can snap their pic:&nbsp; A few of my all time favorite photos have come from biting the bullet and asking, &quot;Do you mind...?&quot;&nbsp; 1st, the pic of the homeless guy on his bike near the beach.&nbsp; He even agreed to ride down the boardwalk a bit, then ride back toward me.&nbsp; 2nd, the lady sitting near the window in Brownie's burger joint.&nbsp; I got a nice 10 minute convo and some history of the place, and a few great photos!&nbsp; Lastly, the lady in the face painting booth at the recent local carnival.&nbsp; She even agreed to give me a nice &quot;looking away&quot; pic!&nbsp; Even still, my nerves often get the best of me, and I don't ask... but when I do, the results are grand!My theory is - it's so impromptu, people don't have time to throw up a facade, so you're getting the real grit.&nbsp; Working on the nerve to ask a few more people here and there.Edit:&nbsp; Threw in the pics I was speaking of, for reference.&nbsp; They may not be the greatest, but as mentioned before, they were my faves.&nbsp; Don't wanna side-track the thread, though, so if you prefer, I'll take 'em back out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Leaving them as thumbnails at least.[ATTACH]102381[/ATTACH][ATTACH]102382[/ATTACH][ATTACH]102383[/ATTACH][ATTACH]102380[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 334464, member: 12257"] Loving the street photo bit, but I wanted to respond to this and add my .02 re: asking folks if you can snap their pic: A few of my all time favorite photos have come from biting the bullet and asking, "Do you mind...?" 1st, the pic of the homeless guy on his bike near the beach. He even agreed to ride down the boardwalk a bit, then ride back toward me. 2nd, the lady sitting near the window in Brownie's burger joint. I got a nice 10 minute convo and some history of the place, and a few great photos! Lastly, the lady in the face painting booth at the recent local carnival. She even agreed to give me a nice "looking away" pic! Even still, my nerves often get the best of me, and I don't ask... but when I do, the results are grand! My theory is - it's so impromptu, people don't have time to throw up a facade, so you're getting the real grit. Working on the nerve to ask a few more people here and there. Edit: Threw in the pics I was speaking of, for reference. They may not be the greatest, but as mentioned before, they were my faves. Don't wanna side-track the thread, though, so if you prefer, I'll take 'em back out. :) Leaving them as thumbnails at least. [ATTACH=CONFIG]102381._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]102382._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]102383._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]102380._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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