Hi folks and thanks for the comments.
I found smokers more willing to be photographed and be posed, also brakes the ice when asking to snap them.
John, I was surprised how my confidence grew , and how few failures I had, once I started to look more carefully at the people around me. I was trying a few new techniques for me, i.e continuous shooting, and with the 8-16, using pre focus and TAV.
Out of 292 exposures I have kept 90, which allowing for repeats, I was really happy with.
The ladies in no.5 were quite a laugh once approached.
Hope you liked some of the others in threads from the same day.
Nigel

They are very strong subjects, and you did well in the situation by the sound of it. Thanks for sharing, have you tried a b&w conversion of them?
Nigel

Cheers folks, the way I conducted myself felt right, and I was happy with the images that I saw and then captured.

Re no.4, glad you like the background, as I was transported to Hansel and Gretal, when I saw her and the candies, and they were integral to the image.
Nigel

Great set, leaving me wanting to see more...
Nigel

I am happy to see it, and helps me think more re pp, so I am grateful.
Nigel

This lad saw me taking pictures, asked if he could have a look, then struck a pose and said "Street init".

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The ones I have posted so far from today , were portraits in my mind, so here's a go at 'street'...


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Can't park there...

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I keep humming 'Saturday night fever' to this one

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two heads better than one...

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Hug...

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Not their thing...

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Tangoed...

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...and finally,
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caught on camera

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I hope you have enjoyed my posts today, I had a lot of fun and grew in confidence...either approaching people, or candid.
Thanks to 'cabstar' for the inspiration.

Nigel

Cheers folks, and I like what you did with the last one...
Nigel

...or the cute puppy gets it!

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This guy saw me taking pics at the market, and was happy to pose, the trouble was stopping him laughing.

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Nigel

Shared some air today, I couldn't afford lenses if I still smoked!


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...exhale,

Nigel

Thanks Clare, she was a lot of fun to photograph.

Nigel