I've been trying to get into street photography so I took my 70-200mm f/4 USM out this morning to a local Farmer's Market. It got rained on so it was cut rather short (not weather sealed) I thought the long range lens would let me capture candid shots but I found when you're so far away you actually get too many people walking in between you. By the time they had cleared, the moment was gone. Not to mention I didn't realize how easily people can catch that white lens from a distance away. So much for candid...shorter lens next time [:^)]


The biggest thing that threw me off was my positioning. Apart from the fact that I had a big white lens dangling from my shoulder, I felt real uncomfortable standing in the middle of the street waiting for a clear line of site. Do you all usually keep constantly moving? How do you guys usually go about street photography? I don't really have too much trouble engaging people but I avoid it if I can. [*-)]