IS this consider street photography.?

question to you guys ... in situations where you "might not" be allowed to take photographs ...

example let's say you're at a flea/street market and there's a display of goods that is nice and you want to shoot, but possibly the shop owner won't want/allow you to shoot ...

what do you do? do you ask first shoot later or just whack shoot first worry whether he will say 'oi no photographs' later?

C&C Welcome~

its a 7D
i used AV mode... forgot all the details adi.
i edited the photo using lightroom

i know but but but with the caption, hahahahhahaahahahahahhahahaha

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Added on October 6, 2010, 6:51 am
am i the only one think not wide enuff?

oh no, unker ian already submit photo. diz week wedding la... wedding candid can submit ka?

Street Performer is loooooooooovely. Right in front of Maybank Bkt Bintang? Walk by there saw the gold n silver men many times but never seen this singer.

Caught this bit while going home

Men in the mirror

It's just a mental hurdle albeit a rather large one. If ppl look after the shot, just reply with a nod or smile lo.

nice picture....   

wow... really good tips... 
next time i pretend to listen to music, just stuck the earphone at my ear can dy.. 

IMO closing urself off from the world with music is bad. U need to be aware of ur surroundings when doing street photography. For better pics n also for ur own safety. U cannot hear some1 following u then ur in trouble when a snatch thief is behind. There are also funny ppl who will shout n scold, better to hear it, say sry n walk off than get whacked. Also, mebe sumthin interesting is happening behind n u'll miss the moment coz u were lost in ur own music world.

Besides, part of the fun is in getting up close n getting some genuine reactions from ppl n also making friends n having a short chat if they r interested in what ur doing. Showing them the pics u have just taken of them n all. U really shudn be closing urself off from all this with music.

My first attempt at producing a 3-D image. You have to defocus your eyes and stare far into the screen for 30 seconds, then quickly front focus on the image. Can you see the 3-D effect  ? Lemme know if it works ya. 

For those of you who wasted 30 seconds staring at my makcik sayur pic, a thousand apologies. Its just a normal pic. No funky software. No 3D. Yillek pochi!! I lied. 

For the guy who almost fainted    staring at my makcik pic, perhaps you should go see a doctor or a shrink. Maybe you have an embolism  or some deep sub-conscious vegetables fetish .  Its OK to faint if you stare too long at half dressed leng lui ... but makcik ... 

For ComradeZ, I think you need to eat more lobak, then go sleep. Tomorrow morning stare again at my pic  . If you can still see the makcik pop out,  perhaps you may be interested in buying my special 3-D version Gimp software. Cheap cheap. 10 linggit only. 

Camera Canon EOS 550D
Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 135 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire