I think Todd and Norbert have missed the point slightly (no offence chaps!). I cringed slightly when I read Pete's comment "Cityscapes, buildings, sunsets, etc are all nice but they’re safe. Outside of buying a new lens, trying a new processing style or finding a new building I’m not being pushed." as this sums me up perfectly. I know exactly how you feel Pete. To shove a camera in someones face (telephoto or not) is extremely daunting. I tried a bit of street portraiture in London, to break out of the 'easy stuff', whilst there on business and the first person I approached said "if I take their picture they'll knock me out and shove my camera up my ass". I turned the camera off and went to the pub instead. I've spent so much time googling new post processing techniques that I've now realised I've missed the point of having a camera. It is tough Pete. If it was easy then ...blah blah blah you know the rest. I really liked the street portraiture stuff you did in Liverpool and it has inspired me to do something similar in Warrington in the next couple of weeks. I'm hoping to tap into the droves of Xmas shoppers and hope they'll approach me instead of me having to face my fear and stop and ask people!?!?!? (this is the point)