Definitely spotted..

but he didn't bop me on the head! I swung the camera around to pretend to be taking photos of a building.

Three good things:
1. Watched three people set a net out in the little bay below us while we enjoyed a strong cup of coffee.
2. Blackbirds singing in our garden
3. No emails from 365 and spent 3 hours trying to find out why when I knew there were lots. Gave up in the end and will use "notifications:

[Tony]

Nicely captured, notice he wasn't smiling exactly. Very brave and sneaky 8-)

[Simply Amanda]

A super candid. Yep, he was onto you!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Looks like a bad dude! But like they say, "You can't judge a book by it's cover."

[Beryl Lloyd]

A super sneaky candid !! -- I admire you !!

[katy]

Fantastic catch, expression and all!

3 I always use notifications . For me it is easier!

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Alison Tomlin]

He's a cool dude. I like the wry smile.

[Maggiemae]

@fueast "Wry' is a good word, Alison! I think he was a nice guy in spite of the tattoos and cigarette plus hood!

[Pam Knowler]

Well done!! Great capture!! I always use notifications.

[Shepherdman]

Bet he's a big softy, who loves his Mum and one of his tattoos declares this!

[Maggiemae]

@shepherdman What a nice thought, Mr S!

[Molly]

Well captured.

[Margo]

Good one

[summerfield]

excellent capture, maggiemae!

[Pat Knowles]

You can never tell a person by the clothes they wear....I leant that once when we hired someone to help us with the harvest. I had to pick this guy up from a bus stop, the employment people had sent him. I almost turned back when I saw him...tattoos, chains, big bobber boots etc yet he was the hardest worker & nicest guy we ever had working for us....we never forgot that eye opener.
Great street shot.......specially as he is looking strIght at you....no blurr at all..you must have kept your cool!

[Richard Sayer]

Great street candid Maggiemae - give yourself a big pat on the back for this one.

[Terry]

Good job on the sneaky shot

[☠northy]

nice street candid!

[kali]

taste joy is a nice touch...

[bkb in the city]

Great candid shot

[Stephanie Swift]

Great street shot, full of character.

[Gena Pegg]

Oh you are so sneaky...and veeery good at it too! He's got his eye on you though!! Nicely captured.

[Khawbecker]

Great shot!

[Annie D]

Great candid
I get the feeling he is quite a cool dude - i like his face

[Maggiemae]

@annied Yes, Annie - he doesn't look aggressive! Maybe he's a photographer in private!

[Annie D]

@maggiemae haha maybe

[John]

Street photography is the fine art art of the candid! The subject matter is endless!

[Tony Guest (snoopybooboo)]

Great shot. He looks like he was up to no good and now you've spoilt his day of crime by getting him in the picture.

[Maggiemae]

@congaree Very true, John! Challenges will always be there!

[Maggiemae]

@snoopybooboo Perhaps, Tony but perhaps not in li'l ole Oamaru! Thought there has been some horrific stories of gangs here lately involving murder!

[Myrna O'Hara]

Oh, his short stubby "ciggy" really completes him !!! Well done, and nobody was hurt in the process!!! LOL

[Myrna O'Hara]

Oh I just noticed the 'taste JOY " sign beside him. Perfect.

[Joyce]

Great street capture Maggie. Very brave and successful well done

[Phil Howcroft]

great streetie maggie, i expect the young man ticks a lot of boxes for many of your 365 lady friends :)

[tony gig]

Great capture Magie.

[Maggie]

Great candid - I love the long view. God, I hate hoodies!

[Al Bailey]

Cool candid shot! :)

[Darlene]

Great candid shot, Maggiemae. I use notifications a lot to but have problems if there are comments on older photos so depend totally on emails and delete as I comment. Myself and others had no emails coming to Hotmail for a couple of days. Ross fixed it really quickly.

[Maggiemae]

@darsphotos Aha! I wondered if it was 365 but then John's emails didn't come either. Think it was a Google problem!

[Darlene]

@maggiemae Glad it was not 365 but bummer about Google. My computer and many others have been running slowly on and off. iPhoto crashes at least once a day. Glad it is over for you.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nicely caught!

[Kitti Nelson]

Great capture - you really kept your nerve!

[Jen Hudson]

Well caught, it's that new hair do and that impervious look which says don't mess with me!

[Sandy]

Great street scene, and I like Shepherdman's comment. I also agree with Allison about the wry smile. I think he has a nice face.

[Bev]

Nice shot, Maggie. You got busted! You made me chuckle when you said you turned and pretended to take pics of a building. Hotmail had problems with getting emails from 365 a couple weeks ago but the Guru (Ross) got it fixed.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

He's thinking, "She thinks my tattoos are awesome!"

[Leslie]

very cool capture