on my exercise walk in Brentwood it was a bit 'sunny' at last so i took out one of my British 'Ensign Selfix 16/20 Model I' cameras. Although I was tucked away in the alley the Bloke still saw me snapping him! It's impossible to use cameras in Brentwood without being seen.
My town 'Brentwood' USED to be safe-- now so many people are violent - doing Street Photography I've been threatened with having " That F-----g Camera smashed in Your Face" and there are flowers outside a Restaurant right NOW where a bloke was stabbed-- so I try not to be seen.