>>3994265it may be awkward if it's a busy day and you're kind of in the way or if you're fiddling with settings a bunch. I only recently started shooting and I found it less awkward than just being out by myself. The camera gives you a reason to be be somewhere and to wonder around I feel.
Pic related I guess. I went for a little walk by the river near where I live and just after I took this picture a group of three people walked onto the dock I was standing on, I just nodded said hello and went on my way.