icepics wrote: Women are going to be protective of themselves and of kids. Sometimes people may be overly sensitive or overreact. It may not be anything you're doing, people not only see a lot on TV (shows about predators etc.) but now see all kinds of things online.
It might not be worth a confrontation even if you feel you're in the right; you may have encountered someone who's had a bad experience or is overreacting but I'd be aware of how you're coming across. If it seems at all intimidating a woman may react, and maybe it's not in the best way, but it may be due to being afraid. If they aren't photographers they probably aren't going to get what you're doing.
If this was a group of moms and kids they may be used to being in the park that time of day but probably don't usually see a man by himself, more likely they see what seems like a dad or grandpa and a kid. So seeing something out of the ordinary they're probably at least going to keep an eye on what you're doing and in this case the one woman seems to have reacted strongly and in a negative way. Who knows why, she may have her own issues that have nothing to do with you, but sometimes it might just be better to leave and come back another time.
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