I'm a cornered rat.  I got egg on my face or more like a whole fryer on my head.  By the time I step out of the doorway Silhouette has made the corner and never lost stride, never said a word and never looked back.  At least I got snapped by a pro.

I hit review and take a close look at "Silhouette" now pictured on my LCD.  The flash from his camera is clearly visible!  For me to  have captured the burst of light meant we fired shutters at the exact same instant - within hundredths of a second!  I check the EXIF. Time 11:56 and 14 sec.
 
                                                            High Noon on Broadway
                                                             Street Photographers 
                                                            DUEL  to a PHOTO-FINISH 

I turn back to see what the street has to offer. Two ladies walk by in step. I take the snap.

    
         b0ngo  

P.S.: for a full shot of the guy that slimed me 
  click here

                  .. in a doorway on Broadway .

It's a Sunday morning. No action. I'm snapping pigeons - pathetic - when I see a SILHOUETTE at one end of the block and a WOMAN at the other end both heading my way.  A possible "boy meets girl" snap in the offing!  I duck in a doorway.   A perfect vantage point to shoot from EXCEPT the sidewalk is in shade and the background is in bright light - not good- plus the doorway acts like a blinder.  I'll have no warning and only a split second to react when they show up.  If they show up!  Nothing I can do now but wait.