MonoMonday: Out of my comfort zone

Asking strangers if I could take their photo would be on top of the list I'm uncomfortable with. In the four+ years I've been part of Blip, only once have I asked a total stranger for a permission to take their photo. (She said yes!) Today's photo represents an other area of where I'm uncomfortable: using the manual controls in my camera. I really would like to gain enough knowledge and practice to reach some level of comfortableness in this.
Thank you KangaZu for hosting this month!