> > Nice one! Good to hear she's having fun. How does she shoot > with the bill of that hat? Tell her very stylish gloves as > well ;-) Cheers, Christine > > > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/pentax-user.html > > > > My partner Judy having fun "the Pentax way"... > >
This brings up the important issue of photographers' hats - one which I don't think has been discussed here before. I'm not a hat person, but I in hot weather it's important to wear one for at least 2 reasons. 1. I'm somewhat thin on top, so extended periods in the sun expose me to too much sunburn, and also leave me with a headache and boiling brain. 2. when I'm photographing I don't wear sunglasses, so a hat should provide shade for the eyes as protection against glare and cataracts etc. For a photographer there are several things to avoid: 1. as Christine points out, the bill or rim can easily get in the way, so baseball caps and suchlike are out 2. nobody in their right mind wants to wear a hat like Cotty's 3. Tilley hats are just plain horrible and should only be worn by middle-aged men from the flyover states so the rest of us can identify and avoid them 4. W E Smith could get away with it, but please, no berets except where accompanied by a Gauloise jaune. So, what's left? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
