> > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/11/06 Thu AM 09:06:48 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: RE: PESO - Pentax User > > > > > 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
Wear this when you do your next RPS presentation. They won't be looking at the photographs.... http://www.villagehatshop.com/leopard_fez.html ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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.
