From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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?
I wear an old Army field cap that's similar to a baseball hat. That
provides the protection, and it's easy to take it off, fold it up and
stuff it in a back pocket whenever the brim gets in the way.
http://www.uscav.com/prodinfo/enlarged/27464L.jpg
The other hat I wear is a "boonie cap". It also folds up to easily stuff
into a back pocket.
http://www.militaryclothing.com//ImgUpload/P_848465_937051.jpg
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