Good hat. In my exerience, photographers like hat, jackets and (of course) bags. One place you can usually score a good hat is at a private golf course's pro shop, or a big golf outlet. Golfers learned a long time ago that ball caps = pre-cancerous lesions on the face and nose. (Though many still wear them.) My favorite cool weather hats are Tilleys, which are modeled after Vietnam War boonie hats. Stetson makes good straw cowboy hats, but some people are embarrassed to wear them.
I would never buy one, not at my age, and I was never a hat man anyhow but then that's what wives are for: to give you the courage to dive into unchartered waters.
"go on, go on in," said my wife.
I went on into the shop and she followed. there were straw hats everywhere, all colors and sizes.
I tried on a black, walked to the mirror, looked like a killer and, of course, liked that but returned the hat anyhow.
'here," said my wife, "try this..."
I tried it. not bad. then another. not bad.
I decided on two. holy hell.
I liked the clerks, they were totally disinterested.
"should I put them in a bag?" one of the clerks asked.
"a box," I answered.
then my wife came around the corner, smiling, wearing a tall straw hat. she looked much better than I. she looked cute. beautiful.
"get it," I said.
"should I?"
"of course."
so we walked out of there with our new straw hats and we walked them to the car put them in their boxes on the back seat and it was a good drive in under the low clouds like that, nothing wrong at all. very strange and totally acceptable.
I like it! Reminds me I need a new photo-work, full brimmed hat.
ReplyDeleteNice hat!
ReplyDeleteOn what surface did you shoot that reflection? Store window? Seems awfully good.
ReplyDeleteWhat company made your hat? Where did you buy it? I need a new hat.
ReplyDeleteThe hat maker needs to sell a “Kirk Tuck Special Edition” or a “VSL Special Edition” for your readers.
I like my hat so much I'm going to make a video about it. Stick around. Hold my beer....
ReplyDeleteMaybe title it, "Brimmed, a tale of full circle shadiness".
ReplyDeleteGood hat. In my exerience, photographers like hat, jackets and (of course) bags. One place you can usually score a good hat is at a private golf course's pro shop, or a big golf outlet. Golfers learned a long time ago that ball caps = pre-cancerous lesions on the face and nose. (Though many still wear them.) My favorite cool weather hats are Tilleys, which are modeled after Vietnam War boonie hats. Stetson makes good straw cowboy hats, but some people are embarrassed to wear them.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I thought when I saw that photo is "That's a big d*** lens!" :)
ReplyDeleteCharles Bukowski \ Straw Hat
ReplyDeleteI would never buy one, not at my
age, and I was never a
hat man anyhow
but then
that's what wives are for:
to give you the courage to
dive into unchartered
waters.
"go on, go on in," said my
wife.
I went on into the shop and she
followed.
there were straw hats
everywhere, all colors and
sizes.
I tried on a black, walked to
the mirror, looked like a killer
and, of course, liked that
but
returned the hat
anyhow.
'here," said my wife,
"try this..."
I tried it. not
bad. then
another. not
bad.
I decided on two.
holy hell.
I liked the clerks, they were
totally
disinterested.
"should I put them in a
bag?" one of the clerks
asked.
"a box," I answered.
then
my wife came around the corner,
smiling, wearing a tall
straw hat.
she looked much better than
I.
she looked
cute.
beautiful.
"get it," I
said.
"should I?"
"of course."
so we walked out of there with
our new straw
hats
and we walked them
to the car
put them
in their boxes
on the back
seat
and it was a good drive
in
under the low
clouds
like that,
nothing wrong at
all.
very strange and
totally
acceptable.
and I never would have
worn the black
anyhow.