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What hat are you waiting for today?

OldStrummer

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3 1/2" brim for maximum shade...
18% gray? Is it 18% of cool gray 9, cool gray 3, warm gray 7...
Couldn't resist...

This is the widest brim hat I will ever have had. I'm not certain how it will look on me, but since it's meant for the photographer, chances are I will wear it on photo journeys. I'm sure you also understand the concept of the "gray card?" Photographers use an 18% gray card on which to calibrate the white balance of their cameras on a shoot. I carry a gray card in my camera bag. In fact, one of my camera bags is lined in 18% gray. You can't ever be too careful. Or prepared...
 

Joao Encarnado

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This is the widest brim hat I will ever have had. I'm not certain how it will look on me, but since it's meant for the photographer, chances are I will wear it on photo journeys. I'm sure you also understand the concept of the "gray card?" Photographers use an 18% gray card on which to calibrate the white balance of their cameras on a shoot. I carry a gray card in my camera bag. In fact, one of my camera bags is lined in 18% gray. You can't ever be too careful. Or prepared...
Didn't know photographers did that. Since I have an iPhone, I ditch my semi-almost-pro digital camera (bought it in 2002).
The concept of gray depends on who prints it.
The hat, it will be fine.
 
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Through the grace of @moontheloon (our own Ant) a stupendous Borsalino is due to arrive tomorrow. First new hat in a while, very eager to handle this Featherweight from the 1940s.

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OldStrummer

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Didn't know photographers did that. Since I have an iPhone, I ditch my semi-almost-pro digital camera (bought it in 2002).
The concept of gray depends on who prints it.
The hat, it will be fine.
The advances in photo post-processing software and in camera technology makes some of these features and capabilities almost needless. Still, I'm a believer in "getting it right as near as possible," to keep from having to spend time in "the darkroom." A gray card sets the camera for the (reflected) light as it currently exists, overriding the "daylight," "sun," "cloudy," "indoors," etc. settings. Simple take a photo of your gray card and tell the camera that's it. One less setting to have to play with.

I think the hat is waiting for me on my doorstep. Days on end all my tracking told me, it was "In transit to Next facility." Now, --presto!-- it seems to have been delivered. I hope to have a photo up in the next day or so.
 
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Bagged a bird from Ebay a couple of days ago. Couldn't resist a $30 BIN. Looks to be in good shape, nice heathered finish and cool ribbon. I would guess from the later 50s? Can't tell if the liner is just printed or embroidered.

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That looks a lot like one I’m selling on the Bay. It’s has very diminutive proportions.

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It’s the lowest crowned hat I’ve ever owned. My liner is embroidered.


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