What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[hatophile]

Knice Knox you have there Alan!

Jaoa you know how to wear the Cowboy hats!

Mano, you are quite dapper and sharp in that hat and suit. You know how to put things together well.

 

[mikespens]

Looks like fun Blackthorn, nice to see the past preserved too regardless of context.

 

[Blackthorn]

Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen.

 

[Blackthorn]

I forgot this pic. We stopped back by Bass Pro in Manteca. I love this old truck, wish I had one just like it:

 

[Baron Kurtz]

It looks very small on you. I'm getting a very Hancock vibe - which is, of course, a good thing.:eusa_clap

Woodrow today - it's unlined and surprisingly cool given the fur:

 

[alanfgag]

It looks very small on you.

My sense is we have some camera miniaturization going on. I like it too, MoK.

Many thanks for the knice Knox knotes today!

 

[hatophile]

That is a very nice old truck. And the hat looks good with it too.

 

[ManofKent]

Thanks folks - yes the wide-angle lens combined with the tilt is misleading:

Not a great photo but...

 

[hatsRme]

Not a great photo but...

Au contrair... GREAT photo, with lots of character, Mano!

To Alanfgag: As a fanatic for mid-fifties Milans (inherited from my Pop, apparently) I must say yours today is fantastic!
Is that the original pug?

 

[Orangegrad]

The second photo does look very good. Amazing how the lens and angle can really make a difference in how a fedora appears.

 

[hatsRme]

Great hat and vehicle, Blackthorn. That "pickemup" would look good on you, although you'd likely be pulled over for time traveling...

 

[g.durand]

Lee Trinity Silver Label today.

 

[alanfgag]

To Alanfgag: As a fanatic for mid-fifties Milans (inherited from my Pop, apparently) I must say yours today is fantastic!
Is that the original pug?

Thank you... original I think, though Frank might have changed it before I got it.

 

[Blackthorn]

Thanks guys!

 

[hatsRme]

Thank you... original I think, though Frank might have changed it before I got it.

He did do it his way...

 

[ManofKent]

The second photo does look very good. Amazing how the lens and angle can really make a difference in how a fedora appears.

Thanks - I've noticed on a few photos my hats look smaller on screen than in life - does anyone have any tips for minimizing distortion?

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g.d. - very sharp

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He did do it his way...

 

[hatsRme]

Thanks - I've noticed on a few photos my hats look smaller on screen than in life - does anyone have any tips for minimizing distortion?

Use of longer focal lengths tends to be more flattering for portraits, with much less distortion. It's more difficult when taking selfies, of course, but any extra optical zoom you can add will help. Standard portrait lens length (35mm format) is 85-90mm, as a guideline.

Also note that the favorite one of the two was taken from further away, which reduced the lens distortion from the wider angle lens (another approach to the problem).

But you needn't worry, Mano... You already look mahvelous!

Your posts and hats are great, sir.

 

[splintercellsz]

awesome shots, Black!

What I see everyday on my walk home from work.

 

[splintercellsz]

Very nice everyone!!!!!

1900s Stetson Long-Hair, yet again!

 

[ManofKent]

Use of longer focal lengths tends to be more flattering for portraits, with much less distortion. It's more difficult when taking selfies, of course, but any extra optical zoom you can add will help. Standard portrait lens length (35mm format) is 85-90mm, as a guideline.

Also note that the favorite one of the two was taken from further away, which reduced the lens distortion from the wider angle lens (another approach to the problem).

But you needn't worry, Mano... You already look mahvelous!

Your posts and hats are great, sir.

Thanks - Yes a longer focal length would help - but with my big head I need the width

Some peoples selfies seem less distorted - it might be holding the camera higher?

My vanity has some bounds, it's purely in the interest of the hats I assure you