frank theriault wrote: > > I'm with you, Keith. I'm a hat guy, whether I've got a camera or not. > > I have a sort of Indy Jones fedora that does a great job of shading light for when I > have the MX or Spotties. Baseball caps help a great deal, too (but not as much as > the > fedora). Unfortunately, my berets and my Nepalese goatherder's hats don't have any > brim or peak, so they're useless in that regard. > > Once I started wearing hats, I stopped getting colds. I don't know if there's a > correlation or not.
Sure there is! The outdoor germs fall like rain on your hat, dribble off the rim and fall to the ground, harmless. So it seems, anyhow. . . long as they don't fall on your face, they can't dig in and hold on... > cheers, > frank > > Keith Whaley wrote: > > > I don't do a lot of indoor shooting, but I have a couple of "photography > > hats" I wear for most of my outdoor forays, that shade the viewfinder well. > > One is sort of "pork-pie" hat, with a flat crown and soft 2 3/4" brim > > all around. Crushable and you can stick it in your kit or back pocket or > > waistband when you don't want to wear it. > > That one is with me at all times. Shades the viewfinder well. > > > > My latest acquisition is The Tilley Hat. 3 1/2" brim, sort of looks like > > an Aussie outback hat, with the brim 'dip' fore and aft. > > Thank the movies for that perception, but go look at: > > http://www.tilley.com. > > Mine's an LT-6 and I love it! Check it out!
