Hints of Hidden Things

Carhartt clothing is "workwear". It's cut larger to allow free movement to perform work tasks. I love their barn coat and T-shirts and I also have a winter parka that is really too warm for the climate in the US deep south. I probably will make use of it next week. Weather says temperatures will drop into the single digits. That's Fahrenheit. Very cold.

As for human subjects, I can't say their clothing makes much difference to me. Photographically, I'm attracted to their presentation, gestures and expressions. Being a hetro male (or, at my age, maybe just a dirty old man), I pay more attention to females. Females seem, at least to me, to be more open to expressing themselves. They present as better subjects. They don't have to be beautiful, in fact women can be physically unattractive and still make interesting photographic subjects because of their open expressions of their feelings.

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peterm1 said:
Yes, in Oz they are an up-market fashion item though I do not see many people wearing them here (partly due to climate though here in Southern Australia our winters can be pretty cold - though no snow). My guess is most are not aware of them.
But what I wanted to say is that a new blanket lined Carhart costs about $500.00 AUD - about $300 US. The lighter unlined ones come in $100 less. All of which is pretty steep though they do last a lifetime. I was lucky...the two I bought, being "vintage", cost about $100 each. The only problem I have is both are somewhat bigger than they should be for me to wear regularly. Apparently Americans are physically bigger than we are. Or at least I am. Go figure. :p
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Not to rub it in, lads, but a few months ago I got a brand new, still with tags, Carhart pile-lined barn jacket at the local thrift store for $15.00 US. Not quite a $20.00 Leica M-3 at a yard sale, but enough to make my day!
 
peterm1 said:
Yes, in Oz they are an up-market fashion item though I do not see many people wearing them here (partly due to climate though here in Southern Australia our winters can be pretty cold - though no snow). My guess is most are not aware of them.
But what I wanted to say is that a new blanket lined Carhart costs about $500.00 AUD - about $300 US. The lighter unlined ones come in $100 less. All of which is pretty steep though they do last a lifetime. I was lucky...the two I bought, being "vintage", cost about $100 each. The only problem I have is both are somewhat bigger than they should be for me to wear regularly. Apparently Americans are physically bigger than we are. Or at least I am. Go figure. :p
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You are paying about twice what we pay. Ours are around US$150. They are rugged. They are not a style item at all. Barbour may have some panache but these do not have any. They are just a "work coat". But they are the go-to work coat. They are kind of the Levis of the work coat world.
 
I have always felt a certain fondness for this image, largely because it has a faint air of mystery about it (helped by the light flares and reflections on the window pane, the way the shadows and light emphasize the scene, and also the look on the face of the subject, who seems somewhat lost in her thoughts. As such I have felt from time to time that there could be more going on here than meets the eye.

I have also sometimes felt she has a vaguely religious aspect to her because of the presence of a gold chain (with a cross?) and the position of her hands which almost seem to suggest she is about to bless herself.

In reality I am sure she is simply trying to decide what to order from the menu while she fiddles with her watchband, but imagination is a wonderful thing!

As such, I am realistic enough to understand that there is probably nothing in particular going on below the surface, but to me the image nevertheless hints that there could be.

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Dogman said:
Carhartt clothing is "workwear". It's cut larger to allow free movement to perform work tasks. I love their barn coat and T-shirts and I also have a winter parka that is really too warm for the climate in the US deep south. I probably will make use of it next week. Weather says temperatures will drop into the single digits. That's Fahrenheit. Very cold.

As for human subjects, I can't say their clothing makes much difference to me. Photographically, I'm attracted to their presentation, gestures and expressions. Being a hetro male (or, at my age, maybe just a dirty old man), I pay more attention to females. Females seem, at least to me, to be more open to expressing themselves. They present as better subjects. They don't have to be beautiful, in fact women can be physically unattractive and still make interesting photographic subjects because of their open expressions of their feelings.

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She certainly looks a little grim. But I do not see much in the way of anger in her countenance - more sadness and perhaps resignation.

Or perhaps at a more jocular level she, like me, suffers from what here in Oz we jokingly refer to as "resting shit-face". i.e. a tendency for the face to look a little angry, annoyed or sad when it is in repose.
This is a malady I have had all my life. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
 
lynnb said:
Nice idea and pictures Peter.

I think this one might qualify? Girl talk, June 2023 #518, XA4. Cafe near Taylor Square, Sydney.

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Cafe in Manly, Sydney, 2018. #721. IIIc.

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I thought that was Jeremy Clarkson at first
 
peterm1 said:
She certainly looks a little grim. But I do not see much in the way of anger in her countenance - more sadness and perhaps resignation.

Or perhaps at a more jocular level she, like me, suffers from what here in Oz we jokingly refer to as "resting shit-face". i.e. a tendency for the face to look a little angry, annoyed or sad when it is in repose.
This is a malady I have had all my life. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
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I'm glad there's a clinical diagnostic term for this condition, as I suffer from it, too. However, in the US, "shit-faced" is a common term for falling-down drunk.
 
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