What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Carlos840]

Too much noon-time light here, but a great day for the Dark Blue FQHH Premier HWM...
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You should try moving somewhere else to take your pictures.
If the subject is dark (black leather jacket) and the background is bright (your white house) the sensor in the camera is really going to struggle finding a setting that can correctly expose both the subject and the background.
Doing that you will very often end up with an underexposed subject. If you adjust to the subject you will most likely have a burnt (overexposed) background.

That's why i do my fit pics how i do rather than with a white wall behind me, it's much easier to get an exposure that works for both subject and background.

Maybe try moving somewhere where you have something that reflects less light in the background, a wooden shed, nature, anything that isn't white/ light coloured.

Grey background is what your camera will find he easiest to adjust to.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

Spring is here to stay.

 

[torfjord]

Not much of a quarantine in Sweden as of yet. Enjoying the spring weather with my kids. Aero 59’er highwayman, photo courtesy of my 5 year old.

 

[Downunder G Man]

That does NOT look like Kattegat ? ( Oh Soz, that was Norway !)

The jacket would probably work there tho ! Lots of hand tooled leather in that series ( my most favourite of late !)

My most recent jacket acquisition is a Simmons Bilt Nebraska in Black goat.

Ok, all "political machinations" aside the jackets are the "same same"

It has rapidly become my "Number 1" ( but DON"T tell the other jackets !)

Photo taken a few weeks back with a true Viking "breakfast of champions" (NOT!)

 

[navetsea]

how does that purple flower taste like? I read about many edible flowers, but I can't imagine how would they taste and how to eat them with.

 

[Downunder G Man]

Ha ! I think it was lavender. This was "granola" and all the young "hipster" Chefs have their own take on it.

I realise it is "very good" for me, my conscience ( and MORE haha..) is very clean thereafter !

(Obviously I am out with my wife and NOT my monster Harley crew !)

 

[Boyo]

Levis Vintage Clothing “Einstein Menlo” jacket

 

[Robbie79]

Goodwear Ventura Seal Shinki HH...perfect mid-weight Spring jacket!

 

[AeroFan_07]

Today - much more dull, drab gray outdoors but enough time for a quick snap of the Cafe Racer. Rain coming in soon and for the next few days afterwards.


Fully apprecaite the comments about the light yesturday, time did not permit a better staging, just wanted to snap & go. 12:00 full sunshine is perhaps the most difficult light to shoot in, no matter what you are trying to shoot.

 

[T_1XX19]

Spring is here to stay. View attachment 225383

After wearing the jacket for awhile now. Has a lot of the squeaky ness went away?

 

[ton312]

Brave/unbranded Tux Dee-lux

 

[casechopper]

Greatest Generation Clothing Co. Grizzly

 

[Imuricecreamman]

After wearing the jacket for awhile now. Has a lot of the squeaky ness went away?

Yeah, it's pretty much all gone at this point.

 

[Monitor]

View attachment 225384 Not much of a quarantine in Sweden as of yet. Enjoying the spring weather with my kids. Aero 59’er highwayman, photo courtesy of my 5 year old.

Local news are filled with articles of how you guys aren't "taking the Corona seriously", which I personally believe is BS altogether but I was wondering, what's the general opinion in Sweden about the lack of extremely drastic measurements to avoid calling them dictatorial, some countries have implemented?

 

[JMax]

Picking up supplies for my parents so they don’t venture out... Cal.

 

[Hh121]

Roadhouse

 

[torfjord]

Local news are filled with articles of how you guys aren't "taking the Corona seriously", which I personally believe is BS altogether but I was wondering, what's the general opinion in Sweden about the lack of extremely drastic measurements to avoid calling them dictatorial, some countries have implemented?

It's a complicated matter, but the quick answer is that there is a high degree of public confidence in the way the authorities are handling the situation. Of course there are people that are critical and afraid and want more drastic measures, I know a few of them myself. They are looking at other countries and comparing their measures with Sweden's and find our authorities too lenient and relaxed I guess. Everyone is aware that Sweden has (so far) chosen a way to combat this crisis that greatly differs from most other countries (perhaps with the exception of the Netherlands).

I don't pretend to be an epidiemiologist, but it's just a fact of life that in any scientific field you can find experts with differing opinions. Even more so when you are facing a new phenomenon like Covid-19.

For myself, I have trust that the Swedish government are doing the best that they can to get us through this crisis. The approach has been to issue "recommendations" to the public rather than pass laws against going outside. The recommendations include to reduce social contacts, stay at home at the slightest sign of symptoms, keep a distance of 2 m from others in shops and on the streets, work from home if you are able, refrain from non-essential travels, things like that. For risk groups (elderly and sick), they have recommended as near to total isolation as possible.

I think this approach works fairly well in Sweden, but I don't know if it would work everywhere. We're a small country, high levels of education, high degree of trust in government authorities, low levels of corruption. So most people actually listens to recommendations from authorities. For example the government has not closed down restaurants (yet), but most people have stopped visiting them and there is a big risk that most if not all restaurants will go bankrupt in the coming weeks.

Sorry if this response became overly long (and off topic), but it's a complicated question that I thought deserved a more detailed response.

 

[Will Zach]

Maybe the Bartenders can move these few posts to a COVID thread, but we are all walking a tightrope here - too little social distancing and the number of deaths will be unacceptable in a modern society, too long a period of social distancing (as in many months going forward) and we'll have no economy to speak of on the other side. They really need to rush this vaccine.

 

[Monitor]

@torfjord - No, no. Thank you for the detailed reply! Really what I wanted to hear. Plus I don't think we're going off topic here as I have nothing to add, was just curious to hear what's going on in Sweden since we know none of news portal are to be trusted.

I think this approach works fairly well in Sweden, but I don't know if it would work everywhere. We're a small country, high levels of education, high degree of trust in government authorities, low levels of corruption. So most people actually listens to recommendations from authorities. For example the government has not closed down restaurants (yet), but most people have stopped visiting them and there is a big risk that most if not all restaurants will go bankrupt in the coming weeks.

Just wanna add - this is the most important bit & why I believe the media is blowing the whole thing with Sweden out of proportion. I've been saying the exact same thing since the whole thing started; It's not a fair comparison.

 

[tropicalbob]

Channeling my inner @handymike

with leather jacket and sandals today.
1940's? Moosehide? Half Belt. I'd like to get it relined and touched up by Johnson Leathers, some rayon with storm cuffs so the sleeve sits right.
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Love that jacket. If you ever want to move that one on, just lat me know. The Connolly HB and I have become best buddies.