garden gnomes in space

for fucks sake Aho.

 

Im in

Count me in! I'm going to snap some pics of my pair from the first contest just to encourage anyone on the fence to get in this.

cheap Ray, just cheap...

killing me man... i might just rethink this...

haha, im one of those who thinks its boring.  for the record, its only boring when new.  once you get past that point of it being rather standard it clearly starts to produce, as shown here.    But thats my opinion.  I tend to like imperfections in denim.  

yea, I expressed interest but I just cant justify the price.  Will probably regret it when you all are having a  kick ass contest

jesus , Paul T takes no prisoners.  Saw that Inoue featured his pair on IG.  Nice work

We need maynard's input regarding volvo240thebeast

i am washing mine about once per week thanks to cold season and my daughters newfound enjoyment of wiping her nose on my pants when Im not looking.  

i agree Volvo, your pair is looking strong.  Nice vintage fade with a few sharp contrast crease fades thrown in for good measure.  

i love the vintage lenses for what they are, but modern lenses are much better! (for the most part)

Samyang makes good lenses.  Your a6000 has focus peaking right?  If so, you are golden.  I have the samyang 14mm and aside from huge distortions that need to be corrected, its really sharp

only time i tumble dried was when the pocket bags were still damp from hanging to dry over night.

 

RE: reverse lenses for macro.  Thats a relatively cheap and easy way to get macro shots but in my experience, it never quite reaches the quality a true macro lens gets.  Flash is essential for most macro work, and it is tricky to get it to look like you didnt use a flash.  Its essential to get the flash off the lens axis, aka off the hot shoe and to diffuse the light to soften it up.

This is not my macro lens, but it shows off camera flash and a diffuser I use.  its a fun world of photography to experiment with!

 

Great fit PizzaCrust

 

Bobbo killing it as usual as well

Took some macro shots the other day.  

Decided to get artsy fartsy on the second one

 

Gear specs for those who give a shit:

 

Canon 6D

Tamron 90mm 2.8 VC

LumoPro LP180 flash

Kirk Enterprises macro flash bracket

Lightroom CC

 

One thing I have been experimenting with lately is image stacking.  You can do it in photoshop, but there are better ($$) programs out there for it like Zerene.  Basically take multiple images at different focal points and stack them so everything is in focus.  When shooting macro, especially at 1:1 magnification, even at f11 the depth of field is as you can see, not much.  

hows the quality of the stitching?  Right when I got my Whites it seemed there was more and more shitty stitch jobs coming out of their shop.  Might have been the 1000% increase in interest in their boots thanks to the workwear craze so I am wondering how they have managed.  

Great update Jared

i'd probably be interested in this.  My OA02's dont fit anymore (comfortably at least) .  To be honest, I find OOE;s denim boring.  Its too soft, almost clinical in its texture and appearance.  I would need another contest to maintain interest.  FWIW I do think they look great faded.  

what about the Oki fit dont you like?  

yea I do not like that.  I think FH arcs are questionable to begin with, now with a fat suede patch looking arc, forgetabout it.  wonder if they are easier to remove though?

all jokes aside, have some humility.  you acted like an ass and got called out for it.  we all can forgive and forget.  in the big scheme of things, be concerned that Ed isnt dealing with some heavy life stuff, not if he left an internet forum hanging.  

Family man or not, business man or not, it is lame to drum up support for a project, get a bunch of people on board and then not bother to post anything at all for three months.  Nobody is that busy.  Sorry. Ed has not earned my respect.  

get the fuck out of here.  life> jeans.  chill out

All items have been worn.  The SDA's were worn for a few months off and on before I realized the fit wasnt right.  There are early signs of fading but not much.  The FH shirt is practically new.  The IH's have been worn pretty hard but still have tons of life left.  

 

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SDA 101, Japanese patch $100 

Tagged size 33

(all measured BiG style)

 

W: 33" (usually shrinks to a 32 and stretches out)

FR:  11.5"

RR:  15"

TH:  13.25

Hem:  9"

Ins 32.75" (hemmed by Self Edge SF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLAT HEAD WABASH 7014 W size 42 $175  SOLD shipped in USA (international extra shipping will apply)

 

Shoulder:  19.5"

Pit to pit:  20"

Sleeve Length:  24"

Back length 29"

 

 

 

Iron Heart 634 tagged 33  SOLD

 

W:  33"

FR:  11"

RR:  15"

TH:  12.75"

H:  8.75"

Ins:  34" (factory hem)

 

 

 

Triple Works (Iron Heart sub-brand) flannel  $50

 

SH:  17.5

P2P:  19.5

Sleeve:  24"

Back length 28"

 

the signet/fc denim seems to be sort of like the FC XX denim.  they maintain a deep blue for a looong time

whats up with Jack/Knife?  I heard they straight up disappeared, often with peoples money...