Monochromatic images can often speak of another time, and in this case, another place as well. I found a western straw hat resting on couple of vintage books stacked upon a curving table, just below a curving mirror. The table and mirror echo the curves in the hat. To make the image say more, I converted this photograph by post processing it in black and white, as well as slightly aging it by using a yellowish tone, and finally forcing the edges of the frame to gradually fade into oblivion. I use such effects in post processing for a specific purpose here – I simply wanted the image to speak of another time, and an “old west setting.” I think it does.