mines slight wave, the hairdesser seid dont get straight, you wont be able to do anything with it, style wise, she used the term, "we call it chinease pokers hair, because it just sticks straight up.but you stated youre thinking the hair woud lie flatt, rather than curl out at the nape.
i doubt anyone would notice the poly stripp in photo 1) because you pointed it out,i see it for what it is, if you hadnt, my brain would have put it together as ,wett gell, a reflection,
thats the trade off between low density scalp show, but as you say you'd never wear anything
if it showed like that,"the camera never lies"(didnt bux fizz or dollar sing that)
now theres another subject photography,lenses, light, depth of feild,blahh!
anyway you suit the hair,
youre not seeking pefection are you, lol