trobadora: (Shen Wei - right hand 右)
trobadora ([personal profile] trobadora) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian2025-12-28 10:50 pm

Picspam/Quiz: Hands

Two years ago, I did a picspam/quiz about shoes and ever since then I've been meaning to do one for hands as well. There are so many striking close-ups, so many iconic moments - but also many not so easily recognised. And some great visual parallels/motifs. So let's have some fun with this!

a hand pile


The challenge: identify who's being depicted, and which scene it is!
Hard mode: without looking at the comments first. :p

Sometimes it's easy to tell who it is, but not necessarily when; sometimes if you know who, you know what scene it has to be. Please post your guesses in the comments!

Without further ado (as usual, click for full size):

1. Hallows

1a)someone picking up the Sundial 1b)the Awl in someone's hand 1c)someone's hand reaching for the Awl 1d)someone lifting the hood off the Sundial 1e)the Sundial and Awl glowing in someone's hands 1f)a hand holding the Sundial


2. Fruit

2a)someone's hand setting down an apple 2b)someone's hands placing orange slices on a plate


3. Writing implements

3a)a pen, the wrong way round 3b)a writing brush 3c)left-handed pen on paper 3d)pen on paper on the floor 3e)two pairs of hands, two pens writing on paper 3f)someone writing on a whiteboard


4. Pendant moments

4a)A hand holding a pendant 4b)A hand holding a pendant


5. Drinking vessels

5a)A hand holding a bowl 5b)A hand holding a liquor bowl 5c)A hand setting down a teacup 5d)Hands holding a paper cup 5e)A hand hovering over a wine glass 5f)Hands holding a ring next to a mug


6. Small wounds

6a)a pricked finger 6b)a scratched hand held by another hand


7. Handholding

7a)a handshake 7b)handholding - one large, one small 7c)handholding - one large, one small 7d)handholding - one in black, one in white 7e)handholding, one coming from below 7f)handholding - one in black, one in white


8. Money

8a)someone opening his wallet 8b)bills changing hands 8c)someone holding out a bill 8d)one hand holding money, another pushing it away


9. Clutching

9a)hands clutching a metal railing 9b)hands clutching a stone wall


10. Miscellaneous

10a)a hand on a throat 10b)hands opening a food container 10c)a hand above the number plate of a car 10d)hands holding face masks 10e)one hand wrapping another 10f)one hand on another on a bed 10g)a hand on a tree trunk 10h)a hand holding up a megaphone


I'll post the solution next weekend. Good luck, everyone! Looking forward to some guesses! Or if you're not playing, enjoy the picspam! :)

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