Friday, May 18, 2012

Sepia Saturday 126 Steepled fingers


The groom looks uncomfortable. He's half sitting in his chair, looking ready to run. Only his hand signal belies the real truth.  At first I thought his tented fingers meant that he's looking for a way out. Not so, the experts say.

On Indiabix.com  I read that tented fingers convey a sense of power. I think he's establishing at the get-go who's the boss, although looking at the pictures, I'd say he has a formidable woman on his hands. Or maybe that's an illusion created by the abundance of her hat and sleeves. This"lowered steeple" may have been his last assertive moment in the relationship or the beginning of a lifetime of listening.
  • The Raised Steeple - The position is normally taken when the steepler is giving his opinions or ideas and is doing the talking.
  • The Lowered Steeple - The position is normally used when the steepler is listening rather than speaking.
the raised steeple and the lowered steeple












15 comments:

  1. Aren't you supposed to be packing ?
    Barbara

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  2. Wow - you are very observant. I didn't notice his hands in the picture. Body language is a fascinating subject.

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  3. I didn't notice the body language either. What a creative and imaginative take on this week's theme.

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  4. His steeple seemed to be pointing forward - not up or down. so what does that mean, I wonder?
    Nancy

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  5. This goes way back, (I still do it with my children and theirs) with the fingers clasped and inside, you open the thumbs and turn up the hands and show all the people (fingers) inside! Very cool!

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  6. What a fascinating observation! I love your summation. You could very well be right!

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  7. Great observation, always interesting to watch people. Like you said his bride looks a formidable woman; she knows what she wants!

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  8. Very interesting take on this week's theme and very informative. Thanks for the lesson!

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  9. Like Karen, I remember using my hands for 'there's the church, there's the steeple. Look inside and there's the people.'
    I would never have picked up on the hand language.

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  10. "His last assertive moment..." Now, that's funny!

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  11. What a fascinating observation, I'll be looking for steeple hands now.

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  12. What a very interesting take on this! Maybe he had hemorrhoids?

    Great post, thanks for the info.

    Kathy M.

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  13. I didn't know about the steeple positions. It reminds me of the rhyme "Here's the church and here's the steeple..."

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  14. open the door and see all the people.
    i sure never noticed his hands before your post.

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  15. Ahahah! :D Interesting analysis!
    Love old photos.

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