Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brad, Good idea!! I would hazard a guess that we have a number of cookbooks upstairs that would hold many such images. I had not thought of that approach. As usual I only thought of the one that costs the most, like buying new books. Many thanks Rob brad daly wrote: > rob: > > > things..........grasping, straining holding, folding etc, and I have > > been unable to find anything of real use. Are we able to access the > > images from this Leica project? > > have you tried going to corbis, magnum, etc and searching for photos of > hands? > > the other thing that comes immediately to mind is sign-language videos. > (i realize this sounds a bit ridiculous). that might not be too good > because signers sign so fast and they actually communicate with the > whole body, not just the hands, so the images probably wouldn't be too > close up. > > ooh, how about cooking shows, carpentry shows, arts-crafts shows. > things like that. most chefs are highly adept with their hands, as are > carpenters, potters, cabinetmakers, etc. "how-to" books and videos from > the library might be good for this. > > plus, shows like "this old house" and "new yankee workshop" (i think > that's the name) are, imo, very entertaining. it's nice to watch highly > competent people doing what they do well, like watching michael jordan > play basketball. > > -- > brad daly - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html