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Posted on 01/03/18 10:35:53 PM
Jota120
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Deborah Morley wrote:
Thank God for screw tops, as using an 'ordinary' cork screw meant me holding the cork screw steady and turning the bottle! You really have to be left-handed to appreciate that...



I didn't appreciate that...
Fine entry indeed, hope it goes vertical towards the end of the process, oh it is already 45º


Posted on 02/03/18 09:27:46 AM
Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
A clever entry from dwindt kicked off this week's handedness, with a neat illustration of what the issue's all about. But, er... shouldn't the owner of the hands appear in the reflection? I enjoyed the second entry, particularly those rather cute people in the foreground.

A very neat book reversal from Ant Snell, who has done a fine job of patching and reversing the title (but watch the text under the CC). Has the format changed, too? That's more the shape of a novel than the original!

A somewhat cynical entry from lwc, who clearly sees the whole left-handed business as something of a ripoff. Hoe hoe hoe! You really need to hand draw that shadow of the wheelbarrow, though - the Layer Effects drop shadow doesn't work against the wall and the poles. I enjoyed the bug in the second entry, and the fact that you've bothered to put different text on each page. Wikipedia?

A reversed globe from GKB, and it's surprising how difficult it is to read the continents. Nice to see the whole thing in the animated version.

The thing that struck me most about Ben Mills' entry is how symmetrical Mrs May is - usually, when you do an operation like this, your notice how one eye is higher than the other. I prefer the one on the left, but only marginally.

I hadn't come across Josephine Harvatt's Flanders and Swann song before, but that's a rather charming illustration to go with it. Slightly odd angle on the Convulvulus packet?

I'm sure DavidMac put a lot of work into his Mobius strip - distorting those hands to roll over top and bottom (and back) must have been a tricky task. I like the way front and back are indicated by the dots being in front of or behind the gloves; but on the back strip, shouldn't they be behind the orange and in front of the yellow?

I don't recognise the poem in srawland's mirror writing entry - but I would put an e on "outshone". A clever way of revealing the writing process in the animated version!

A remarkable hand drawn Wacom tablet from tooquilos, and I enjoyed the spinning signs in the animated version. I believe Wacom tablets do have a left-handed mode, though.

The one thing I've noticed about Tom is that he only shows up when there's an opportunity for reflections or spectacular lighting - and that's certainly the case here. A beautiful globe, with a neatly engraved logo on the base. I like the worn text, too.

A cleverly made reverse pocket watch from Mariner, complete with ticking second hand. But here's a trick that should make it easier for you to make the rotation: duplicate the second hand layer, and flip it horizontally, lining up the centres of rotation. Set the opacity of the new version to 0, then select both layers and make a Smart Object from them. You'll now be able to rotate them around the centres precisely, without having to reposition them.

A neatly reversed phone from Gerard - I like how the number keys work, especially. But - is that your current phone? I haven't seen one of those in a few years.

A huge effort from Ben Boardman, with some spectacular devices - I particularly like the ambidextrous playing cards. And is that a real keyboard, or did you laboriously move all the key labels?

An interesting left-handed brewery from Jota120 - that's a rather fine sculpture on their vats. Is it a real beer? Interesting threads in the second entry; and I like the crab.

A cute entry from Linda Eckert, with a cat neatly depressing a single key. I think a whole Ravel concerto might be beyond its limited abilities, though.

I'm constantly surprised by things that are tricky for left-handed people, and until I saw Deborah Morley's entry it hadn't occurred to me that drawing a cork was one of them... but what a neat solution!

Posted on 02/03/18 10:03:18 AM
Mariner
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Thanks Steve
Steve wrote
...You'll now be able to rotate them around the centres precisely, without having to reposition them.


I did what you said and can rotate the dial just fine. But I don't understand. It's the second hand I want to rotate, not the dial. What have I missed? Ah, wait a second (!) I think you mean to duplicate the actual hand, not the dial. I will try again

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Now I get it. Thanks, Steve, useful tip!






Posted on 02/03/18 10:36:33 AM
Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Thank you Steve,
I would love to claim having reworked the keyboard but it is in fact an actual product. Enjoyed the challenge.

Posted on 02/03/18 11:25:02 AM
DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Steve Caplin wrote:
I like the way front and back are indicated by the dots being in front of or behind the gloves; but on the back strip, shouldn't they be behind the orange and in front of the yellow?


Umm ....... I don't think so. I think it is consistent ..... but given that I have tried to be a bit too clever for my own good, I could well be wrong.

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Posted on 02/03/18 11:47:36 AM
josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
You know me and perspective! It still annoys me that the two seed packets look as if they have different dimensions but I had fiddled about so much I daren't do any more!

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Posted on 02/03/18 11:47:39 AM
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Thanks Steve. You truly have a unique eye for detail and often notice inaccuracies that others don't. It's educational to just read your comments.

The little critters in my second entry are Walter and Bubba J. They are Jeff Dunham's ventriloquist dummies. If you haven't seen him before, it's worth a watch. Very funny IMHO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-e6QeKvcKs

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Posted on 02/03/18 1:22:37 PM
Jota120
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Thanks Steve.

Yes its real beer. They brew quite a large range of ales. They named in honor of Chief Niwot or Left Hand(-ed) (c. 1825–1864). He
was a tribal leader of the Southern Arapaho people (North America). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Hand_Brewing_Company . Glad you like the hand. Its based on one of Rodin's sculpture.

Posted on 02/03/18 1:44:23 PM
srawland
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Thank you, Steve.

The text of the poem comes directly from Paradise Lost, book II. You'll have to take up the spelling issue with John Milton.

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Posted on 03/03/18 1:10:51 PM
lwc
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Steve Caplin wrote:
...and the fact that you've bothered to put different text on each page. Wikipedia?


Thanks. Wikipedia - yes.



Posted on 05/03/18 08:15:27 AM
Gerard
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Re: Challenge 694: Chirality
Thanks Steve,
It is just our landline phone from my studio.
It looks 80s!
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