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Are you left or right-eyed?

Right-Eyed
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54%
Left-Eyed
11
46%
 
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Left- or right- eyed?

Post by Tim Myers » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:25 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Did anyone catch the program 'Seven photographs which changed the fashion world' on Sunday evening? During the program we saw that both Rankin and David Bailey are left-eyed.

To me this looks plain wrong - so I was wondering what the ratio of left- to right- eyed people is!

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Apologies to those who may be amb-eye-dextrous - I should have added a third option for you!

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Re: Left- or right- eyed?

Post by George S » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:22 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Tim Myers wrote:...During the program we saw that both Rankin and David Bailey are left-eyed.

To me this looks plain wrong - so I was wondering what the ratio of left- to right- eyed people is!
I fully agree with you Tim. It does look wrong. It's a fact that people who do things in a non-standard way just serve to cause disharmony and confusion within the rest of normal society.

I say that we should get these left-eye freaks not only to admit to their freakish and scary port-side ocularity but also to explain why they are so...well, let's be honest about it...odd! :wink:

Good post. :D

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Post by Joanna Carter » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:48 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I voted as I am - left eyed but, right-handed.

It also raises quite a stir when I used to shoot a rifle :roll:
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Post by George S » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:30 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Joanna Carter wrote:I voted as I am - left eyed but, right-handed.

It also raises quite a stir when I used to shoot a rifle :roll:

Just as well the Ebony can't fire any bullets so. :D

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Post by verney » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:08 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Joanna Carter wrote:I voted as I am - left eyed but, right-handed.
I'm left-handed but right eyed.
Joanna Carter wrote:It also raises quite a stir when I used to shoot a rifle :roll:
I have been offered many left-handed rifles because I'm left-handed. They really should be called left-eyed rifles.

Ok, back to photography...

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Post by Tom Green » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:52 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Lets have no skitting, Im left handed "AND" left -eyed. and can shoot left handed so watch it hey . :lol: :lol:

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Post by Thingy » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:47 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

It depends. For photography I'm usually right eyed unless doing photomicrography with my OM1 and right-angle finder - but that's because I need to use my right eye for other things! For microscopy if I'm drawing an organism, I peer through the eyepiece with my left eye, but for observation use my right. Of course with the Ebony I'll be able to use both eyes.... :twisted:
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Post by Charles Twist » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:42 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I'll join Joanna in the most dangerous duellists club...
Just as well the Ebony can't fire any bullets so.
Fancy joining UKLFPG's Q branch?

I would qualify myself as left-eyed by your definition, because I peer through the SLR camera and microscope with the left eye. However, that is because I am medically right-eyed - ie I can't properly shut my left-eye without shutting the right eye.
Confused? So am I.
Oh and my left eye is slightly myopic while my right eye is more light sensitive.
:?
What's quite strange is that the way I judge a picture, is influenced by the eye with which I look at it. Right brain, left brain, I guess.
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Post by Nigels » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:22 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I'm the same as Charles because I am right handed I can only close my right eye-lid independantly so end up using the left for aiming etc by default. Just bought a new loupe at Focus and will be peering into that with my left eye too.
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