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davescm
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Nov 6, 2026 10:46 AM UTC
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Something for the Weekend - Part 271 - You need hands...

Thanks for the excellent images put forward in our Halloween ‘Haunted’ challenge. Well done to everyone who took part.

There is an old song which started ‘You need hands...’ So, this week we have a set of hands. These three tiny hands are from a wristwatch, and were photographed through a microscope. I am sure you will be able to think of a new use for them, and show us what that is.
 

The “rules”:

  • Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry.
  • Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc.
  • Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. This is not just for our forum “regulars”.
  • The challenge is not limited to Photoshop. Any Adobe software can be used. 
  • There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off your skills, or bring a bit of humor and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
  • The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only.

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Have fun!

 

Dave.

 

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    Jacob Bugge
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    Nov 6, 2026 4:20 PM UTC

     

    Click to get closer, Click again to get closer still

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    N8.
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    Nov 6, 2026 3:03 PM UTC
    Jelly Spa

    Take some time for yourself.

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Nov 6, 2026 12:05 PM UTC

    One Hundred and Eighteeeeeee…..

    I might change this tomorrow, but it’s too late right now.

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    davescm
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    Nov 6, 2026 2:01 PM UTC

    I like it, Trevor. A beer in one hand and a dart in the other, perfect style. It looks like Maisie might be after the beer though!
    Dave

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    Gord@APL
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    Nov 6, 2026 11:29 AM UTC

    A couple of very different ideas, run through Firefly:

    My first thought was that the second hand looked like a simple hairpin, while the hour and minute hands looked like kunai...

    But then, I started thinking about the concept of ‘needing hands’, which brought me to a machine workshop making watches using an array of precise manipulator arms - mechanical hands adding a different kind of hand to a different kind of mechanism:

    Assuming the movement being worked on is still a wristwatch, those are some tiny machines building it. Not sure what the laser pointers are for… or where they came from...

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    davescm
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    Nov 6, 2026 1:58 PM UTC

    Blimey, you got in quick there Gordon! 
    I love the style of the first one, the hands fit in really well. On the second, they must be welding the wheels in. I’m not sure that would help with timekeeping though. 😄
    Dave

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    Gord@APL
    Inspiring
    Nov 6, 2026 2:09 PM UTC

    I try to keep a lookout for new SFTW threads - they’re always full of cool imagery.

    I was thinking those lasers might be ‘target illumination’ to help the robot arms quickly locate where each of the next parts need to be fitted. Either way, they weren’t in the prompt, so quite a strange addition!

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