[Tex/LaTex] Sideways figure always rotates clockwise

rotating

I have a full page image I am displaying via

\usepackage{rotating}
...

\begin{sidewaysfigure}[counterclockwise]
        \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.9\textwidth]{visualizer}
    \caption[Quaternion visualizer GUI]{Quaternion visualizer GUI}
    \label{fig:QuatViz}
\end{sidewaysfigure}

\afterpage{\clearpage}

I would like to rotate it CCW, but in spite of me specifying the counterclockwise argument, it rotates it clockwise. I've tried omitting the counter-clockwise argument (since from what I understand CCW is default), changing the image size and a few other things. This is the only sideways figure in my document. The clear page is so that the figure and all of the ones following it don't get pushed to the end of the chapter. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks

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\usepackage[counterclockwise, figuresleft]{rotating}

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It seems you are using \ContinuedFloat the wrong way. It is supposed to be used in the second of two figure environments, both of which contain \subfloats. See the example in section 2.2.3 The \ContinuedFloat Command of the subfigmanual.

A possible solution using sidewaysfigure would then be

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[lofdepth]{subfig}
\usepackage{kantlipsum}  % to create dummy text
\begin{document}
\listoffigures

\kant[1-3] 
\begin{sidewaysfigure}
\centering
 \subfloat[Change in ABC]{\label{fig:abc}\includegraphics{example-image-a}}
 \caption{Change in ABC and DEF\label{fig:abcdef}}
\end{sidewaysfigure}
\begin{sidewaysfigure}
 \ContinuedFloat
 \centering
 \subfloat[Change in DEF]{\label{fig:def}\includegraphics{example-image-b}}
 % \caption[]{Change in ABC and DEF} % Not necessary
  % optional argument empty to suppress duplicate entry in LoF
\end{sidewaysfigure}
\kant[4-5]
\end{document}

You must have a \caption in the first float/sidewaysfigure, but in the second (and any subsequent figures) it is not required. If you do include a \caption in these, add an empty optional argument, else the main figure is listed multiple times in the LoF.

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Some extra packages are needed, although it is possible:

floatpag for specifying page styles for "ordinary" floats; and
fancyhdr for easily defining page styles

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}% http://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum
\usepackage{rotating}% http://ctan.org/pkg/rotating
\usepackage{floatpag}% http://ctan.org/pkg/floatpag
\usepackage{fancyhdr}% http://ctan.org/pkg/fancyhdr
\fancypagestyle{floatpage}{%
  \fancyhf{}% Clear page header/footer
  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}% No header rule
  \fancyfoot[C]{\makebox[\textwidth][r]{%
    \smash{\raisebox{\dimexpr\footskip+.5\textheight}{\rotatebox{90}{\thepage}}}}}%
}
\begin{document}
\section{A section}\lipsum[1-3]

\begin{sidewaysfigure}
  \centering\thisfloatpagestyle{floatpage}%
  \rule{.8\textheight}{.5\textwidth}
  \caption{A sideways figure.}
\end{sidewaysfigure}
\section{Another section}\lipsum[4-6]
\end{document}

The newly created floatpage page style is created and used as \thisfloatpagestyle inside sidewaysfigure (provided by the rotating package). The footer is subsequently made of a right-aligned box of zero height (\smashed) with \thepage pushed up to the middle of the text block (\footskip+.5\textheight) and rotated by 90 degrees (\rotatebox{90}).

lipsum was merely used to populate the document with dummy text, Lorem Ipsum style.

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