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-=======Examples of Images of General Scenes: People and Places======
-One this page you will find examples of people, places and landscapes.
-<note important>Remember these are examples only. Always follow the general guidelines and the other documentation on the image wiki as needed. Context will always influence how you describe something.</note>
-<note tip>If you have any questions, post your question on the [[public:nnels:etext:images:alt-text_q_a|Alt-Text Q&A]]</note>
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-This is the first image of a book where all the images are in black and white. The cemetery is mentioned in the surrounding text.
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-[Alt-text] All images in this book are black and white photographs. A dozen people walk downhill away from the camera on a wide cement path. Stone walls and thick trees line either side of the path. In the distance, the cemetery is visible on a low hillside below the horizon.
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-This image is from All we Leave Behind, by Carol Off. It is a non-fiction, journalistic style book written for a general audience. The images in the text are from her time in the Middle-East.
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-[Caption] "A snowball fight during the trip to Mazar-e-Sharif. Asad and Sher Shah flank our driver."
-[Alt text] Two vehicles are parked, one in front of the other, on a snowy rural road. To the left of the road is a rocky hill. To the right of the road is a snow-covered clearing. Carol stands near the closest vehicle with her back to the camera. She ducks down slightly. By the other vehicle, Asad, the driver, and Sher Shah stand facing Carol. They both smile as one packs a snowball in his hands.
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-This image is from Gerry, Get Your Gun by Gerry Bracewell. It appears with a caption. When you have a book with multiple images of the same person, only describe what is different, and remember to include age when they visibly age. For more on how to describe age see [[public:nnels:etext:images:skin_tone_gender_and_age|Skin tone, Gender, and Age]]
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-[Caption]My Friend Elsa and me in Vancouver. Elsa and I decided to change our names as a joke. Elsa became Jacquie and I changed my name from Ethel to Gerry. I preferred Gerry, so I kept it.
-[Alt-text] Gerry and Elsa smile widely and pose at the wall of a stone bridge overlooking a road along a nearby park area. Cars drive along the road below them. Gerry sits on the wide worn stone ledge of the bridge and looks off to the right. Elsa stands before her and leans back against her friend and looks at the ground. They have their hair curled and pinned back away from their faces and wear dark gloves, and dark winter jackets with fur trimmed hoods that are worn down.
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-This next image is from Bone Mother by David Demchuk. It is a horror fiction book made up of connected short stories; each chapter is named after a person and includes a vintage photograph. All of the images are cracked, torn, or decaying, and since this repeats in every picture, this sort of information should be included only in the first image description. Exceptions were made when a photo was notably decayed.
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-[Alt text] Portrait of a young woman and boy, standing on a wood panelled floor in front of a cloth backdrop which has been painted with windows and flowers. The woman stands with her side to the camera and looks forward over her shoulder. She holds the boy up in the air with one foot in her hand. His arms are extended out at his sides, and he holds up his other leg with one hand. The woman wears smooth flowing pants and matching top with her long dark curly hair pinned back. The boy wears shorts and a loose button up shirt. They both have a light skin tone.
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-When you are describing a person's movement, you do not have to explain in detail where their limbs are, only the movement itself.
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-[Alt-text] Janis sits on the edge of a desk and Simon sits on a chair behind the desk. Janis props one hand on her hip and smiles. She holds a wine bottle on her leg and a cigarette between her fingers. She wears a short black dress over lacy tights, and long beaded necklaces. Simon tosses a paper airplane up into the air before him. He wears a sweater over a collared shirt.
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-This next image is from the children's book Missing Nimâmâ by Melanie Florence. Note that the description refers to "the fry-bread dough", instead of being vague or general - this is because that information is given in the text. Therefore, it is best to include it. Another thing to note is the description of the Cree word "nôhkom" (it is written very faintly) - a glossary was provided at the start of the book, and since the book is for children, it is helpful to define the words that appear on the page. To learn more about describing for Children's Books see [[public:nnels:etext:kids-books|Children's Picture Books & Illustrated Books]]
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-[Alt text:] Kateri stands on a wooden chair before a wooden counter, and stirs the fry-bread dough with a wooden spoon. Her Grandmother looks down at her from the opposite side of the counter and watches Kateri stir. The Grandmother holds a bag of flour. On the countertop is a carton of milk and a measuring cup. The Cree word for nôhkom, which means grandmother, appears near Kateri's head.

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