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Thank you for the shout-out!
I also briefly ran the #AltTextChallenge -- also not a contest, rather a community exercise to inspire people to get creative, and thoughtful, when sharing images online.
https://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame/tagged/alttextchallenge
(Note that the above link may work best on the web, and not be supported by some of the mobile apps.)
I've been thinking about bringing back the #AltTextChallenge.
https://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame/tagged/AltTextChallenge
Originally intended as a weekly challenge to bring folks together and help get some practice writing alt text, it sort of trailed off after a few weeks.
I wanted these to be mostly thematic, based on holidays or current/historical events, and that does require a bit of time to research and prepare for.
But maybe if someone wanted to help out?
Mainly posting this as an exercise for writing proper image description. Did I do a good job here?
Happy Monday, everyone!
It was 27 years ago, on December 4, 1996, when NASA launched the Mars Pathfinder, a robotic spacecraft to explore the surface of Mars. It carried the Sojourner Mars rover, which landed on Mars on July 4, 1997.
How would you describe this panorama image of the landing site?
#AltTextChallenge #AltText #ImageDescription #WritingPrompt #space #NASA #mars #history #OnThisDay
Do you find describing your images to be a daunting and challenging task?
Get a little practice with the ongoing #AltTextChallenge! New image gets posted every week by @alttexthalloffame.
As the holiday season slowly begins, here's this week's #AltTextChallenge. How would you describe this photo from a Christmas market in Nuremberg, Germany, to a friend who couldn't see it?
#AltText #christmas #ChristmasMarket #holidays #WritingPrompt
The Transgender Day of Remembrance started in 1999 to memorialize the murder of Black transgender women Rita Hester and Chanelle Pickett. It serves as a reminder of the senseless violence and transphobia towards transgender people.
For this week's #AltTextChallenge, how would you describe this photo of a transgender pride flag to a friend who couldn't see it?
This week's #AltTextChallenge is in honor of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, that symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance" 🪔
How would you describe the attached photo to a friend who couldn't see it?
#diwali #deepavali #AltText #ImageDescription #WritingPrompt
Inspired by the recent Daylight Saving Time changes, this week's #AltTextChallenge is an iconic shot from the classic 1923 silent film, Safety Last!
How would you describe it to a friend over the phone?
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