10 Image #CaptionTips from a transcriptionist:

1. Any words are better than nothing.
2. You don't need to say it's "a picture of…" screen readers will already say it's an image.
3. Start with the framing or format (i.e. close up, landscape, meme, text).
4. Think about the reason you're posting the pic and describe that first, add background details if you have time.
5. Pretend you're talking to someone on the phone and want to tell them about this cool thing you're looking at.
6. Transcribe any and all text in the image, even if it's the only thing you do.
7. If you've described the image in your post, you don't need to copy and paste it again in the caption. But again, don't leave it blank, just put something like "as described."
8. You can add small subjective notes, but don't give too much interpretation of the image in your own opinion.
9. Caption jokes are fun, as long as they still describe the image objectively.
10. Use punctuation, and capitalize words properly. A lot of us have interacted with this tech when calling customer service or talking to Siri, so keep in mind that you're writing for a computer to read, and it needs all the help it can get.

If a bald eagle sat for a school photo, I imagine this is what it would look like 😂

#BaldEagle #BirdPhotography #Photography #PhotoMonday

Enjoying the lull before the next storm comes barreling in from the Atlantic... "Severe Gale 9, perhaps Storm 10 later."

#Argyll #Scotland #winter

If you’re at the right place at the right time, with the right equipment, this is possible.

Last night, with guidance from https://transit-finder.com/, I positioned myself along the narrow line where the International #SpaceStation would pass between me and the nearly full moon.

I used a Fujifilm X-T4 shooting 4K video through a Celestron 8” SCT to capture the pass. Then, back at the computer this morning, put together these views with PIPP, Registax, and GIMP.

Quite pleased. My best yet.

Get rid of the winter blues and have your virtual camera ready as you explore these photogenic destinations in Second Life this weekend!

Teleport now! https://second.life/destinations010623

#SecondLife #SecondLifeDestinations #VirtualWorld #Metaverse #VirtualPhotography #StayVirtual

Lots of books just entered the public domain: Hemingway, Woolf, Cather, Conan Doyle: https://authorsguild.org/news/works-by-hemingway-woolf-cather-and-conan-doyle-enter-public-domain/

#bookstodon #writing

tl;dr:
Tom Lehrer wants you to download all his albums. He donated all of his lyics and music written by him to the public domain, free for anyone to use. Download them at his site (get them fast, they won't be up for long.): https://tomlehrersongs.com/albums/

#JukeboxFridayNight #music #TomLehrer #free

His statement on front page here: https://tomlehrersongs.com/