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Do you guys prefer long, extremely detailed image descriptions or short ones? (self.Blind)
submitted by jurvekthebosmer
BlindOwl12 10 points 3y ago
It depends on the purpose of the image, personally I want only what is relevant to what I’m doing and have no interest in anything beyond that. Depends on your purpose though 
jurvekthebosmer [OP] 6 points 3y ago
Like it's a picture of my beardie in a cowboy costume, since those are the types of things I tend to share
Is
"Sandra the bearded dragon wearing a small black cowboy hat and red bandana, she's sitting on a panda pillow pet"
Or
"A lizard wearing a cowboy hat and bandana"
Better
Is
"Sandra the bearded dragon wearing a small black cowboy hat and red bandana, she's sitting on a panda pillow pet"
Or
"A lizard wearing a cowboy hat and bandana"
Better
BlindOwl12 4 points 3y ago
Honestly I prefer the description you made before you were trying to give examples lol
Like it's a picture of my beardie in a cowboy costume, since those are the types of things I tend to share
But I guess that wouldn’t be great for an image description, I also just had to double check that I wasn’t in r/beardeddragons, never expected a cross over there
Like it's a picture of my beardie in a cowboy costume, since those are the types of things I tend to share
But I guess that wouldn’t be great for an image description, I also just had to double check that I wasn’t in r/beardeddragons, never expected a cross over there
jurvekthebosmer [OP] 1 points 3y ago
It leaves a lot to the imagination
You may be wrong about what is in the image... But what fun it is to imagine a beardie in boots
You may be wrong about what is in the image... But what fun it is to imagine a beardie in boots
BlindOwl12 1 points 3y ago
It does but I never see anything irl so I don’t really see any difference, again a lot of people would disagree with me
bscross32 2 points 3y ago
I would say make an effort to make it concise, but detailed is probably better.
oncenightvaler 1 points 3y ago
The length of the image description often for me has to deal with how the viewer would see it. Is it an action scene? Are the characters walking peacefully through woods? Are characters preoccupied or are they gazing at a panorama of beauty?
DrillInstructorJan 1 points 3y ago
Give me a short sentence that gives me a rough idea, then continue with a more detailed description. Then I can skip over it if I've heard enough.
AllHarlowsEve 1 points 3y ago
You don't have to tell us every detail in the background, like we don't need the contents of a bookshelf, but anything relevant. Bearded dragon wearing cowboy hat" and a red bandana around their neck on a panda pillow pet would be great to me.
jurvekthebosmer [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Is it worse if it's overly detailed (color descriptions and stuff ("what is red, I've never seen it") or kind of under detailed?
AllHarlowsEve 1 points 3y ago
Only like a fraction of a percent of blind people are totally blind from birth. Most people are like me, partially blind from some point in their life. While I can't see shit, including colors, anymore, I still appreciate useful descriptions.
To use another example, I don't need to know the cat's eye color, how many white splotches her fur has, and what color you think her collar is if the focus in the meme is that she's making some variety of derp face. If the focus was on like, a cat with a moustache design, the color may be relevant. If it's on a cat looking mad in a rainbow tutu and a pink frilly collar, then the colors are much more relevant.
To use another example, I don't need to know the cat's eye color, how many white splotches her fur has, and what color you think her collar is if the focus in the meme is that she's making some variety of derp face. If the focus was on like, a cat with a moustache design, the color may be relevant. If it's on a cat looking mad in a rainbow tutu and a pink frilly collar, then the colors are much more relevant.
jurvekthebosmer [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Thanks, this is really helpful.
I know that sounds super duper sarcastic but it's not
I know that sounds super duper sarcastic but it's not
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