Alt Text Challenge | Series 2, Episode 2

Theme: “Lunchtime Shadows, London”

Several responses to yesterday’s challenge: thank you. I hope you found it stimulating. The winner1:

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“Sunny grey pavement with red brick paving at corners, utility covers left. Defined human shadow primed for a selfie, next to ‘floating’ shadow of a dog on a lead, one paw visible.” – N.J.

I particularly liked ‘floating’, a quality I hadn’t noticed myself.

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From now on, I’m going to supply two images each day. By seeing two things together, you might notice more about both – because to compare and contrast can itself be highly creative.

Choose whichever you prefer. Only do both if you’re crazy-enthusiastic.


Your assignment: Describe either (or both) of these pictures, in approx 30 words (each), to make them “visible” to somebody who can’t see them.

Purpose of the exercise: To practice your observational and verbal skills.

Tip: Give a sense of what is shown, and the “feel” of the picture, but remember that you are only trying to deliver a textual alternative to the picture. See Series 2 Episode 1 for an example.

Mildly competitive: After ATC Series 1, I received the following feedback:

“I realised by Number 4 that I was getting quite competitive, so I had to take a step back and just enjoy the exercise”.

You have been warned!

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This is the second series of Alt Text Challenge. There are 14 episodes in this series.

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Postscript. The winning entry will be posted on the following day’s challenge. Other entries will be posted here if I manage to stay on top of everything.