Examples

In this first example, the surrounding text gives us a very robust description. Here is a sample of this text. The scuba gear is mentioned earlier in the book, and are in earlier images, so we don’t have to describe them here. The shapes under the water are mentioned in the surrounding text. Also, as this is later in the book so the characters should already have been described, so we only need to use their names!

…voice—a little muffled behind her mask. “But it’d be way less dark if you opened your eyes.” “Flea!” Bee groped around until she found her friend. “Bring me back up. This place is terrible.” “Terrible? More like terrific,” Flea said. “Just take a look.” Bee squinted one eye open … just a little. “There you go,” Flea said encouragingly. Bee opened another eye. The puddle was dim, but some sunlight filtered down. Its hazy rays lit up an array of yellow, red, and green shapes that floated at different levels like streamers and confetti. “Like the decor?” Flea grinned. Each floating shape was as unique as a snowflake. Some were webbed like nets…

[Alt-text] Flea leads Bee down into the dark water past the different shapes. Bee closes her eyes tight with a deep frown. Flea looks forward with wide eyes and a big open smile.

I add a few details not in the surrounding text that are in the image (their facial expressions). Remember alt-text replaces an image with text, so we want to make sure we are sticking to the facts and describing what we see in the image and not our interpretation of it. Allow the opportunity for interpretation with the reader

In the next example, the character's name, physical description, and the description of the tree and carving appear in the surrounding text.

[Alt-text]Mona stands at the base of the tree looking up at the heart. She reaches up to it with one hand.

The next example is an image that is not described in the surrounding text. We use the same methods as Medium Images.

[Alt-Text] The ogre walks up a rocky blue hill side covered in green spiky cactus plants. There is a castle behind him in the background and a wooden sign ahead that reads: “For Rent”. The ogre holds a long stick with a green cloth tied at its end over one shoulder and drags a wooden suitcase behind them with broken brown wheels that tumble down the hillside. A large bird sits at the end of the stick with dark feathers and a long curved beak. It smiles and narrows its yellow eyes. The ogre has long spindly legs with sharp knees and long bare feet. It has a large round torso with even larger arms and hands with golden cuffs encased with red gems on each wrist. The buttons of its green top pop open, and it wears matching green shorts with a red fanny pack around its waist. Its small head has small yellow eyes under large thick and fluffy purple eyebrows. It has a big round nose, a large smile with small pointy teeth, and large pointy ears dripping with green goop.