Thoughts on Image description

[Mahesh Devarajan]

Hi CNP team,
After looking at the initial set of images and the pattern of comments flowing in one thought that occurred to me was when the image is being uploaded instead of asking for image description it might be better to ask for "Why does the author think the image is creative".
1. This would allow the poster to elaborate on what is the aspect that appealed to him/her. ( Even with the current framework some images already have this )
2. Gives a chance for the viewers to appreciate the perspective
3. Would also make all the images aligned to the original vision of the forum.

My 2 cents

Thanks
Mahesh

[CNP Staff]

Hi Mahesh,

Thanks for the suggestion. In fact the original intention of the field ‘description’ was also to write the view of the photographer about why does he/she thinks the image is creative or what is the factor that sets this image apart or what is it according to him/her which makes this image different. We think it would be appropriate to state this explicitly in our ‘Posting Guidelines’.

[Ravi Maganti]

To add my bit:

In the normal way of doing things when the image meets the guidelines, the poster is safe. But should the image be out of specification for some reason, the title and the description vanishes and so does all the effort that was put into coming up with or cooking the story behind the scene

Is is possible to separate uploading the image from describing it? I would prefer to describe the image later.

Thanks,
Ravi

[Ganesh H Shankar]

To add my bit:

In the normal way of doing things when the image meets the guidelines, the poster is safe. But should the image be out of specification for some reason, the title and the description vanishes and so does all the effort that was put into coming up with or cooking the story behind the scene

Is is possible to separate uploading the image from describing it? I would prefer to describe the image later.

Thanks,
Ravi

Ravi, I think that would be chicked-and-egg problem. It may be difficult for viewers to comment on the image without sufficient information. Going by the stats so far, the number of images that are not appropriate is not substantial. Shall we hope members will
get the pulse in some time ? I think going by the images posted it is already happening. Sure there will be some confusions for new comers but hopefully our posting guidelines and best rated images will make it clear. That said, if one wants upload an image without any info they can still do that - personally I don't think it is a good idea.