IMAGE COMMENT EXPRESSIONS

I) DESCRIBING THE IMAGE IN GENERAL

In the photo, you can see ... / It looks like it was taken during ... / The photo looks like it was taken on vacation / It appears to be a photo of ... / The atmosphere seems heavy / The atmosphere seems lively The image appears to have been taken in ... / The image represents ... / The image gives a feeling of calm / The image gives a feeling of excitement / The image gives a feeling of tension / The image shows ...

II) TALKING ABOUT THE SETTING

At the bottom of the image, there is ... / At the bottom of the image, there are ... / At the top of the image there is ... / At the top of the image there are ... / In the background, there is ... / In the background there are ... / In the center of the image we have ... / In the foreground, there is ... / In the foreground, there are ... / In the middle of the picture, we have ... / On the left side you can see ... / On the right side you can see ... 

III) TALKING ABOUT THE TIME AND PLACE

This happens during the day / This happens during the night / We assume it is afternoon / We suppose it's fall / We guess it's spring / Leaves litter the ground / The action takes place in the North of France, judging by the construction of the houses / The action takes place in the North of England / The action takes place in the Midlands / The action takes place in the Republic of Ireland / The action unfolds in the countryside / I think we're talking about a cold zone somewhere at the North Pole / Dawn is breaking / Twilight is here / We are in a historic district / The action takes place in a forest / The action takes place in a city / We're talking about the early 90s  

IV) TALKING ABOUT THE MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE

The dim lighting and overcast sky, create a dark almost mysterious atmosphere / How do colors, lighting and weather contribute to mood? / The image presents a peaceful atmosphere / The image presents a tense atmosphere / The image presents a strange atmosphere / The image presents a joyful atmosphere / The image gives a feeling of unity 

V) TALKING ABOUT THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

There are buildings that are visible in the image / Mother Nature seems to take up a large part of the picture / People are present in the image at all times / There is a constant presence of the people in the photo / We have some objects scattered throughout the image / In the foreground, we can see ... / In the background there is ... / In the background there are ... / The environment of the image is full of ... / There is a missing ... in the image / There is too much ... in the image / There are too many ... in the image / There's not much ... in the photo / There aren't many ... in the photo

VI) TALKING ABOUT HUMAN ELEMENT, IF ANY

Are there people or signs of human activity? / What might they been doing? / What does that tell you about the setting? / Could we compare the image to a kind of living soul? / Is it just a lifeless thing that we comment on or could we breathe some life into it through our perception? / Could this be realistic or is it just a representation of an image? / Is this a sign of life or just a figment of the imagination?

VII) SUMMARIZING THE CONTEXT THAT CAPTURES THE BIG PICTURE

The scene takes place in ... / The setting seems to be ... / The image was taken in a ... / The surroundings indicate that this is ... / The setting is lively and energetic / It looks like a quite and secluded place / It looks like a typical day in ... / The atmosphere of the scene seems cheerful / The atmosphere of the scene seems serene / The atmosphere of the scene seems lively

VIII) DESCRIBING PEOPLE

A man or woman with blond hair / A man or woman with black hair /A man or woman with long hair / A man or woman with short hair / He has a great sense of humour / He has a shaggy beard / He or She sits behind the table / He or She sits in front of ... / He or She sits next to ... / He or She stands in the center / He or She stands on the left / He or She stands on the right / He or She wears a red jacket / He or She wears a red shirt / He or She wears red jeans / He or She looks athletic / He or She looks overweight / He or She looks slim / He's tall and well-built / She has long curly hair / He or She is dressed casually / He or She is dressed formally / He or She is in his or her early twenties / He or She is known for being hardworking / The person looks angry / The person looks happy / The person looks old / The person looks tired / The person looks young / There is a group of people behind the car / There is a group of people beside the car / There is a group of people near the car  

IX) DESCRIBING ACTIONS

I think He or She is walking / I think He or She is jumping / I think He or She is laughing / I think He or She is talking / It looks like they are having a party / It looks like they are relaxing / It looks like they are waiting for someone / The man or woman  seems to be fixing something / The man or woman appears to be helping someone / The people seem to be arguing / People seem to be having fun / There is a man who seems to be ... / There is a woman who seems to be ... / They seem to be having lunch or dinner / They seem to be working from what I see 

X) GIVING OPINIONS/INTERPRETATING

I think the picture is about ... / It reminds me of times gone by / Maybe the photographer wanted to show ... / Perhaps the painter wanted to show ... / The atmosphere of the painting seems ... / This image could represent ... / The way I see it is that ... / To me, this could mean that ... / This certainly illustrates one aspect of ...

XI) SPECULATING

From the details, we can assume it is ... / It feels like we're in ... / It looks like the photo was taken in ... / It looks like they are ... / It looks like they're going to ... / Maybe it's ... / They could be ... / Maybe or Perhaps ... / The environment seems to be ... / The image looks a little dark / The image looks quite bright / People look happy ... / People look sad ... / People look tired ... / They are probably ... / It looks like a typical coastal setting / It looks like a typical mountain setting / It looks like a rural setting / It looks like a typical urban setting / It looks like a typical desert setting