a quilt with an iron on it.

a quilt is laid out on a ironing board
with an iron resting on top. the quilt has
a patchwork design with pastel-colored
strips of fabric and floral patterns.
the
iron is turned on and the tip is resting on
top of one of the strips. the quilt appears
to be in the process of being pressed, as
the steam from the iron is visible on the
surface. the quilt has a vintage feel and
the colors are yellow, blue, and white, giv-
ing it an antique look.

a jar of rhubarb liqueur sitting on a pebble
background.

rhubarb pieces in a glass jar, waiting to be
pickled. the colors of the rhubarb range
from bright red to pale green, creating a
beautiful contrast. the jar is sitting on a
gravel background, giving a rustic feel to
the image.

Figure 3 – Examples of alt-text accompanying selected images scraped from the internet, short synthetic captions (SSC),
and descriptive synthetic captions (DSC).

2.1.1 Fine-tuning the captioner
Improving Image Generation with Better Captions