Here is my regular "hard prompt" I use for testing image gen models:

"A macro close-up photograph of an old watchmaker's hands carefully replacing a tiny gear inside a vintage pocket watch. The watch mechanism is partially submerged in a shallow dish of clear water, causing visible refraction and light caustics across the brass gears. A single drop of water is falling from a pair of steel tweezers, captured mid-splash on the water's surface. Reflect the watchmaker's face, slightly distorted, in the curved glass of the watch face. Sharp focus throughout, natural window lighting from the left, shot on 100mm macro lens."

google drive with the 2 images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-QAftXiGMnnkLJ2Je-ZH...

Ran a bunch both on the .com and via the api, none of them are nearly as good as Nano Banana.

(My file share host used to be so good and now it's SO BAD, I've re-hosted with them for now I'll update to google drive link shortly)

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rrr_oh_man 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why would you consider this a good prompt?

	▲	brynnbee 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My observations have been that image generation is especially challenged when asked to do things that are unusual. The fewer instances of something happening it has to train on, the worse it tends to be. Watch repair done in water fits that well - is there a single image on the internet of someone repairing a watch that is partially submerged in water? It also tends to be bad at reflections and consistency of two objects that should be the same.
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the_lucifer 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Looks like your image host has rate limited viewing the shared images, wanted to give you a heads up

	▲	neom 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks, I need to get off Zight, they used to be such an nice option for fast file share but they've really suffered some of the worst enshittification I've seen yet.

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pb7 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Links are broken.

	▲	waynesonfire 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		So.. sign up. "Get Sight for free". Ads everywhere bro.