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Road Milling Machine at Night: a machine scraping off old asphalt. AI image prompt example1:1

Road Milling Machine at Night

A machine scraping off old asphalt.

Platform

Aspect ratio

Prompt for IG Square (1080 × 1080)

Tested on Google Flow

A big road milling machine scraping off old asphalt on a city road at night, a conveyor throwing the broken pieces into a dump truck in front, workers in orange vests, dust in the work lights. No text. Compose as square 1:1 for IG Square, with the main subject fully inside the frame and safe margin on every side.

Paste into Google Flow and pick the closest ratio in its settings. Finish exact sizes in the crop tool.

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How this image crops in each format. If a crop loses the subject, generate that ratio from the prompt above.

Crop this picture exactly, at full size, in the Crop Tool

Make it with your own photo

Put yourself in this picture. Your photo goes straight to ChatGPT or Gemini; it is never uploaded to PromptRatio.

  1. Open ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) or Gemini (gemini.google.com). Both work on a free account.
  2. Click + and attach two clear photos, one of each person: facing the camera, good light, nothing covering the face.
  3. Copy the prompt below, paste it in the same message and send.
  4. Not quite you? Reply “Keep my face exactly as in my photo” and ask again.

Use the two people in my attached photos (one photo each) as the couple in this image. Keep each face, skin tone, hair and age exactly the same, so both are clearly recognisable. Ignore any description of their looks below. A big road milling machine scraping off old asphalt on a city road at night, a conveyor throwing the broken pieces into a dump truck in front, workers in orange vests, dust in the work lights. No text. Compose as square 1:1 for IG Square, with the main subject fully inside the frame and safe margin on every side.

Use only your own photo, or one you have the person’s permission for. Do not use photos of children, celebrities or anyone who has not agreed.

About this prompt

We made the picture above with this prompt on Google Flow. It has an industrial photo style, work lights and a gritty, busy mood, and it sits in the Heavy Machines collection.

The frame is 9:16 (tall), and our original measures 768 × 1376 pixels. That shape is an exact fit for Instagram Reels and phone wallpapers; Pinterest pins take it with a small crop. It was made with Reels covers in mind.

Style
Industrial photo
Lighting
Work lights
Mood
Gritty, busy
Use case
Reels covers

Made for:Reels & Shorts Covers

Make this prompt your own

Subject
The opening words, “A big road milling machine scraping off old asphalt on a city road at night”, are the subject. Swap in your own subject and keep the rest to get a new picture in the same look.
Light
The words “at night” set the light. Swap them for “golden light” or “hazy daylight” to change the time of day and the feel.
Rules
The last words, “No text”, stop the tool from writing on the picture. That leaves clean space for your own title.

Same theme, another look

In other light: Pile Driver at the River (daylight), Excavator at Work (hard afternoon light) and Wind Turbine Installation (bright daylight).

In another style: Workers in a Tunnel (construction photo), Sugarcane Loader (farm photo) and Tunnel Boring Machine (engineering photo).

How to use this prompt

  1. 1Pick your platform or ratio at the top. The prompt rewrites itself for that size.
  2. 2Press Copy Prompt, open Google Flow and paste it. For this picture’s shape, pick 9:16 in its settings before you send.
  3. 3Want yourself in it? Upload a clear photo of both faces with the prompt. The own-photo guide has the exact words to add.
  4. 4Generate two or three times and keep the best. For an exact Reels size, finish it in the Crop Tool.

Questions

Is this prompt free?

Yes. Copying the prompt is free for everyone. Signed-in visitors can also download the full-size image without a watermark, 10 images a day.

Will I get exactly this image?

Close, not identical. AI tools make a new picture every time, so the style, light and mood will match while faces and small details change. Run it a few times and pick the one you like.

Does it work outside Google Flow?

It was tested on Google Flow. It also works in ChatGPT and most other image tools, though results vary from tool to tool.

Which platforms is this size good for?

It was made in 9:16 (vertical), which suits Reels, Pinterest, Mobile Wallpaper. For any other size, choose it with the buttons at the top; the prompt and the crop preview change with it.

Can I use the image for my business?

What you make belongs under the rules of the AI tool you used, so check its terms first. Read our disclaimer before using images for ads or products.

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