# File lib/ec2/ec2.rb, line 1198
    def create_image(instance_id, name, description="")
      link = generate_request("CreateImage",
                              "InstanceId" => instance_id,
                              "Name" => name,
                              "Description" => description)
      request_info(link, QEc2CreateImageParser.new(:logger => @logger))
    rescue
        on_exception
    end