Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (shadows)

Date

c. 1970

People

Artist: Michael Mathers, American 1945 - 2024

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 2.2002.1815

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (shadows)

People

Artist: Michael Mathers, American 1945 - 2024

Date

c. 1970

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 2.2002.1815

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-22

Nature 96.5
Outdoors 95.3
Tree 94.2
Plant 94.2
Field 92.2
Building 88
Ground 87.7
Land 79.4
Countryside 78.9
Grassland 78.4
Rural 74
Grass 73.2
Bench 57.9
Furniture 57.9
Team Sport 57.4
Team 57.4
Sport 57.4
Sports 57.4

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

monochrome 99.1
tree 98.9
landscape 98.1
wood 97.2
black and white 97.1
light 96.2
winter 94.3
fall 94
shadow 93.8
analogue 91.4
fog 91.3
nature 91.2
guidance 91.1
dark 90.9
dawn 90.3
park 89.9
mono 89.6
street 87.8
snow 86.8
no person 85.3

Imagga
created on 2022-01-22

sprinkler 100
mechanical device 100
mechanism 75.2
device 47.9
road 40.7
landscape 30.5
tree 29.3
trees 28.5
forest 27.9
park 23.9
sky 22.3
park bench 20.6
bench 18.3
rural 17.6
travel 17.6
autumn 17.6
fog 17.4
scene 17.3
light 16.7
street 16.6
transportation 16.1
outdoor 16.1
country 15.8
countryside 15.5
fountain 15.2
season 14.8
asphalt 14.8
winter 14.5
night 14.2
path 14.2
scenic 14.1
fall 13.6
scenery 13.5
highway 13.5
woods 13.4
wood 13.3
environment 13.2
structure 13.1
sun 13
peaceful 12.8
snow 12.8
grass 12.7
seat 12.1
line 12
morning 11.8
dark 11.7
way 11.6
perspective 11.3
transport 11
leaves 10.5
outdoors 10.5
black 10.2
foliage 10.2
yellow 9.9
mist 9.7
cold 9.5
track 9.4
freeway 8.9
misty 8.8
route 8.8
day 8.6
bright 8.6
direction 8.6
leaf 8.6
traffic 8.6
fence 8.5
clouds 8.5
summer 8.4
branch 8.2
fantasy 8.1
horizon 8.1
sunset 8.1
sunlight 8
mountain 8
furniture 7.9
foggy 7.9
lane 7.8
branches 7.7
drive 7.6
city 7.5
weather 7.4
car 7.4
natural 7.4
color 7.2
colors 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-22

Plant 87.6
Branch 86.8
Asphalt 84.7
Tree 83.4
Black-and-white 83.4
Line 82.1
Natural landscape 81.7
Road surface 81.1
Grass 79
Landscape 78.2
Tints and shades 77.4
Wood 77.2
Road 73
Shade 72.7
Tar 72.1
Trunk 70.7
Monochrome photography 70.7
Monochrome 70.4
Darkness 68.5
Soil 67.7

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-22

outdoor 99.2
tree 95.9
black and white 93.3
shadow 88
monochrome 81.3
plant 63.4

Color Analysis

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-22

a tree in the middle of a field 86.9%
a tree in a field 86.4%
a close up of a tree 84%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-04

a photograph of a shadow of a tree in the middle of a field -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-03

Here's a description of the image:

The photograph is a black and white landscape scene. A wide, grassy field is in the foreground. A distinct shadow, cast by something not visible in the frame, stretches across a large portion of the field. Within the shadow, there are bright, geometric highlights, suggesting light filtering through openings or windows. A small stream or ditch meanders along the edge of the field.

A treeline dominates the background. The trees are mostly bare, suggesting the photograph was taken in late autumn or winter. The trunks of some trees, possibly birches, are prominently visible on the right side of the image. In the distance, at the edge of the treeline on the left, a hint of a building, possibly a house, can be seen. The overall mood is quiet and serene, with a focus on the interplay of light and shadow in a natural setting.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-03

Here is a description of the image:

The black and white landscape photograph presents a stark contrast between light and shadow. In the foreground, a field of grass is divided into two distinct sections by a large, rectangular shadow that dominates the bottom half of the image. This shadow is broken up by linear streaks of light and rectangular shapes, possibly created by the sun filtering through a structure or trees.

A small stream or ditch cuts across the field, acting as a rough border between the light and dark areas. The field transitions into a line of bare trees in the background, their branches stark against the sky. The light in the background is more diffused, casting long shadows across the grass, adding depth and dimension to the scene.

The overall composition is visually striking due to the strong contrast and the geometric shapes of light and shadow. It suggests a quiet, perhaps rural or suburban, setting with a focus on the interplay of natural elements.