Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (soldier looking toward ship in background, Vietnam)

Date

1967-68

People

Artist: Gordon W. Gahan, American 1945 - 1984

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Robinson, 2007.184.2.96.5

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (soldier looking toward ship in background, Vietnam)

People

Artist: Gordon W. Gahan, American 1945 - 1984

Date

1967-68

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Robinson, 2007.184.2.96.5

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-23

Nature 98.7
Outdoors 97.3
Boat 92.8
Vehicle 92.8
Transportation 92.8
Snow 91.1
Ice 86.3
Watercraft 80.7
Vessel 80.7
Winter 80.6
Ship 75.7
Cruiser 62.5
Navy 62.5
Military 62.5
Weather 59.7
Handrail 59.3
Banister 59.3
Battleship 56
Portrait 55.2
Photography 55.2
Face 55.2
Human 55.2
Photo 55.2
Person 47.9

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-22

people 99.6
monochrome 99.2
street 96.7
group together 96.4
man 96.4
winter 95.2
snow 94
city 93.8
adult 93.8
landscape 93.4
many 92.3
water 91.6
beach 91.4
vehicle 90
administration 88.7
art 86.8
war 85.5
one 84.9
travel 84.9
architecture 84.6

Imagga
created on 2022-01-23

ship 35
architecture 26.7
vessel 21.4
building 20.3
city 20
travel 19.7
sky 19.1
construction 18.8
drawing 17.7
snow 17.5
representation 16.5
map 16.5
house 15
warship 14.7
tower 14.3
structure 14.3
landscape 14.1
liner 13.5
radio telescope 13.4
sketch 13.3
old 13.2
plan 13.2
exterior 12.9
water 12.7
paper 12.6
architect 12.6
port 12.5
boat 12.3
town 12.1
winter 11.9
mountain 11.9
ocean 11.8
dock 11.7
transportation 11.7
harbor 11.6
tourism 11.6
engineering 11.4
sea 10.9
business 10.9
astronomical telescope 10.7
mountains 10.2
aircraft carrier 10.1
transport 10
industrial 10
craft 9.8
military vehicle 9.8
vehicle 9.8
cruise 9.7
project 9.6
design 9.6
industry 9.4
tourist 9.2
vintage 9.1
engineer 8.8
blueprint 8.8
home 8.8
sailing 8.8
urban 8.7
vacation 8.2
landmark 8.1
telescope 8
river 8
drafting 7.9
aerial 7.8
designer 7.7
grunge 7.7
technology 7.4
office 7.4
car 7.4
street 7.4
aged 7.2
coast 7.2
ice 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-23

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-23

ship 98.7
person 90.4
text 81.1
snow 69.6
watercraft 66
boat 55.9

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Boat
Person
Boat 92.8%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-23

an old photo of a person 45.1%
old photo of a person 42.1%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-13

The picture is an inverted black and white image of a ship at sea, shot from the deck of another ship. The face of a person, likely a crew member, is prominently positioned in the foreground to the right of the frame.

The ship in view is a long vessel, possibly a tanker, extending horizontally across the image from the left to the middle. Its deck is lined with various equipment and structures, including several cylindrical containers. A railing runs along the edge of the deck.

A small boat is visible behind the tanker towards the middle right. The sea, portrayed with a grainy texture, is spread between the two ships.

In the background, there's a dark mountainous landscape. The sky is also black. The image's inverted colors and high contrast contribute to its unique, somewhat surreal appearance.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-13

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression: The image appears to be a negative photograph, which means the colors are inverted. The primary subject is a large ship or tanker, likely in a harbor or near land. A portion of a person's face is prominent in the foreground.

Specific Elements:

  • Ship/Tanker: A large vessel is the most striking element. It has a long deck with various structures on top, including what looks like pipes, tanks, and a superstructure with masts. There are smaller boats alongside the main vessel.
  • Water: The ship is afloat on water. The water surface seems agitated, perhaps by wind or the ship's movement.
  • Person: A person's face and shoulder are visible on the right side of the image. The person's profile is partially visible.
  • Land/Background: In the background, the dark areas might represent land or mountains, which indicates the ship's proximity to a coast.
  • Foreground Details: The perspective suggests the photo was taken from another part of the ship. The side of the ship on the left has some thick ropes, and part of another deck is visible.

Atmosphere/Tone: The inverted colors give the photograph a unique, almost surreal quality. It feels as if the image is showing a moment of observing the boat in a moment of time.