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Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (aerial view of river valley from helicopter with profile silhouette of soldier in foreground, 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, 2007.184.2.349.1

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (aerial view of river valley from helicopter with profile silhouette of soldier in foreground, 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, 2007.184.2.349.1

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-25

Nature 99.9
Outdoors 99.9
Water 99.3
Person 92.3
Waterfall 90.9
Face 82.1
Head 82.1
Rock 78.1
Mountain 68.4
Weather 57.1
Sea 55.8
Land 55.8
Snow 55.7

Clarifai
created on 2018-10-06

monochrome 97.9
no person 96.9
abstract 93.9
water 93.6
art 92.2
landscape 91.6
texture 90.9
nature 90.2
people 88.8
splash 88.6
rock 88.2
shadow 87.9
desktop 87.9
tree 86.5
H2O 85.9
outdoors 85.1
wet 85.1
river 84.8
waterfall 84.5
color 84.4

Imagga
created on 2018-10-06

water 25.4
texture 25
pattern 21.9
light 20
space 17.1
grunge 17
color 16.7
vessel 16.5
drop 15.4
snake 15
sky 14.7
art 14.5
splash 14.4
wet 14.3
design 14.2
drops 14.1
old 13.9
hole 13.7
surface 13.2
wallpaper 13
glass 12.2
liquid 11.7
graphic 11.7
sand 11.6
vintage 11.6
environment 11.5
retro 11.5
washbasin 11
aged 10.9
backdrop 10.7
night 10.7
bubble 10.4
close 10.3
flow 10.2
colorful 10
clean 10
digital 9.7
landscape 9.7
antique 9.5
grungy 9.5
sea 9.5
water snake 9.5
motion 9.4
natural 9.4
clouds 9.3
waves 9.3
purity 9.2
dark 9.2
fresh 9.1
effect 9.1
paint 9.1
fall 9
dirty 9
fantasy 9
sun 9
shape 8.9
backgrounds 8.9
earth 8.9
science 8.9
basin 8.7
aging 8.6
star 8.6
stars 8.5
outdoor 8.4
weather 8.4
planet 8
cool 8
ocean 8
textured 7.9
paper 7.8
spring 7.8
travel 7.7
spray 7.7
beach 7.7
worn 7.6
stone 7.6
rain 7.5
structure 7.5
reptile 7.2
futuristic 7.2
transparent 7.2
bright 7.1
ice 7.1

Google
created on 2018-10-06

Microsoft
created on 2018-10-06

nature 72.2
waterfall 51.7
plant 42.5

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Person 92.3%

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2018-10-06

a close up of a waterfall 41.1%
a waterfall in the background 41%
a large waterfall 40.9%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-01

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image appears to be a black and white photograph with a strong artistic or experimental feel. It looks like it might be a scan of an old negative, due to the way the light appears. The image is dominated by a large, diffused, and bright area on the left, contrasting with a darker, more textured right side.

Composition and Content:

  • Dominant Element: The bright, blurry, cloud-like form on the left side immediately draws the eye.
  • Right Side: The right side of the image shows what appears to be a landscape, possibly a hillside or mountain area. A dark, winding line traverses this landscape, likely a road or a river. The texture is detailed, suggesting rock formations, vegetation, or a natural environment.
  • Contrast: The contrast between the bright, almost washed-out area on the left and the detailed, shadowy landscape on the right creates visual interest.

Visual Characteristics and Technical Aspects:

  • Tonal Range: The image is limited to a black and white palette, with a wide range of gray tones.
  • Focus and Sharpness: The focus is soft or blurry on the left side and somewhat sharper, but still with an older feel, on the right.
  • Possible Technique: The image might be a result of a double exposure, a contact print with a negative, or the result of light leaks during the printing process.

Interpretation:

The image is abstract enough to allow for multiple interpretations. The bright side could represent an unknown, undefined space, while the detailed landscape offers a contrast of reality. It could be interpreted as a symbolic representation of the passage of time, with the light representing a forgotten past and the landscape a modern existence.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-01

The black and white image appears to be a somewhat obscured aerial view of a landscape. On the right side, there is a winding road or river cutting through a terrain that looks like a mix of rocky and perhaps vegetated areas. The contrast is stark, and the overall quality of the image is somewhat degraded, creating an effect of obscurity or age. The left side of the image is significantly washed out with a blurry, cloud-like or foggy effect, obscuring what might be underneath. This distortion gives the image an abstract quality, making it harder to discern details about the land.