Human Generated Data

Title

[Downtown evening city view, San Francisco, California]

Date

1936-1937

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.584.26

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Human Generated Data

Title

[Downtown evening city view, San Francisco, California]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1936-1937

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.584.26

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Machine Generated Data

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Amazon
created on 2019-11-20

Nature 99.4
Outdoors 98.1
Weather 96
Snow 81.7
Wall 79.4
Sand 77.1
Architecture 71.6
Spire 71.6
Tower 71.6
Building 71.6
Steeple 71.6
Winter 61
Fog 59.9
Silhouette 59.2
Ice 58.9
Storm 58.4
Drawing 58
Art 58
Sketch 56.3

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-20

winter 98.7
snow 98.6
people 98.5
no person 97.5
city 95.9
building 95.6
landscape 95.4
light 95.1
weather 94.2
architecture 94
street 93.4
wall 92.4
house 91.6
monochrome 91.4
fog 90.8
wear 90.7
cold 90.2
travel 90.1
outdoors 87.1
storm 85

Imagga
created on 2019-11-20

snow 97.1
weather 48.8
picket fence 34.1
old 32.8
architecture 28.9
fence 28.6
negative 27.8
wall 25.6
ancient 23.4
building 22.2
winter 22.1
film 21.9
barrier 21.3
travel 21.1
texture 20.2
sky 19.8
tower 19.7
history 19.7
grunge 19.6
stucco 19.1
stone 18.7
historic 18.3
structure 18.3
landscape 17.9
photographic paper 16.9
castle 16.5
tourism 16.5
antique 16.5
slope 16.1
vintage 15.7
mountain 15.7
fortress 15.5
cold 15.5
city 14.1
obstruction 13.6
aged 13.6
grungy 12.3
retro 12.3
sand 11.9
paper 11.8
photographic equipment 11.3
pattern 10.9
rough 10.9
space 10.9
tree 10.8
ruins 10.7
medieval 10.6
season 10.1
window 10.1
ski slope 10
frame 10
fort 9.8
ruin 9.7
surface 9.7
weathered 9.5
empty 9.5
blank 9.4
construction 9.4
landmark 9
fortification 9
outdoors 9
scenic 8.8
textured 8.8
snowy 8.8
frost 8.6
old fashioned 8.6
culture 8.6
art 8.5
house 8.4
mountains 8.3
dirty 8.1
road 8.1
brick 8.1
brown 8.1
ice 7.9
scene 7.8
torn 7.7
stained 7.7
stain 7.7
aging 7.7
wallpaper 7.7
north 7.7
door 7.6
dark 7.5
hill 7.5
famous 7.4
town 7.4
grain 7.4
detail 7.2
scenery 7.2
material 7.1
nobody 7

Google
created on 2019-11-20

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-20

fog 98.6
outdoor 89.2
white 86.6
black and white 85.5
nature 81.8
black 69.6
monochrome 63.2
old 45.5
snow 23

Color Analysis

Categories

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-20

a photograph of a black and white photo of a city skyline -100%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-08

This is a negative image of an urban cityscape. The buildings are shown in reversed tones, with the typical dark areas appearing light and vice versa. Taller buildings dominate the composition, with cylindrical structures on the left and rectangular ones in the center and right. There are dark spots distributed across the image, possibly imperfections or marks on the negative. The sky appears dark, while areas that would normally be shadows are bright. The perspective suggests the capture was taken from an elevated or slightly distant viewpoint, allowing the foreground to include a slope or uneven terrain. Overall, the details are faint and minimal due to the nature of the negative format.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-08

The image appears to be a negative of a photograph depicting a cityscape. The buildings are shown in reverse tones, where the dark parts of the actual scene appear light in the negative, and lighter parts appear dark. The buildings vary in shape and size, including some cylindrical structures and taller towers. The sky appears dark, indicating it was originally bright, possibly taken during the day. There are visible blemishes or spots throughout the image, likely due to imperfections in the negative or the scanning process. Overall, the image captures an urban environment from a distance, with a focus on the skyline and architectural features.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-14

The image appears to be a black and white photograph depicting a cityscape. The scene shows a skyline of tall, angular buildings rising up into the sky. The buildings are rendered in a stark, high-contrast style, with distinct shapes and silhouettes against the gray background. The overall impression is one of a dense, urban environment, with the buildings dominating the frame and creating a sense of scale and grandeur. The image has a somewhat abstract, minimalist quality, focusing on the architectural forms and their interplay with light and shadow.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-14

This appears to be a black and white or negative photograph showing a city skyline silhouette. The buildings appear as white or light shapes against a darker background, creating an ethereal or ghostly effect. The image shows various skyscrapers and buildings of different heights, creating a typical urban skyline profile. The photograph has a somewhat grainy or textured quality, and there are some small dark spots or marks scattered throughout the image. The overall composition gives the cityscape a dreamy, abstract quality, almost like a photographic negative or an artistic interpretation of an urban landscape.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-04

The image presents a grayscale photograph of a cityscape, featuring a prominent skyscraper at its center. The photograph is characterized by a predominantly gray tone, with the exception of the skyscraper, which is rendered in black and white. The building's design is notable for its rectangular shape and the presence of numerous windows.

The surrounding environment is depicted as a flat, open area, devoid of any notable features or objects. The overall atmosphere of the image is one of simplicity and minimalism, with the focus squarely on the central skyscraper. The lack of color and the use of a grayscale palette contribute to a sense of neutrality and objectivity, drawing the viewer's attention to the architectural details of the building.

In terms of composition, the image is well-balanced, with the skyscraper serving as the focal point. The surrounding area is empty, which helps to emphasize the building's presence and create a sense of isolation. The use of a single tone for the background and the building's design creates a sense of continuity, tying the entire image together.

Overall, the image presents a striking and thought-provoking representation of a cityscape, inviting the viewer to contemplate the relationship between architecture and the urban environment.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-04

The image appears to be a black and white photograph of a cityscape, but it is heavily damaged and difficult to discern. The image is mostly white, with some dark spots and lines scattered throughout. In the center of the image, there are several tall buildings that appear to be skyscrapers or other large structures. The buildings are not clearly defined, but they seem to be arranged in a row, with some of them overlapping or partially obscured by others.

In the foreground of the image, there is a large, blank area that may represent a street or other open space. There are no visible people or vehicles in the image, which suggests that it may have been taken at night or during a time when the city was relatively empty.

Overall, the image is quite abstract and difficult to interpret due to its poor quality. However, it appears to depict a cityscape with tall buildings and a large open space in the foreground.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-05-28

The image is a black-and-white photograph depicting a cityscape. The buildings in the image are tall and modern, with many windows, suggesting a dense urban environment. The buildings are arranged in a row, with some taller structures in the middle and others on the sides. The sky is overcast, and there is a sense of fog or mist in the air, giving the image a hazy and somewhat surreal quality. The image appears to be taken from a low angle, looking up at the buildings.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-05-28

The black-and-white photo features a cityscape with many buildings. The buildings have a lot of windows, and some of them have chimneys. The sky is gray, and there is a long, thin line that is probably a jet stream. The ground is covered with snow, and it looks like it is going to fall. The photo is blurry, and it looks like it was taken from a distance.

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 negative of a cityscape, likely taken in the early to mid-20th century. The buildings are rendered in white against a dark gray sky. The negative effect gives the image a somewhat eerie and vintage feel.

Key Features:

  • Buildings: A skyline of buildings dominates the frame. There's a prominent, tall, multi-storied building in the center with a distinctive design, likely a skyscraper. Other buildings of varying heights surround it.
  • Silhouette: The buildings are mostly silhouettes. The detail of the buildings are visible
  • Sky: The sky is a uniform dark gray, suggesting a cloudy or overcast day.
  • Terrain: The foreground suggests a slightly elevated area or slope, perhaps a hill, which the buildings are built on.
  • Negative Artifacts: The presence of some small dark spots and lines suggests imperfections or damage to the negative film, typical of old photographs.

Overall Style:

The image has a timeless, vintage aesthetic due to the negative effect. The composition suggests a focus on the architectural grandeur of the city and how its buildings are constructed.

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

The image is a black and white cityscape, presented in a negative format, where lighter areas appear dark and vice versa. The scene is dominated by several buildings of varying heights and architectural styles. In the left side, there are a couple of cylindrical towers or buildings. In the center stands a taller, more elaborate building, reminiscent of an older skyscraper. Other structures of varying sizes fill the space between the tallest building and the right edge of the frame.

The sky is a uniform shade of grey. There are visible scratches and blemishes on the image, likely artifacts of the photography or the preservation process. The negative presentation gives the scene an ethereal and somewhat surreal quality.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image appears to be a monochromatic, possibly black-and-white, photograph of a city skyline. The buildings are depicted in various shades of gray, with some appearing lighter and others darker, creating a high-contrast effect. The skyline includes several structures of different heights and shapes, including what appears to be a tall building with a grid-like pattern of windows in the center. The background is a gradient of light gray, suggesting the sky, with some diagonal lines that could be contrails or other atmospheric features. The overall aesthetic is somewhat abstract and artistic, with a focus on the silhouettes and shapes of the buildings rather than detailed textures or colors.