Human Generated Data

Title

[Ferry between Hamburg and Stockholm]

Date

1936

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.125.23

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[Ferry between Hamburg and Stockholm]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1936

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.125.23

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2021-04-03

Lighting 99.8
Lamp Post 97.2
Vehicle 81.4
Boat 81.4
Transportation 81.4
Tarmac 81.1
Asphalt 81.1
Road 78
Nature 65.7
Outdoors 63.9
Spotlight 61.9
LED 61.9
Street 55.4
Building 55.4
Urban 55.4
City 55.4
Town 55.4

Clarifai
created on 2021-04-03

street 99.7
monochrome 99.7
light 98.7
city 98.7
lamp 98.2
music 95.9
sky 95.5
people 95.4
landscape 95
stroboscope 94.8
mono 94
urban 93.4
beach 92.9
concert 92.9
stage 92.5
no person 92.4
black and white 92.2
reflector 92.1
television 91.3
bridge 91

Imagga
created on 2021-04-03

semaphore 49.1
apparatus 39.1
equipment 37.4
sky 35
lamp 23.2
light 18.7
urban 17.5
city 17.4
pole 17.3
architecture 16.5
sunset 15.3
tower 15.2
building 14.8
structure 14.7
street 14.7
device 14.5
ocean 14.2
silhouette 14.1
water 14
high 13.9
spotlight 13
metal 12.9
electric 12.2
construction 12
technology 11.9
old 11.8
sea 11.7
sun 11.3
landscape 11.1
transportation 10.7
industry 10.2
black 10.2
cable 10.2
power 10.1
industrial 10
steel 9.9
travel 9.9
crane 9.4
electricity 9.4
clouds 9.3
line 9.1
lantern 8.8
business 8.5
energy 8.4
town 8.3
weather 8.1
ship 8.1
bridge 7.9
lamppost 7.9
hook 7.9
station 7.8
cables 7.8
cloud 7.7
summer 7.7
house 7.5
wood 7.5
cloudy 7.5
environment 7.4
reflection 7.3
transport 7.3
wire 7.2
road 7.2
lines 7.2
antenna 7.1
bright 7.1
night 7.1

Google
created on 2021-04-03

Street light 84.1
Rectangle 83
Water 81.7
Tints and shades 77.3
Window 72.1
Midnight 70.1
Darkness 70
Monochrome photography 69.1
Monochrome 67.9
Font 67.9
Room 65.1
Light fixture 64.3
Still life photography 63.4
Road 62.6
Night 61.9
City 61.7
Pole 59.5
Shadow 58.4
Street 57.5
Winter 56.3

Microsoft
created on 2021-04-03

street light 96.3
black and white 94.7
monochrome 77.2
sky 66.2
light 66.1
night 27.3

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Boat
Boat 81.4%

Captions

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-10

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression: The photograph is a stark, high-contrast black and white shot. It appears to be a scene captured in a way that emphasizes the details. The image has a slightly aged, grainy quality.

Key Elements:

  • Foreground: A low, wide white wall or structure dominates the lower portion of the frame. The texture appears to be rough.
  • Midground: A street or pathway runs horizontally across the midground. In the center, there is an old-fashioned street clock. A tall wooden telephone pole is to the left of the clock.
  • Background: The background is mostly a deep, dark expanse, possibly representing the sky. There are silhouettes of boats and other objects on a distant shoreline or water.
  • Other Elements: A structure, perhaps a building or pavilion with passengers, is visible to the right.

Composition & Style:

  • The composition is quite simple, relying on the contrast between light and dark areas.
  • The lines of the wall and road create a sense of depth.
  • The dark background creates a sense of isolation and emphasizes the objects in the foreground.

Interpretation:

The image may be depicting a coastal scene. The high contrast and age of the photograph give the image a nostalgic or vintage feel.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-10

The photograph is a stark, high-contrast black and white image with a deep, almost impenetrable darkness dominating the upper portion. The visible elements are sharply defined against this black backdrop, giving the scene an eerie, timeless quality.

In the middle ground, there's a long, light-colored wall that stretches across the frame, its surface appearing textured. Behind the wall, a body of water can be discerned, with several boats, including sailboats, anchored or moored in the distance.

To the right of the wall, a trolley with passengers inside is partially visible, suggesting a public transportation system. To the left of the trolley, a telephone pole stands tall, its verticality accentuated by the black background.

In the foreground, there's a decorative clock mounted on a post, its face clearly displaying the time, though the exact hour and minute are difficult to discern due to the image's high contrast. The clock's post adds to the scene's vintage feel.

The overall composition creates a sense of mystery and intrigue, inviting the viewer to wonder about the time, place, and story behind this captured moment.