Human Generated Data

Title

Shell - Daggett, CA

Date

1962, printed 1989

People

Artist: Edward Ruscha, American born 1937

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Moskowitz Family in honor of James Cuno, 2002.313.2

Copyright

© Ed Ruscha

Human Generated Data

Title

Shell - Daggett, CA

People

Artist: Edward Ruscha, American born 1937

Date

1962, printed 1989

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Moskowitz Family in honor of James Cuno, 2002.313.2

Copyright

© Ed Ruscha

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-05-27

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-30

monochrome 98.7
no person 97.6
people 93.3
art 93.1
still life 92.6
indoors 91.8
man 91.5
light 91.2
reflection 91.1
city 91
table 90.4
architecture 89.6
contemporary 89
mirror 88.8
desk 86.9
dark 86.7
studio 86.6
window 86.6
smoke 86.3
business 85.8

Imagga
created on 2022-05-27

sewing machine 50.2
home appliance 44.7
device 40.2
textile machine 40.1
machine 39.6
appliance 33.2
durables 22.2
hand 16.8
stapler 15.3
black 14.4
pill bottle 14.4
equipment 13.6
business 12.8
bottle 12.6
glass 12.4
vessel 12.4
light 12
office 11.2
modern 11.2
consumer goods 11
metal 10.5
home 10.4
close 10.3
work 10.2
gold 9.9
object 9.5
dark 9.2
finance 8.4
technology 8.2
lamp 8.2
furniture 7.9
communication 7.6
key 7.5
container 7.4
drop 7.2
computer 7.2
tool 7.2
shadow 7.2

Google
created on 2022-05-27

Microsoft
created on 2022-05-27

indoor 95.1
text 93.1
black and white 69.6
dish 55.1
ship 50.6
dark 43.3

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

No features identified

Clarifai

Vehicle
Poster
Street light

Clarifai

Vehicle 51.3%

Clarifai

Vehicle 51.2%

Clarifai

Vehicle 50.4%

Clarifai

Vehicle 47.3%

Clarifai

Vehicle 37.6%

Clarifai

Vehicle 37.6%

Clarifai

Poster 41.9%

Clarifai

Street light 37.9%

Categories

Imagga
created on 2022-05-27

cars vehicles 99.7%

Captions

Clarifai

No captions written

Salesforce

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-12

a photograph of a car parked in front of a gas station

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip-2 on 2025-06-30

a black and white photograph of a car driving by a gas station

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-16

This image depicts a blurry, black-and-white photograph of a brightly lit gas station at night. The gas station is illuminated with fluorescent lighting, creating strong contrasts against the surrounding darkness. The light smears suggest movement or a long exposure, contributing to the ghostly and surreal atmosphere. There appears to be a car in the foreground, also blurred, possibly in motion or captured with intentional camera shake. The overall composition evokes an eerie, mysterious, or cinematic mood tied to the quiet emptiness of night.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-16

The image is a black and white photograph taken at night, featuring what appears to be a gas station illuminated by bright lights. The photo is intentionally out of focus, giving it a blurred, ethereal quality. The main building is brightly lit, creating a stark contrast against the dark night background. A car is visible in front of the gas station, outlined by the ambient light. There is also a tall, illuminated sign to the left of the gas station, though the details are not clear due to the blur. The overall mood of the image conveys a sense of movement or a fleeting moment captured in time.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-10

The image appears to be a black and white photograph capturing a blurred, nighttime scene. The main focus seems to be a large, indistinct structure or building in the center of the frame, with a bright light source visible on the left side. The overall image has a sense of motion and movement, creating a dynamic and abstract visual effect.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0 on 2025-06-10

The black and white image depicts a diner or restaurant at night. The building has a rounded, streamlined architectural style typical of mid-20th century American diners. Bright lights illuminate the exterior, creating a stark contrast against the dark background. Cars are parked in front of the diner, suggesting it is open for business during the late hours. The long exposure used in capturing the photograph gives the scene a slightly blurred, ethereal quality, evoking a nostalgic or dreamlike atmosphere associated with classic late-night diners from a bygone era in America.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-10

This is a black and white nighttime photograph showing what appears to be a gas station or retail establishment. The image has a blurred, ethereal quality to it, with the building appearing as a bright white form against the dark background. On the left side of the image stands a tall illuminated sign post or pole with a square sign box at the top. The building itself seems to have a distinctive mid-century modern architectural style, typical of American commercial buildings from the 1950s or 1960s. The lighting and long exposure technique used creates a dreamy, almost ghostly effect where the lights seem to glow and streak across the image.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-27

The image depicts a blurry, black-and-white photograph of a gas station at night. The gas station is situated on the right side of the image and features a long, rectangular building with a flat roof. The building is illuminated by bright lights, which are also reflected on the ground. In front of the building, there are several cars parked, including a dark-colored sedan and a pickup truck. To the left of the gas station, a tall, square-shaped streetlight stands, its light shining brightly.

The background of the image is a solid black, suggesting that the photograph was taken at night or in a dark environment. The overall atmosphere of the image is one of quietness and stillness, with the only sound being the hum of the gas pumps and the distant rumble of traffic. The image captures a moment in time, frozen in the darkness of the night, and invites the viewer to ponder the stories that lie within the blurred lines and shapes.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-27

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a building at night, with a blurry effect that gives it a sense of movement. The building appears to be a gas station or convenience store, with a large sign on the left side and a row of windows along the front. The building is illuminated by bright lights, which are reflected off the wet pavement in front of it.

In the foreground, there is a dark area that could be a parking lot or a road. The overall atmosphere of the image is one of activity and energy, with the blurred effect suggesting that the photographer was moving quickly when they took the picture. The use of black and white adds to the sense of nostalgia and timelessness, making the image feel like it could have been taken at any point in the past few decades.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-05-26

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a gas station at night. The gas station is brightly lit, with a large sign on a pole to the left of the frame. The sign is illuminated, casting a bright light on the surrounding area. The gas station itself is a large, round building with a flat roof and large windows. Inside the gas station, there are several people, and the lights are on, casting a warm glow on the interior. In the foreground, there is a car parked in front of the gas station, and its headlights are on, casting a bright light on the road and the surrounding area. The overall effect of the image is one of motion and energy, with the bright lights and moving car creating a sense of dynamism and activity.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-05-26

The image is in black and white. It is a blurry shot of a car moving in front of a building. The building is lit up and appears to be a restaurant. It has a roof with a curved design. There is a signboard on the left side of the building. The car is moving in front of the building. The image is blurry, and it seems to be taken at night.

Google Gemini

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

The image is a black and white, blurred photograph of a gas station at night. The foreground is dark, giving way to a scene lit by artificial light. A tall sign stands to the left, its blank, rectangular face catching the light. To the right of the sign is a gas station with a long, illuminated canopy. The lights cause a blurry effect that makes the gas station appear to stretch across the frame. Cars can be seen parked at the station, but they are also blurry due to the long exposure. The sky is dark, creating a stark contrast with the bright lights of the gas station. The overall effect is one of motion and fleeting moments, captured in a hazy, dreamlike quality.

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

Here is a description of the image:

The image is a black and white photograph depicting a scene at night, possibly at a gas station or a similar roadside establishment. The photograph has a strong sense of motion blur, suggesting a long exposure or a moving subject.

Here's a breakdown of the elements:

  • Subject: The primary focus seems to be a building, possibly a gas station, with a bright, illuminated canopy. The lights appear streaked due to the motion blur. A signpost with a rectangular sign is on the left.
  • Light: The scene is dominated by the bright lights emanating from the building and sign. These lights create a high contrast against the dark sky and ground.
  • Motion Blur: The photograph exhibits a strong degree of motion blur, suggesting movement either of the camera or of the subject. Cars are blurred, indicating they are in motion.
  • Composition: The image is framed with a sense of quietness and isolation, enhanced by the darkness.

Overall, the photograph evokes a sense of mystery and perhaps a feeling of being on the road at night. The blur adds a dynamic element, drawing the viewer's attention to the movement of time or a specific point in that time.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-01

The image is a black and white photograph taken at night. It depicts a scene of a gas station or a small building with a brightly lit canopy. The lighting creates a stark contrast against the dark night sky. There are a few vehicles parked or moving near the building, and the motion of the vehicles appears to be captured in a blur, suggesting a longer exposure time for the photograph. A street lamp is visible on the left side of the image, illuminating the area around it. The overall atmosphere of the image is somewhat nostalgic and eerie, enhanced by the monochromatic tones and the play of light and shadow.

Qwen

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct on 2025-07-10

This is a black-and-white image that appears to be a long-exposure photograph of a roadside scene at night. The photograph is quite blurry, likely due to the long exposure, which can create a sense of motion or movement.

In the center of the image, there is a brightly lit building that resembles a gas station or a similar establishment. The lights from the building are very prominent and dominate the upper middle portion of the image. There are two cars parked in front of the building, with their taillights faintly visible, suggesting they are parked and not moving.

On the left side of the image, there is a large lamp post with a sign that is also brightly illuminated, which contrasts starkly with the dark surroundings. The overall composition is simple, with a strong focus on the interplay between light and darkness, and the blurred motion that adds a dynamic element to the still photograph.

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct on 2025-07-10

This is a black and white, long-exposure photograph of a nighttime urban scene. The image captures a building, possibly a gas station or a small commercial establishment, with bright lights creating streaks and blurs. The motion blur is particularly noticeable, giving the scene a dynamic and somewhat surreal quality. In the foreground, there is a streetlamp with a light that appears as a vertical streak due to the long exposure. The overall effect is a striking contrast between the dark night sky and the bright, blurred lights of the building and streetlamp.