Automatically Ranking Iconic Images

Results below show, for each test category, the 196 top-ranked images for three comparison rankings. The first link shows a ranking using similarity applied only within the estimated subject of the photograph. The second link shows the ranking computed using similarity over the whole image. The third link shows a random ordering of the images.

Category

Ranking Method

Chrysler Building

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Statue of Liberty

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Lincoln Memorial

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Sphinx

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Taj Mahal

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Empire State Building

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Pyramid

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Capital Building

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
Sydney Opera House

With Segmentation Without Segmentation Randomly Ranked
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