Nicolas Mertens' photos

30 Minutes to "Pitch Black"

30 Minutes to "Pitch Black"

18 Sep 2024 14 18 36
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. I always love to watch and watch again this David Twohy movie (2000). And by the way, this is not Radha Mitchell :) Photo of Saturn provided by hubblesite.org/ . Thanks. More tenebrific on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
"Just below the Threshold of Consciousness"

"Just below the Threshold of Consciousness"

14 Sep 2024 17 26 49
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. More psychoanalytic on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
"Where Were You in 1962?"

"Where Were You in 1962?"

07 Sep 2024 13 19 66
Studio photo of my wife when she was a teenager. The background photo is a postcard that I bought in Mels Drive-in on W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, but I think that the photo was shot at the drive-in on Geary Blvd., San Francisco. The postcard is credited to Annabelle Breakey. More "American Graffiti" on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Adios Muchachos

Adios Muchachos

26 Aug 2024 20 34 73
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Better farewell on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Industrial Embrace

Industrial Embrace

21 Jun 2023 17 16 45
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. More amorous on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Desert Bugs & Big Truck

Desert Bugs & Big Truck

19 Aug 2024 10 4 35
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. More earthshaking on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
The Desert Bugs and the Stone Cones

The Desert Bugs and the Stone Cones

23 Aug 2024 18 10 40
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. More conical on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Desert Bugs and Bug Wranglers

Desert Bugs and Bug Wranglers

19 Aug 2024 15 4 39
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. More subduing on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Bug #3 at Sunset

Bug #3 at Sunset

19 Aug 2024 15 8 43
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. It's a 24-hour job. More blazing on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Desert Bug #2

Desert Bug #2

19 Aug 2024 15 4 42
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. No story for this one either. More menacing on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Desert Bug #1

Desert Bug #1

18 Aug 2024 19 16 53
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. No story for this one. Buggier on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Getting Ready for Lunch

Getting Ready for Lunch

11 Aug 2024 14 16 57
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Es Pla de Sant Climent. Hotter on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Mediterranean Blue

Mediterranean Blue

26 Apr 2024 22 22 74
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: Sant Climent—Carrer de Sant Llorenç. An invitation for graffiti? More immaculate on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Another View of the "Taula"

Another View of the "Taula"

29 Apr 2024 16 12 54
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. Menorca: the taula of Torrellafuda (~550 – 123 BCE). More prehistoric on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Life, Religion, and Protection...

Life, Religion, and Protection...

29 Apr 2024 15 14 62
© Nicolas Mertens. All Rights Reserved. ... in a Talayotic Settlement. Menorca: the taula of Torrellafuda, with the fortification wall in the background. A dolmen is also visible here, close to the "blue" photographer. More settled on black: press Z (or click the picture :)
Third Attempt at "Generative AI"

Third Attempt at "Generative AI"

18 Jul 2024 17 23 72
The criteria were "gloomy forest, wwii soldiers, witches, fairies, sunrays through branches." Not necessarily more bewitching on black but press Z nevertheless (or click the picture :)
Second Attempt at "Generative AI"

Second Attempt at "Generative AI"

17 Jul 2024 16 13 65
The criteria were "a prehistoric taula in the middle of the Pacific ocean, thunder clouds." Not necessarily less ignorant on black but press Z nevertheless (or click the picture :)
My First Attempt at "Generative AI"

My First Attempt at "Generative AI"

16 Jul 2024 11 14 54
The criteria were "photorealistic water fountain in the desert, yucca tree, art deco house, mountain in the distance, thunder clouds." Not necessarily more intelligent on black but press Z nevertheless (or click the picture :)
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