this is the view from Mike's patio in East Van. on a Friday evening. i have never seen the sky as saturated as that ever.

note: butterscotch martinis are a manly drink? hahaha...! you're funny Mike.

near Commercial Drive, Vancouver, jul/03

yo Dominic,

here is a list of places to check out for free:

updated legend:

- F = free every day
- SM = free each Sunday Morning (10AM - 1 PM)
- 1S = free the 1st Sunday of the Month.
- M° = metro (subway)

National Archives (history) : 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois (M° : Rambuteau) 1S
Modern Art of the City of Paris : 11 av Président-Wilson (M° Alma Marceau) SM
Balzac's House (litterature) : 47 rue Raynouart (M° Passy) SM
Bourdelle (art) : 18 rue Antoine Bourdelle (M° Montparnasse) SM
Cernuschi (art) : 7 av Velasquez (M° Villiers) SM
Dapper (African art) : 35bis rue Paul Valéry (M° Etoile) : last Wednesday of the Month # Galliera (Fashion) 10 av Pierre 1er de Serbie (M° Iéna) SM
Légion d'Honneur (history) : 2 rue de Bellechasse (M° Solferino) 1S
Louvre (art & history) -1S
Maison Européenne de la Photographie (photographes) : 5 rue de Fourcy (M° St Paul) - free Wednesday 5PM - 8PM.
Mémorial de la Libération de Paris - Musée Jean Moulin (history of WW II) : 23 allée de la 2° DB (M° Montparnasse) SM
Monnaie (History) : 11 quai Conti (M° Pont Neuf) F all Sundays 12 AM- 5:30PM
Musée du Moyen Age (history of the Middle Age) : 6 place P. Painlevé (M° St Michel or Odéon) 1S
Orsay (19° Century Art) : 1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur (M° Solferino or RER Orsay) 1S
Musée du Parfum (perfume) : 39 Bd des Capucines (M° Opéra) F
Pavillon de l'Arsenal (architecture) : 21 Bd Morland (M° Quai de la Rapée) F
Pavillon des Arts (Art) : les Halles - Porte de Rambuteau -Terrasse Lautréamont (M° Chatelet les Halles) Free on Sunday 11:30AM - 1 PM
Petit Palais (art exibits) : Av Winston Churchill (M° Champs Elysées Clémenceau) SM
Musée de la Police (history) : 1bis rue des Carmes (M° Maubert) F , 9AM- 5PM, closed on Sunday and ferial days.
Musée de la Vie Romantique (romantic life) : 16 rue Chaptal (M° Chaptal) SM
Musée Zadkine (scuptures & drawings) : 100 bis rue d'Assas (M° Vavin) SM
Centre Georges Pompidou (on the photograph): place Georges Pompidou (M° Chatelet les Halles or Rambuteau), 12AM-10PM excepted Su 11AM-10PM - when the main entrance is busy, use entrances rue Beaubourg or rue du Renard - books, films, tapes, Internet, CD - Free
Hotel de Ville exibits (history & miscellaneous topics) : place de l'Hotel de Ville (M° Hotel de Ville). The matter of the exibit changes frequently. See the program.
Jardin des Tuileries : place de la Concorde (M° Concorde)
Jardin du Luxembourg : rue St Michel (M° Luxembourg)
Parc Monceau : Bd de Courcelles (M° Courcelles)
Jardin des Plantes : corner rues Cuvier & Geoffroy St Hilaire (M° Jussieu)- Marvellous flowers. Unfortunatly, there is a lack of finance and the quality of the garden is decreasing - Some parts of the garden and the zoo are not free. The National History Museum is here.

here is an awesome hotel to stay at:

Hôtel Michelet Odéon**
6 place de l’Odéon
75006 Paris
Tel : 00.33.1.53.10.05.60
Fax : 00.33.1.46.34.55.35
E-mail : hotel@micheletodeon.com
Site : http://www.hotelmicheletodeon.com
Metro:: Odeon or Luxembourg (former is a bit closer)

Paris, 6th arrondisement

a belated photo shoot with Kanako and Jerry for their (obviously) wedding. this shoot should've happened a few months ago and didn't, but due to "extenuating" circumstances it finally happened last friday. i shot this image using a 4x5 camera and some Polaroid 665 pos/neg film. using a view camera, for those that have never, is an incredibly slow process and the shot can look quite static; hence the term still life. the neg was then shot on a light table to obtain a scan and processed/edited in Photoshop.

Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, jul/03

i photographed the opening at the Vancouver art gallery a week last friday. it was quite fun and i connected w/ quite a few friends i hadn't seen in years. the gallery had this interesting banner out front that was designed to read like asian calligraphy, but if you looked closely you could see that it was actually comprised of english characters.

Vancouver art gallery, Vancouver, jun/03