An aerial photo taken taken between San Francisco and Los Angeles

Another aerial photo taken taken between San Francisco and Los Angeles

Anti-war protesters being arrested, San Francisco, 2003-03-21

The California Street line cable car No. 59, San Francisco

A detail from the AMC 1000 Van Ness theatre, formerly a Cadillac showroom

Cable car tracks of the California Street line, San Francisco

Coit Tower, San Francisco, as seen from Lombard Street

Crystal Springs reservoir, near Palo Alto

A shop on Fillmore street, San Francisco

Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco

The Golden Gate bridge, seen from Battery Orlando Wagner in Marin Headlands

The Golden Gate bridge, seen from Battery Spencer in Marin Headlands

Panoramic view of a very cluttered dot-com office...

Peristyle on Leidseplein, Amsterdam, with the latin inscription "Homo Sapiens non Urinat in Ventum" (the wise man does not piss against the wind)

Panoramic view of the Louvre courtyard, Paris

Interior view of the Louvre Museum, Paris

An Indian bride's hand, with henna (mehndi) applied

"La Merveille", inner cloister of the Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France

A peacock's feathers

The same peacock

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

The Blue Angels in formation

Panoramic view of the San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island

Panoramic view of San Francisco from near Twin Peaks

Mortarboard hats at a USC Law School graduation ceremony

The Château, Versailles

Composite satellite photo, with cloud cover removed (source: NASA)

Composite satellite photo, showing night illumination (source: NASA)

A section of the Tokyo subway map, including Hanzomon station where I used to live.

Cherry blossoms in the Imperial Palace, Tokyo.

Temple in Nikko, Japan.

Detail from the Library of Congress, Washington DC.

The Sanyo blimp hovering near my apartment in San Francisco.

Twilight view of downtown San Francisco from Twin Peaks.

Night view of downtown San Francisco from Twin Peaks.

Stormy sea wave from Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

Golden Gate bridge and Marin Headlands from San Francisco.

Downtown San Francisco seen from Alamo Square.

Detail from the Olympic Club building, San Francisco.

Aquatic Park, San Francisco.

Fort Mason and Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco.

Stanley Park, Vancouver.

Golden Gate bridge seen from Hawk Hill, Marin Headlands.

Detail from Stanford University.

Paris Métro map, featuring the Latin Quarter.

The HP-15C, king of scientific calculators.

Vancouver skyline seen from the North Vancouver SeaBus terminal.

Vancouver skyline seen from the Empire Landmark hotel.

Vancouver night skyline seen from the Empire Landmark hotel.

Vancouver night skyline seen from the North Vancouver SeaBus terminal.

Dowtown San Francisco seen from the air.

Golden Gate and Aquatic park seen from Pacific Heights.

Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, seen from the Millennium Bridge.

Chocolate macaroons from J-P. Hévin in Paris.

Saint Andrew's Hill, London, near Saint Paul's.

Gare du Nord, Paris.

New Federal Building and Bernal Heights seen from Nob Hill, San Francisco.

St. Pancras International, London, on 2007-11-14, first day of Eurostar service.

The Thames, seen from Tower Bridge.

Detail from Christ Church college, Oxford.

Christ Church college entrance and meadow, Oxford.

Courtyard of Christ Church college, Oxford.

Folly Bridge on the Isis (Thames), Oxford.

Rotorua lake and the Polynesian Spa, Rotorua, New Zealand

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180 degree panorama of downtown San Francisco from the Grand Hyatt on Union Square

Fisherman's Wharf, Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco

View of the Golden Gate and Lincoln Park from El Camino del Mar, San Francisco

Susan Komen breast cancer awareness foundation march volunteers camping in Crissy Field, San Francisco