Cranes 905, 906, 907

cupid's span paper cranes

Folded with pieces from a credit card junk mailer. Posed near the sculpture "Cupid's Span" by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen along the Embarcadero near Folsom St., San Francisco.

Cranes 902, 903, 904

yin and yang paper cranes

Folded with pieces from a blue paper to do list and a piece of white note paper with a transit schedule written on it. Posed by the sculpture "Yin and Yang" by Robert Arneson in the Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco.

Cranes 870, 871, 872

de young paper cranes

Folded with white paper and the words "golden gate park" written on them. Posed in the de Young Museum Tower overlooking the California Academy of Sciences building, all within Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Cranes 862, 863

cable car paper cranes

Folded with pieces from an old pasta pomodoro menu and posed on powell street in san francisco.

Cranes 594, 595, 596

recycling subway paper cranes

Folded with pieces from a local Honda dealership's junk mailer. Posed in the 4th and King train station in San Francisco.

Cranes 575, 576, 577

falafel and coffee paper cranes

Folded with pieces from a Macy's mens suit sale flier. Posed from the Blue Front Cafe on Haight Street in San Francisco while snacking on falafels and sipping a large soy latte.

Cranes 572, 573, 574

SoMa paper cranes

Folded with (more) hotel stationary from 888 Howard St with SoMa or South of Market in downtown San Francisco as the backdrop.

Cranes 569, 570, 571

angel island paper cranes

Folded with hotel stationary and posed while hiking the trails on Angel Island State Park.

Cranes 537, 538, 539

sfmuni bench paper cranes

Folded with pieces from an instruction booklet and posed at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA or Muni) Station 4th & King .

Cranes 497, 498

transamerica pyramid paper cranes

Folded with pieces from an instruction booklet written in Chinese characters. Posed while picking up my new contact lenses in downtown San Francisco.

Cranes 446, 447, 448

comedy club paper cranes

Folded with white pieces of paper and the name "Rex" written on them. This shot was taken of the Cobb's Comedy Club stage before the show started in San Francisco. Filipino-American comedian Rex Navarette was headlining.

Cranes 207, 208, 209

bookstore paper cranes

Folded with white paper and the letters "SF" written on them. Cell phone photo taken in "Forever After Books" in San Francisco. I found a barely used book for $9 (original price $30). If you do plan to visit, come prepared. It was truly a surreal experience.

Cranes 158, 159, 160

chinatown paper cranes

Folded with white paper and the word "chinatown" written on them. Taken from the hotel (on Kearny Street, across from Chinatown) hosting the Transit Conference in San Francisco.

Cranes 50, 51, 52

Off the beaten path: White* paper cranes sitting in the mulch and cloverleafs at the north end of Lake Merced, San Francisco.

* The white paper cranes have the words "get more exercise" written on them.

Cranes 47, 48, 49

Sun bathing paper cranes.

Folded with a page from a City Apartment Rental brochure and a piece of white paper, torn in half with the words "our spot" written on it. Baker Beach in the Presidio, San Francisco.

Cranes 30, 31, 32

Facing north-west, no flash


Facing north-east, with flash

Room service menu door hanger and City Dining magazine paper cranes on the 19th floor of Hotel Nikko, San Francisco.

Cranes 27, 28, 29

Cliff house paper cranes among Sutro Baths ruins.
Folded from San Francisco Muni maps.

Cranes 24, 25, 26

Money paper cranes in Ambiance.
Money Magazine subscription postcards folded and set on a display case of bling in Ambiance on Haight Street, San Francisco while waiting for wife and little sister.