PhotoSecrets San Francisco: By Andrew Hudson

This is a very useful guide to San Francisco and Northern California. It is well designed, telling you exactly where to go to get a shot, and the best times of day. Maps and verbal descriptions of the routes are included. It is profusely illustrated with good example photos (though I may have gotten one or two better ones from the sites they recommend). I would prefer more emphasis on scenics and wildflowers, and perhaps, since I volunteer there, more detail about Point Lobos. Unfortunately there is essentially no discussion of wildlife, which is too bad considering the profusion in the area.

This book may also be useful as a guide "don't shoot this, it's been done, and very well" -- a cheap way to get all the standard shots out of your system so you can get on with something more specific to your own eye.