Destinations worth a shot

The camera seems to love some cities more than others. Maybe it’s the light or the palette of colors. In any case, here are the best airfares to places that are a photographer’s dream:

*--* AMSTERDAM LAX $970 British, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest, United

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*--* BERLIN LAX $1,131 Air France, British, KLM, Lufthansa SNA 1,040 Continental

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*--* DUBLIN LAX $742 Aer Lingus, American, British, Delta, United SNA 1,382 Delta ONT 742 Delta

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*--* MT. FUJI - TOKYO LAX $940 All Nippon, American, Continental, Delta, JAL, Northwest, Singapore, United

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*--* PARIS LAX $1,265 Air France, Air Tahiti Nui, American, British, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, United SNA 1,090 American, Continental, Delta, United BUR 1,090 American ONT 1,090 Continental, Delta

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*--* RIO DE JANEIRO LAX $970 American, Continental, Delta, Lan Air, United SNA 973 American, Continental, Delta ONT 973 Continental, Delta

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*--* SHANGHAI LAX $1,195 All Nippon, Asiana, China Eastern, Northwest, United BUR 1,374 United ONT 1,374 United

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*--* SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA LAX $1,338 Air New Zealand, Quantas, United SNA 1,428 United BUR 1,428 United ONT 1,428 United

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*--* VIENNA LAX $1,233 Air France, American

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Restricted round-trip airfares as researched on computer Thursday, the day before the Travel section goes to press. Fares change daily, and availability is not assured. Fares, which may involve a stop or a change of planes, are for Los Angeles International (LAX), Orange County/John Wayne (SNA), Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), L.A. Ontario (ONT) and Long Beach (LGB). Domestic fares include sales tax; international airfares do not.

Sources: Sabre reservation system, airlines and Web