very cool

=D Thanks Koogzy!

Really neat effect! I'm not sure I've seen anything like that before... I guess if I have, I may not have noticed because it was so convincing, like this is. :)

Youve probably seen it. Its not exactly uncommon. Check out the video posted a few replies down.

Wow, that would have fooled me.

Mission accomplished =D

This is the opposite of Hollywood's goal.

I think you'll get a kick out of this, it really trips me out how much tiltshifting can make something look like a minature.
http://vimeo.com/9679622

Yea, you can definitely get a good effect with this technique =D

It doesn't even look real. Very cool!

Glad to hear it =D Thanks!

Nice affect! Proves that you don't have to have a $1,200 TS lens to make this effect in this day and age (or have to deal with the more crude ones where you have to drop rings in to focus and set your aperture. Allways thought that would be a pain....)

Effect, rather

Yea, photoshop is a great tool. I know a lot of photographers who really dont like editing their shots. The way I see it, Im merely taking advantage of the tools available to me. Why build a house with wooden pegs and wooden hammers when you can use nails and nail guns? =P

Yet those same people wouldn't think twice about editing in the darkroom. I think they are full of it. We live in a digital camera age, so we use digital darkroom tools (PS). If the great photographers from the past who used a lot of darkroom techniques were alive today, and had digital camera's, I guarantee they would be using PS or something similar. Anyone who claims to like high contrast black and white photography and has a DSLR, would be lying to you if they told you they didn't like or use PS. That's how you make color shots into those. Nose in the air (so called professional) photographers who gripe about this are such hypocrites today.

By the way, good job. Before I read the description,, I thought this was a model layout being shot close in with a non macro lens.

That's nice. I really think tilt shift is one of the cooler effects you can do.

It is definitely fun. Surprisingly versatile as well as long as you shoot with that intent.

Hahaha, yeeeeesss... I got a shot like this in Chicago once. Not sure what happened to it... It was a trainyard. :3
I love these toy-like shots. If you want to think too hard about it, it'll remind you how small we really are. lol

Hehehe, if you find it, you should edit it for the effect!

Oh man, I didn't even need to edit it. It did it naturally, for where I was. :D My little bitty trainyard... I must find this!

I've always wanted to try one of these shots! Nice!

Super simple, give it a shot =D

Tilt-Shift gives a neat effect. I always enjoy them

As a model railroader I find it fascinating how much it looks like a model, the only give away was the lighting/shadows.

Hehehe. Yea, theyre fun, but the situation has to be right or it just seems abused and/or out of place. Im glad you find it effective in this shot. It didnt convince me but then Ive seen it unmanipulated.

Perfect placement for the focal plane. Very cool! Post or in-camera? :)

Oh I see, it's in post. Great job. :)