Experiment by wsirges
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A while ago I read about tilt-shift photography, or photo manipulation.
I thought I could try that and searched for suitable software. I found some, but I'm still searching and experimenting. This is one of my first results.
It's a view from across the street of our new fire station, which opened September last year. Top half is the original, and bottom half is the result of my processing. I'm not completely satisfied with this, but I like how it looks like a model, maybe from an architects' presentation.
Still learning. ;-)
Please zoom, and thanks for comments and helpful advice!
Comments (2)
blinkings
I use a tilt-shift lens which I find is the easiest and best. But you can also try HERE. If you are going for the tiny model look, you might find you get the best results by shooting a scene from above. TS lenses are mainly used for correcting perspective. In the scene above, it may have been better to keep the cars in focus...having a continuous line of focus across the entire photo with the upper and lower portions out of focus. Have fun!
wsirges
@blinkings: I've already found out about the POV. So far, I've tried mostly level shots, and some shots looking up (have to search my archive for some shots from above). Level shots do not always work, and shots looking up almost never work. It also helps if there are no (or as few as possible) people in the picture. The use of a real TS lens would be too expensive. Given my equipment, that would have to be a lens with a Leica R-mount. So I'm stuck with faking the effect on the PC. But it's fun, and I think I will go back to this picture and see what I can do about your suggestion about the focus.