Have you ever heard of Tilt Shift? I hadn’t until I got interested in how bloggers can make some photos appear like miniatures, such as this of Columbus Circle in New York City.

(image by “avhell” on Flickr, Creative Commons License)

Here is my first attempt. I know that it is kind of rough.

Basically it is an optical illusion created by blurring the edges of the photograph. It can be done via a special lens or various software. It seems to work better on photographs with an above ground perspective.

It is an interesting effect. Have you ever tried it?