Tilt-shift Photography

Tilt-shift (wiki) photography “refers to tilting the lens relative to the image plane and using a large aperture to achieve a very shallow depth of field”.  The result is turning real life scenes into what appear to be Lilliputian dioramas.  It’s a very cool effect.  Keith Loutit has moved the technique to video.  Using the tilt-shift along with time-lapse, it really gives the sense of watching toys interact.  I’ve embedded a few below, but they really deserve to be viewed in full size.

This one of a Monster Truck Rally/Demo Derby has to be favorite.  Gizmodo has made it beautifully large.

 

This one, of Sydney Harbor, is appropriately titled “Bathtub”.  Again, Gizmodo does it better justice.