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Yohei Morita says:

superb
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

it is like a toy city!
i thought at first it wasn't real because of teh colour enhanced nad the distnce away!
but oh my gosh!
it's really on fire!
how was it started?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

The Cat's Mother says:

Brilliant work! Looks nasty!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Esthr says:

thanks, Matt... it looks much bettr!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Silent_Soul says:

Ops Where Was This ?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

mistubako says:

my!...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

lawatha says:

Great job, they really do look like little miniature firetrucks. But that fire... wow!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Nifty 50 (Nikon) says:

god, you are good.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

JasonLP says:

thats awesome
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

andreakw says:

Oh, the drama!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

hebig says:

incredibly unreal. but real.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

" Hasan " says:

nice!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

oma_k says:

intrestimg effect
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Nixon says:

Superb effect. Why not Add it to:
www.flickr.com/groups/top20faketiltshift/
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

janinehealy says:

Great effect, looks like a lot of work went into it!
Janine xx
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

David Serra says:

Reminds me the movies "Leon" and "Die Hard: With a Vengeance", but in real...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

JuliusTheCat says:

Is it a real city?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

roygullem says:

my favorite
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

klocean says:

Surreal!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Mister V says:

Wow, this is the best 'mini' shot I've seen yet.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

C Buckley says:

great title for a great photo.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Serge Marx says:

help! my brain hurts!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Ian Arridge says:

Great photo and well "miniturised".
Tilt-shift 1-2
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Herkie says:

Neat! What a great subject for a Tilt/shift!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

gregory lee says:

this is such a fun picture. reminds me of the giant train set at the Detroit Historical Museum
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

KewlGrrl says:

Great job..k
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Knivesout says:

Veeeeeeery nice!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

peppermint kiss kiss says:

This is really amazing!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

matt.doane says:

Stunning.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Woupidy says:

great work!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

srodolff says:

Reminds me of Thunderbirds as a child.

Small models and big fires.

Anyone else?
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ProjectorGames says:

That's ace.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

agphotography says:

this is really a great technique, and i am definately going to have to try it with some of my work.

i bet it would be much easier to do if i actually OWNED those canon TS-E lenses ive been talking about getting for.. oh.. the last year and a half or so lol
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

The_Adventures_of_Stephen_Heckman says:

I caused this.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Vengeful Parasite [deleted] says:

nice processing, makes me want to light a dollhouse or train set on fire
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

pedro_el_negro says:

hehe coool shot ... waht a wicked idea ...so realistic... I expect Godzilla emerging round the corner B)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

drewjr says:

Brilliantly done!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

mpires says:

Yeah there's this technique that makes real photos from the sky look like miniatures.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

ianrobins says:

Amazing!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

nathanrive says:

Great work! The fire and smoke are terrific - the smoke almost looks like cotton wool. Brilliant.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Ben Lawrence says:

Perfect for the toy camera treatment. Nice work with an Amazing shot!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

www.foto24.dk says:

Great shot and effect
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

song* says:

I'll make it short... WOW!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

-Fearless- says:

Gasp! I love this. I like the "miniature" feel of the pic. Stunning.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

firefly aviator says:

GREAT use of the Tilt shift effect!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

gia.nelli says:

i love this! i want to learn how to do this effect! very niiice !
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

SteelePop [deleted] says:

very nicely done
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

p0ps Harlow says:

faved & blogged
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

merlinospace says:

Cool effect!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

BlowedUPtruck says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Boy Bedlam Review, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

photogtony says:

its fake, I can only tell because there is no media around, there would be at least on e live truck
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Automatt says:

@photogtony, thanks for your incorrect interpretation
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

muaddib420 says:

fabulous! very interesting effect. the firemen look just like little painted figurines.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

nogerorob says:

That's great. I would like to be the mini-reporter on the ground reporting for sky news.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

mistaken tourist says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Llamaland - a Simcity Fan Group, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Impossible Mossy says:

Brilliant! Love this tilt shift malarky!!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Geoffrey_Giraffe says:

haha like me saying well doen will matter, so many people have commented, but ths rly is one of the best tilt shifts i've seen!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Dave Ward Photography says:

Thanks for adding it to the Disasters group. This is one of the most surreal tilt-shifts I've ever seen.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

m.mchenry [deleted] says:

Fire!!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

shawn peps says:

both your and esthrs images are incredible. great cropping work from the original.

such heroes.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Sick Little Monkey says:

That's an insanely cool tilt shift!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

lughdailh says:

increible!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

jef_boes says:

WOOOOOOOOOW ! it's like a little Marklin city !!! awsome shot
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

rodeomilano says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pyromania!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

teachimp™ [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Feelgood Photos, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

uoʞıɾnɟ ʇıq-8。 says:

wow looking at this version actually makes it look like toys
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

raskey says:

you couldnt have done it better
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

hlohowskyj says:

wow! thats impressive!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Ichthys101 says:

Dang, it's a mini fire, with a mini ERP team! Panalo!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

thomas13cbs says:

is good
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

I'm a stupid idiot. says:

amazing.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

leathergloves says:

May I have the honor of inviting you to join and post your photo in:
FIRE FIRE FIRE
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Vulcan Rider says:

WOW this shot is awsome! CAn someone explain this tilt shift effect. I dont know what it is or how to use it but it is really cool!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Automatt says:

Hi and thanks Vulcan, there's a tutorial on how to do it here
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Robert+ says:

marvelous picture.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

nelgallan says:

tilt-shift is so first quarter of 2007 =)

-deleteme
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Indiana Horst says:

A turd on a stick is still a turd.

-voted as "deleteme2" (from the DeleteMe! group)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Rod the Rabid Rodent says:

Did the fire destroy all your good pictures?

dm3
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

sandelion says:

Real or fake I don't like the narrow DOF. I want to be able to see the rest of the scene.

-Voted "deleteme4" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

George Kaplan says:

first good photo i've seen in this thread

SM2
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Jobbys says:

Despite my predisposition against tilt shit (edit: Freudian slip there) style shots due to their over abundance, I do think this shot suits it and I like. So although I don't want to encourage a further deluge of them I going to go with...

-voted as "saveme3" (from the DeleteMe! group)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Third This says:

Its a great action shot and you were certainly in the right spot at the right time. However, wherever you got this blur from, either lensbaby or gausin blur in PS, it does some strange things to the image. The wall on the left, I take it is on one plane yet the center is focused while the top and bottom are blurred - I'd just crop that left wall off and most of the right wall up to the building that is on fire. Something makes this look like a picture of a Lego set. What's up with the arch in the street? Is that lens distortion? This looks like Mr. Rodger's neighborhood on fire - wait, maybe I should save it, nah.

-voted as "deleteme5" (from the DeleteMe! group)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

dr ama says:

I like this interpretation & presentation

sm4

btw I hate the last one you got in the safe
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

H1N5 says:

it's a good photo journalism shot, but i'm not ok with your focus. A lot of important things aren't clear, and a big part of uninteressing space is clear.

dm6
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Αdam says:

sloppy with the lens-blur masking; the brick building edge on the left should be totally blurred, or cropped out.

-voted as "deleteme7" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

rodders. says:

i agree with nelgallen on the over use of tilt shift, but that doesn't make this a bad photo - in fact it is one of the best of this genre i've seen

however third this is right about the crop - for a shot of a building on fire i keep looking at the wall on the left.....which despite past misdemeanors, i probably shouldn't be distracted by

dm8
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Marius Muscalu says:

I like it....it's not a bad photo....but it's not artistic....and the focus is just not working....too tight.... I like the fire and the smoke.....did you make this or did you buy it ?
- dm9
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

ricanboy57 says:

the in focus range in the Fake tilt shift is just too noisy
-dm10
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

G.I Joe Headquarters says:

Terrifc Shot!

Because of this Masterpiece you are getting an

Your photo has been appraised as a Amazing Photos Taken By Elite Photographers Award, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

G.I Joe Headquarters says:

Thank You!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

N☺ah Lovejoy says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beauty in a Tragedy, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

FWnetz says:

Cute firefighting :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

mrksaari says:

I like these tilt & sift effects. Great shot.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

lattiboy says:

This is the best T/S shot I've ever seen. Amazing capture.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

gogostevie says:

Brilliant!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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