Kwinana Beach

Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
GoPro HD Hero2 (suspended from a kite, tilt-shift effect simulated digitally)

I revisited some aerial photos that I took with my GoPro camera suspended from a kite at Kwinana Beach a couple of years ago, and applied a tilt-shift effect to make it look like a miniaturised model.

I have previously published a tilt shift tutorial, describing how to achieve this effect in Photoshop.

Kwinana Beach

Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
GoPro HD Hero2 (suspended from a kite, tilt-shift effect simulated digitally)

We recently spent a few days in Mandurah during the school holidays. This is the view we had from the 5th floor of the Atrium Resort Hotel in Mandurah, with a tilt-shift effect applied digitally.
The tilt-shfit effect causes the photo to look like a miniaturised model.

That's Peel Street coming from the bottom right, and then Mandurah Terrace runs from the bottom left to the top right of the photo, and the white building on the right hand side is the Mandurah Visitor Centre.

Mandurah - tilt-shifted

Mandurah, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/400 sec, f/10, ISO200

This is another photo tilt-shifted using the technique described in Faking Tilt-Shift - a Tutorial for Realistic Miniaturised Photos.

This is the famous Busselton jetty, which is the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, and is apparently one of the most photographed man-made structures in Western Australia.

This photo was taken from the top of the Jetty Point Lighthouse, and the tilt-shift focus point was set as being the blue buildings that make up the Interpretive Centre.

Busselton Jetty tilt-shifted

Busselton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @33mm, 1/200 sec, f/9, ISO100

While going through some older photos, I found a few more suitable candiates for digitally tilt-shifting. The tilt-shift effect on this photo makes the shipping containers at the Brani Terminal look like tiny lego blocks.

containers at the Brani Terminal on the island of Palau Brani

as seen from Sentosa Island, Singapore
Olympus C-770 UltraZoom @12mm, 1/800 sec, f/5, ISO100

The Pulau Brani island is located between Sentosa Island and the Singapore mainland, in Keppel Harbour. This photo was taken from a lookout on Sentosa Island.

This is another photo tilt-shifted digitially in Photoshop to make it look like a miniature model. I've previously written about Faking Tilt-Shift - a Tutorial for Realistic Miniaturised Photos.

This photo was taken at a holiday house in Mandurah a couple of years ago.

Camry in front of house - tilt-shifted

Mandurah, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @38mm, 1/50 sec, f/10, ISO100

The Narrows Bridge and South Perth, digitally tilt-shifted to make it look like a miniaturised model.
On the lower left is the Narrows Bridge over the Swan River, with the Kwinana Freeway snaking its way into the distance on the right hand side.

Note that you should view the large version (by clicking on the image below) to properly appreciate the tilt-shift effect.

Narrows Bridge into South Perth

South Perth, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @30mm, 1/400 sec, f/4.5, ISO100