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Old 04-19-2011, 03:01 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Houston:

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206250_1793341046752_1636466644_1768989_1532808_n. jpg (broken link)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206250_1793341126754_1636466644_1768991_6408307_n. jpg (broken link)


Dallas:

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/205466_1793355407111_1636466644_1768997_4204644_n. jpg (broken link)

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217013_1793360007226_1636466644_1769000_5471974_n. jpg (broken link)

San Antonio:

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206250_1793341086753_1636466644_1768990_5246286_n. jpg (broken link)

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215723_1793364367335_1636466644_1769002_6660250_n. jpg (broken link)


Fort Worth:

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206250_1793341006751_1636466644_1768988_6798366_n. jpg (broken link)

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216824_1793365607366_1636466644_1769003_4633383_n. jpg (broken link)

Austin:

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206450_1793350446987_1636466644_1768994_7954147_n. jpg (broken link)
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Old 04-19-2011, 03:14 PM
 
Location: Weymouth, The South
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Old 04-19-2011, 03:42 PM
 
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Scale Model of NYC / Queens Museum of Art http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannon/3807800990/in/photostream/ (broken link)

Home | Madurodam (netherlands)
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Old 04-19-2011, 03:53 PM
 
Location: The City
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Legodelphia | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8430189@N06/2290442455/ - broken link)

Legodelphia | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8430189@N06/2290443021/ - broken link)

Legodelphia | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8430189@N06/2291237096/ - broken link)
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Old 04-19-2011, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Just to clarify this thread a bit, these aren't actually Miniatures of cities, but a type of trick photography/photoshop that makes real scenes look like they are miniatures. (Notice how the "miniature" pictures all have a bit of blur around them? That's to help the illusion.)

It is a very neat trick, and leads to really fun images.
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Old 04-19-2011, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Here is a pretty sweet video of the construction of part of Dallas' art district/Downtown Dallas, using the same effect, done by Fabian Aguirre:

Formicarium | A Timelapse on Vimeo
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Old 04-19-2011, 06:35 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Originally Posted by Fillmont View Post
Just to clarify this thread a bit, these aren't actually Miniatures of cities, but a type of trick photography/photoshop that makes real scenes look like they are miniatures. (Notice how the "miniature" pictures all have a bit of blur around them? That's to help the illusion.)

It is a very neat trick, and leads to really fun images.
LOL

Yeah, I was just about to say, "you guys aren't catching it...". That's why I had miniatures in quotes. It's the same thing you see in old [adult swim] bumps where they took shots of Atlanta and Japan and turned it into this.

But here's some more.

L.A.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206310_1793671415011_1636466644_1769379_4289538_n. jpg (broken link)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206310_1793671335009_1636466644_1769377_174603_n.j pg (broken link)

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206310_1793671375010_1636466644_1769378_4347702_n. jpg (broken link)


San Francisco:

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206310_1793671455012_1636466644_1769380_4905586_n. jpg (broken link)

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206310_1793671495013_1636466644_1769381_2900931_n. jpg (broken link)


San Diego:

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215961_1793676935149_1636466644_1769382_538445_n.j pg (broken link)

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215961_1793676975150_1636466644_1769383_6378183_n. jpg (broken link)


Las Vegas

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215961_1793677015151_1636466644_1769384_5636480_n. jpg (broken link)
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Old 04-19-2011, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Great photos

Are you just googling them? Or have you discovered some secret cache of miniature city scape photos lying about?
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Old 04-19-2011, 07:48 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Great photos

Are you just googling them? Or have you discovered some secret cache of miniature city scape photos lying about?
Making them.

tiltshiftmaker.com - Transform your photos into tilt-shift style miniatures
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:13 AM
 
Location: New Orleans, United States
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