Inspired by the awesome Uniqlo Calendar and a recent post over at Mikes Blender I decided to have a go at photoshopping some of my pics to mimic a tilt-shift lens effect!
Above we obviously have Shibuya Crossing, taken from an overpass inside the station, this shot works pretty well as it’s taken from a nice high angle.
Next is a shot of Ueno, looking down towards the lake. Again it works quite nicely being a downward shot, the sparse scattering of people is nice too.
I decided to try some ground-level shots to see how the effect changed them, I like how this shot of Asakusa really draws your attention to the foreground now but that huge temple is still very much part of the shot.
Again a low-level shot, blurring the background and ramping up the contrast really add to the visual goodness in this shot!
A rather funky Shinjuku night shot, the hedge in the middle of the street looks so perfect it could really be a model! 
Last but not least is this shot of Shibuya Bus Station, not the first time i’ve used this shot but the tilt-shift effect really changes it I think! the buses look so bright and perfect – reminds me of toys I had when I was a kid!
Hope you enjoyed these pics, this is the tutorial I used so give it a try yourself!
Related posts:
- Tilt-shift Kyoto!
- Tilt-shift Paris!
- Tilt Shift Time Lapse Kyoto!
- Japan Photo of the Day – Saturday
- Japan 2008 – Day 6 – Last Morning in Kyoto and onward to Tokyo
. That is, if thats ok with you.
Good luck
James|December 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Glad you liked them! I’m looking forward to taking lots of new pics to experiment with later this month. It’s such a funky effect that hides my mediocre camera work
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