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[zafra52]

I took it in Spain using an in-built filter of the camera.
It produces a miniature-like effect that leads you to
believe it is a miniature model, but make no mistake
it is a real village of historical interest. I hope you like it.

[gstark]

I took it in Spain using an in-built filter of the camera.

Yes.

It produces a miniature-like effect that leads you to believe it is a miniature model,

No.

it is a real village of historical interest. I hope you like it.

Do you have a proper image of the village? It looks like it may have merit, and I'd love to see it without gimmicks.

[surenj]

Zafra, I sure hope you have a RAW image because this compo is superb! I also love the effect as well!

[Remorhaz]

If it's like the tiltshifty effect on the D7000 I think it's only available with JPEGs and it bakes it into at capture? Gerry will know he's given it a try.

[zafra52]

Yes, I opened the photo using the Adobe RAW utitlity
and I adjusted the contrast clarity and sharpness. Then,
I transfer the image to PhotoShop where I reduced the
size and made the dropdown frame.
However, this is the actual Photograph that came out
of the camera itself without any amnipulation, except
what I have detailed above. The visual effect is created
in the camera itself using an option call Miniature Effect.
The camera is a Canon PowerShot SX 30 IS and it has a
fixed lense. These are the pictures I took without the
Miniature Effect from the same vantage point before and
after the one above.

Before



And after

[gstark]

Interesting ...

The before image has richer greens and may be very slightly sharper (look at the trees in the foreground) but I think that the after image has slightly better contrast.

Either of these images is way better (IMHO) than the first one.

[biggerry]

I actually don't mind this shot, its not that bad of a choice in terms of going for the mini-effect and it has good initial impact in my books.

I would liek to see the image with the same contrast and saturation levels in the first but without the effect, merely for comparsion.

Actually looking at it further, i think it is a perfect shot for the miniature effect, the image without the effect applied already has that compressed look... nice one...

If it's like the tiltshifty effect on the D7000 I think it's only available with JPEGs and it bakes it into at capture? Gerry will know he's given it a try.

I dabbled...it works on the raw image and from memory I don't think you can go back after you applied the effect, nice gimmick and it would suit a time lapse kinda series very well but other than that I cannot think of any brillant (or mediocre for that matter) ideas for it's use.

[Geoff M]

I quite like the miniaturization effect, it works well with the image content.