These eerie photos by Alin Dragulin are exactly why tilt-shift photos are sublime. The toy-like cars and buildings seem cute and nostalgic, but the lack of focus traps the viewer in a claustrophobic middle ground, with no idea what story is transpiring. And why does everything seem so still? It's like a childhood memory written by Stephen King.
I asked Alin if he used a digital tiltshift filter to create the Toyscapes, and he said:
The Toyscapes are taken with a 4x5 camera and traditional film. I shoot digital for much of my work but these series of photos MAKE me slow down and be still. Even if I could I wouldn't do it digital.
Via the excellent Today and Tomorrow
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Eep, the Land of Make-Believe doesn't look as friendly as the last time I visited...
The second landscape looks particularly malevolent.
is this the same as the videos that was made with a super wide telephoto lens to make a scene that look like miniture models?
(can't find link, sorry)