Unusual use of tilt-shift filter.
Unusual insomuch as it isn’t usually associated with close up shots but is used to give distant objects a toy-like appearance.
To put it in a nutshell this type of filter allows for an in-focus strip with either side blurred.
Many photo editors now have a tilt-shift filter but the level of sophistication varies dramatically. The simpler ones allow for the in-focus strip to be positioned anywhere along the horizontal but that is about it. More useful ones allow for the amount of blur, the transition area, the width of the in-focus strip and position of the strip (including diagonal and vertical) to be chosen. The very sophisticated ones allow for bokeh circles and even aperture types to be added.
I like the middle approach as that allows for enough flexibility without requiring a day and an online course to produce a finished photograph.
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My wife's excellent blog.
Great visual representation of the string theory +Steve Johnson :)
beautiful..
+Paul van de Loo ha didn't think of that :)
Thanks +Harit Doshi appreciated :)
This is one of those shots that reminds me that there's a sense of minimalism in chaos. Fantastic work, +Steve Johnson!
Only this one is "organized", very nice dof!
Bonnes fêtes Chaos ♫ ❤ ☼ ☾ *
+jean-jacques Prunet :)
Beautiful dof in chaos!!!
Thanks +Nikola Nikolski all the interesting stuff happens on the boundaries :)
+Moin Ahmad Chaotic Minimalism – it is not as contradictory as it sounds :)
+Aleka Iakovidou Thanks :)
Works for me!
Thanks +Kim Smith appreciated – must work for my wife too – I didn't arrange this shot – just opened a lid :)
Yep that is what my sewing basket looks like inside. Not sure John has opened that lid! have a good one.
Very coo focus! Lensbaby?
Thanks +Holger Drallmeyer not this time – f/1.8 with a bit of help from the fake tilt shift Snapseed filter.