I shot the serif..

...but I didn't shoot no apostrophe!

Tilt-Shift ...a blaggers guide

Santorini Tilt Shift

I've been a fan of Tilt-Shift ever since I saw this video , it really messed with my mind and I still don't quite understand how it works ( which I actually like ).

Anyway, with the new D90 filling me with happy happy joy joy I thought I would look at how I could replicate these images, particularly mimiking the 'minature' effect you can acheive by playing with the depth of field.

Then I had a look at the cost of a Nikon Fit lens...

Now I may think it looks cool, but at £1400 I accepted that I won't be able to re-create these images in my lifetime.

But then good old Geoff Waugh found Tiltshiftmaker!

Simply upload an image, play with the settings and et voila you have a pretty good Tilt-Shift rip-off for free ( and what better cost than that ).

Santorini Tilt Shift

Only problem I have is that you actually have to have images that will 'work'. Close-cropped shots just don't cut it, so you have to think about more landscapey type images ( which to date I haven't really taken ).

I'll be taking more shots just so I can play with this softwear. However in the meantime you can check out my first attempts here.

Am I getting to geeky? ( just don't ask me about the problems of opening D90 RAW images on CS2... )

Imogen meet the world...

Click the image or here for images from Imogen's Naming Ceremony.

The Elusive Red Squirrel

Knowing that Vicky grew up with plenty of Red Squirrels running around the Lake District has always made me a little jealous. So when she suggested we drive up to Formby Nature Reserve ( owned by the National Trust ) over the Bank Holiday weekend to see if we could track down one of these rare little forest dwellers I was rather ethusiastic!

To cut a long story short, we did find one little fella, which considering the local population has been desimated by disease ( carried by the non-native grey squirrels ).


As I had Immy on my back it was her first Red Squirrel too!

I hope it is not the last...

Click here or either of the images above for more images from the May Bank Holiday.