Photos of real scenes made to look like tiny models has been all the rage around the internet lately, and after seeing this tutorial I figured I might as well get in on the act.

The photos that sparked the whole thing were taken using a ridiculously expensive tilt-shift lens, but it turns out that (to some extent) you can get a farily convincing effect with a regular lens and a bit of trickery in potatoshop. The photo I used here was taken at apollo bay back in 2003, and it's surprising how convincing the effect can be...

In other worldly news, uni has been back for a week now. It's a bit shit thus far, but I'm hoping it will pick up. I'm doing:

• Graphics & Computation (woo! although my excitement pales in comparison to Matt's...)
• Operating Systems (not where my interests usually lie, but should be interesting enough, and it is far better than the alternative)
• Database Systems (I might regret this one, it's probably going to be pretty boring)
• Theory of Computation (sounds a bit boring to most folk I'm sure, but I find it quite interesting, and the lecturer is an engaging fellow)

Nothing much to add, I think I shall now either go lie in a hammock or watch some Arrested Development. If only I could combine the two...