And now for something completely different...

I was digging through my archives today and came across a couple of experiments in artificial 'tilt-shift.'  Tilt-shift is a classic technique (Tilt-Shift) in large and medium-format photography that gives a forced perspective (or focus) to an image.  Luckily, it's also very simple to do with digital photography and a 'regular' camera. There are lots of tutorials, for example:  http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php

The end result, when used in landscapes, or street scenes, makes the scene look like a model:

This is somewhat of a departure for me; I tend to do everything on the camera and very little (if any) manipulation afterwards.