I’m sure this is what Disney World will look like when I visit this weekend. Tilt-shift basically makes real objects look like they are miniature models. This is accomplished by photographing from high above and changing the position of the lens. Some terms from Wikipedia:

Tilt: When the lens plane is tilted relative to the image plane, the plane of focus (PoF) is at an angle to the image plane, and objects at different distances from the camera can all be sharply focused if they lie on a straight line.

Shift: is a movement of the lens parallel to the image plane that allows the line of sight to be changed while keeping the image plane (and thus focus) parallel to the subject; it can be used to photograph a tall building while keeping the sides of the building parallel.

And if you understood all that, shoot me a note. In the mean time, check out some more cool examples.

(via YBNBY)