Corrected STL Miniatures

After a few months of trial and error, I think I finally figured out how to do these "miniature" or "tilt-shift" images right. My earlier attempts with the St. Louis images were too blurry. And I was using the wrong kind of blur. I also figured out the best set of color and light adjustments to make them look like models or toys. Here's the corrected STL set.
St. Louis Toy Town

The Old Cathedral

Bush Stadium (or is it now InBev Stadium)

The Courthouse

STL Front & Center

Little American Jet

Water Fountain Deity

Stud Photographer

What a man. What a photographer. Never mind that I almost died, let's get a picture of it!

Dallas & Monroe Miniatures

Here are some miniatures I captured on the plane from DFW to Monroe, LA. They are the best quality because I was shooting with my little point & shoot camera through a scratched window in the airplane.

Train Set

Subdivision

Cloverleaf

Motel

Hanger

White House

Dallas

Bulls Eye

This is not the most artistic capture, but it was a fascinating moment I was lucky to get. We were flying to Monroe, LA, from DFW. There was a thin layer of clouds below us. The sun was somewhere behind us and was reflecting off of something on the plane and projecting a rainbow on the clouds below us. I think that was what was happening. Just as I was about to snap a picture of the circular rainbow the shadow of the airplane passed through the center of the rainbow. It was only there for second or two. I just happened to have my camera up and ready to capture it.

Advent & Guilt

I love Angie's analysis of this Advent Conspiracy video. Read it!

Compton Hill Water Tower

The images of the day are of the Compton Hill Water Tower (built in 1898) at the SE corner of 44 and Grand in St. Louis.

This one is a classic. If you haven't seen it, watch and learn.
Obviously, this buffoon didn't know the basics of handgun safety. So the government sends him to a school to give a demonstration of his idiocy. He shot himself in the leg, but he could have easily killed someone in the room.

San Antonio Miniatures