We have been quite taken with fake tilt shift imagery recently – its a unique way to visualise the city in model form. Google Earth of course makes the perfect candidate for fake tilt shift images and videos, Inoue_k3D’s example of San Francisco is an excellent example:
Flight over Miniature San Francisco (Tilt-Shift) from Inoue_k3D on Vimeo.
Take a look at our previous posts for more info: Tilt Shift: Miniature City Videos and Create a Model Size City: Tilt Shift Miniature Photoshop Tutorial