Mystery solved: Tilt shift

Photo from Stock.Xchng; edited with Photoscape
(click on the mountains to find the sheeps!)

I'm always awed by 'miniature-looking' photographs. I mean, wow to get that effect probably needs a super lens huh? Made me even more excited to own a dslr. Recently, I've just installed Photoscape (call me slow,bluek!) which actually is super duper awesome and fun! Now I know how those people edit their photos. I mean, I love Adobe Photoshop but how did they do that?! Haha. Dumdeedum, msytery solved. There's also a fake tilt-shift filter function in Photoscape, I like! Miniature houses!

Few examples of tilt shift photography from Smashing Magazine~

Q: How to differentiate tilt shift photographs and fake ones? *Hmmm*