This photo is an optical illusion. The background is the screen of my laptop and the streetcar is a toy Corgi Streetcar suspended by fishing line in front of the screen. One shot with no cut and paste

Not sure where this pic fits in. Its a marriage of 2D and 3D, but

still a single shot. I photographed a San Francisco streetscene

painting and opened it in Photoshop to fill the screen of my laptop.

Then, suspending a toy streetcar with fishing line, I positioned it so

it optically and perspective wise fit in the scene. After shining a

light bulb to illuminate the interior of the streetcar and pointing a

small flashlight at the front I shot the final pic. I was pleased the

way the cars on the left actually reflected off the side of the

streetcar adding realism. Using Mystic Light plugin I added the

headlight and beam, along with the green lights on the roof. Finally I

touched up the DOCKS BAY signage and cloned out the visible fishing

lines for the final look. The whole thing took about 5 hours to complete.

Ok John, Very very creative! 6/7 anon. Love your use of California St. in San Francisco. Only thing I would have done different was put a few drops of water on the car... RAY

X-treme creative!! Keep going!

Thanks for pointing out the missing water on the streetcar Raymond. I couldnt figure out what was missing. That little detail would have made the car fit in even better. Oh, well another time, another shot. This is the first time using my lcd screen and a 3d object. The possibilities are endless. I will be posting another one tonite if all goes well. Im thinking something Star Wars or Frankenstein.

And thanks for your response MS Keil.

Lots of work john, and well worth it.

Aamazing, creative and great. Congratulations...

Jim and Carlos, I appreciate your taking the time.

Creative and interesting. well done

Good work, very creative approach

Thank you Milena. I just checked out your portfolio and find you have captured and expressed much emotions with your photos. Thank you so much. I truly enjoyed looking.