The strange effect in this photo is due to a tilt-shift lens. The front of the lens tilts and moves the focal plane which is why only a narrow band of this photo is in focus. Some other tilt-shift photos are here.
posted Jul 27, 2007 by daniel categories: ocean, ship, tiltshift, vancouver
aperture: 4.5ƒ shutter: 1/2500 focal: 24mm iso: 250 date: May 14, 2007 flash: no