These photos are not so ordinary as it might appear at first glance. The fact is that each and every shot is a part of a miniature world called Elgin Park carefully constructed and photographed by Michael Paul Smith. To get this effect it was used an old trick described in many specialized books. You should just put the model in one line with the background. And no photoshop! All buildings are constructed on a scale 1 / 24 by the author. That’s how Michael Paul Smith transforms his love for 20 centuries into real modern art.
February 9th
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WOW, really amazing works! Thanks a lot.
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February 9th
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It´s an amazing job congratulations!!!
Greetings from México
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February 10th
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The lighting looks natural that it is quite hard to tell that they are unreal. Btw, that big head pops out of the woods did surprised me a little 
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jeannie houston
February 12th
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i LOVE your car work!!!!!!!!! is it possible to purchase some of your photos? or a book of your work?
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February 13th
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I’m truly amazed. Brilliant work.
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Bob Dockendorf
February 15th
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Very nicely done. Very cool look at nostalgia. I too as Jeannie suggested, would like to buy the photos. I am in a local car club. We own 30’s through 70’s cars and a slideshow would work so well art one of our meetings. Please consider reducing your work to a CD and selling it.
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Name
February 18th
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Really cool. I love it!!!
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February 18th
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great night streets!
where are people?  )
amazing work!
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February 21st
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This is nothing short of amazing. Unbelievable detail and there is even a Studebaker or two in there. My Mile stone 1956 Golden Hawk would be proud to be in with these beauties. THANK YOU for your time and talent. This is a wonderful display of yesterday
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YETI
March 1st
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WHen I saw the photo with him in it, I got kinda scared. . .
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March 2nd
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Art is contemplation: the pleasure of the spirit that pervades the nature and discovers that she also has a soul. It is the most sublime mission of man, it is the exercise of thought that seeks to understand the universe, and make the others understand
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Boyd Bruner
March 5th
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Just how did you DO that??I’ve made a few models but …how’d you DO that?
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Bent Berner
March 11th
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Absolutely amazing; had I not been told these were models I could easily have accepted them as genuine antique photos. Great job
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March 13th
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Richard Le Clerc
March 15th
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Wonderful! And special thanks for the Hudson Hornet – Hudsons were our family’s world (and bread and butter) in New Hampshire for a long time.
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Sergio L. Mijangos
March 25th
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Michael, gracias por ese gran trabajo. Yo vivo en Guatemala y pertenezco a un club de aficionados a autos a escala y todos hemos gozado viendo esas bellezas de autos y el trabajo que has realizado.
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Bill Smith
March 28th
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Michael,
Your interest and talent are unbelieveable. You have pleased many a person with your gifts. What a pleasure it was to view the show and how suprised I was when you appeared in the picture to discover they were all hand made and not photographs. I would love to be able to get a series of pictures that I could use as a backdrop for my HO model railroading.
Bill
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March 29th
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I like the fine details in these miniatures. If you got more shots of the whole setup then please post more.
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Renea
April 2nd
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Truely Amazing. How I would love to be really there. Greetings from Louisiana.
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Carl
April 11th
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Photo shopped! Especially the one with that big ole head of that old geezer sticking up from God knows where.
I jest, seriously, awesome job, really brings me back to a better, simpler and more innocent time in our great country, God Bless You…and America!
Aloha from Hawaii
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April 23rd
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Thanks you for all these brilliant photographs. They look so real until you can see that they are models.
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roland riel
May 19th
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i also have a collection of cars would you sell your
collection im from sask canada
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Mark
August 3rd
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Beyond exceptional! Thank you for sharing these with all of us. I especialy like the level of detail like leaves in the gutters and tracks in the snow! Super job! I would like to know what modle co. you use for your modles? Keep up the good work.
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Steve
September 1st
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These miniatures are incredible and awesome. So realistic, at first I really thought they were full size because I love 40’s & 50’s era cars.
I build 19th century building 1″ 1/4 high X 3/4″ wide with windows, trip and wooden sidewalks.
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