Tilt shift miniature fakes

I've been experimenting with creating fake miniature environment photos. There are several websites online that give detailed instructions on how to create them. If you'd like to give it a try, then check out this tutorial.
I've tried a few experimental photos, and found that, for me, the ones that gave the best results were taken from while looking down at the scene at an angle. I don't have many photos like that, so now I must give myself a new photo assignment that will allow me to find opportunities to shoot some photos of things from above so that I can experiment a bit more with this technique.