There are a number of surreal things about this image – there’s movement in the tree caused by the long exposure, there’s something unusual about th eproportions of the clocktower.
The reasons are six second exposure and a tilt/shift lens.
Hardware: Canon 5D MkII, TS 24mm f/3.5, tripod
Exposure: ISO100, 6.0s @ f/22
Post: Increased saturation, black point.