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New Caledonia – Half Land Half Water [Photo Stitching]

July 22, 2016 by AJ

So how many of you have seen one of these half water half land pictures floating around the internet or Pinterest?

Screen Shot 2016-07-18 at 4.25.33 PM
Photo from Gizmodo

Super cool, right.

Mr. J informed me these are stitched or Photoshped pictures, or you have to have the right lens.

I being the inquisitive or analytic person that I am did not believe Mr. J. [Mr. J refers to this beautiful quality as stubborn.]

Here are my attempts to recreate this type of magical shot.

Process

Step 1 – Fly to New Caledonia

Step 2 – Fly a fifteen minute flight to the Ile de Pins.

Step 3 – Return to New Caledonia because before landing the pilot said in French “words I cannot understand Firetruck, more French words.

Step 4 – Grab bags from baggage claim.

Step 5 – Figure out what the F is going on, realize you have become rusty because one person did not go stand in line while the other grabbed the bags.

Step 6 – Find out the only firetruck on the island of Ile de Pins broke down on the way to the airport and the FAA would not let us land without a firetruck on site.

Step 7 – Wait until the later flight, and find out you don’t get on the plane and have to fly tomorrow.

Step 8 – Go to the Le Meridian and beg to switch your reservation from the Ile de Pins location to the New Caledonia location.

Step 9 – Drink

Step 10 – Go back to the airport and fly to Ile de Pins (next time just book a private helicopter charter or the ferry).

Step 11 – Walk to the Piscine Naturelle

Step 12 – Snorkel and take photos.

Step 13 (lucky number 13) – results

Results

Attempt 1

DCIM100GOPROGOPR1161.

Too low, cant see enough land.

Attempt 3-8

Not Pictured – they were even more horrible than these

Attempt 9

DCIM100GOPROGOPR1162.

Seems decent, but for the cloud reflection in the water.

Attempt 10

DCIM100GOPROGOPR1166.

Too high, the water isn’t clear.

Conclusion

  1. Mr. J is correct, or
  2. I need a better underwater camera.

Clearly, it is number 2. Please feel free to comment in support of Mr. J getting me an underwater camera.

 

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