Huge mangrove crabs, Sylla serrata, reaching over 25-cm in shell width, live in the mud below the long roots of the mangroves at the mouth of the Riviere des Kaoris in Prony, New Caledonia.This is one of the few areas in the world where the water ...

Pepite River is the smallest of 4 rivers that empty into the Baie du Carenage in Prony. It is a "cute" little river that flows all year long, clear and fresh.This sphere image is the lowest of a series from the start of the river down through the ...

The Riviere du Kaoris is one of the few watersheads on the planet without any human settlements. The mouth of the river empties into the Carénage anchorage at Baie de Prony and is lined with mangroves. The water in the river mouth is much clearer ...

The Riviere Bleue de Prony is one of the delightful stops on the GR1-NC trek from Prony to Dumbea. The water is cool, clear, and has a slight blue colour. The GR1-NC trek is a 6 day walk through mountain wilderness from Prony village to Dumbea Riv...

This tree hangs precariously on top of a cliff composed of crumbly red dirt, overlooking the Carenage River in New Caledonia's southern wilderness area. It looks like the next big rain or cyclone will be the end of days for this solitary tree.Ever...

The southern part of New Caledonia's island of Grande Terre is a vast wilderness where you can walk all day without seeing anyone else, no structures, no villages, just old mining and logging roads from the late 1800's. The Riviere du Carenage is ...

The Pin Colonaire, Araucaria columnaris, is a magnificent, 60m spear-like conifer tree native to New Caledonia. It is able to grow in areas with practically no soil at all and the groves are so dense and the trees so tall that few other plants can...

The Baie du Prony is on the southeastern tip of the Grande Terre Island of New Caledonia. The southeastern lip of the bay is formed by a high, rocky peninsula. There are no villages here, no homes, and rarely any visitors. The whole area is a natu...

Olivier and JF flew from Noumea to Baie du Prony in Olivier's helicopter. I had told JF I really would like to take some sphere images of the lagoon from a Helicopter and was delighted when he called to say he and his friend would be flying down s...

This is the Cascade du Carenage, about a 1hour 45 minute walk (7km) from the start of the GRNC-1 trail at Prony Village. There is a small signpost on the GR-1 marking the steep trail down to the waterfalls.This is the perfect place for a swim alth...

This waterfall is right at the source of the Riviere des Kaoris, about an hour's walk along the trail that originates at the Baie du Carenage. The first 35 minutes of the way is an old mining road that runs along the river - then there is an obscu...

Pepite River is the smallest of 4 rivers that empty into the Baie du Carenage in Prony. It is a "cute" little river that flows all year long, clear and fresh.This sphere image is the uppermost of a series from the start of the river down through t...

Pepite River is the smallest of 4 rivers that empty into the Baie du Carenage in Prony. It is a "cute" little river that flows all year long, clear and fresh. This sphere image is the second of a series from the start of the river down through the...

By the number of images taken here you can guess that these waterfalls are one of our favourite trekking destinations. It is also a good photographic laboratory for sphere images because there is something of interest everywhere you look. I took t...

Twin Falls, on the GR-1NC walking track, is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in New Caledonia. This image was taken after a long spell of heavy rains and it was really pumping. This was a test of my new 7 camera SuperHero rig. I have 7 of thes...