So you think only DSLR can shoot wide angle pictures? Think again! There is a way to make fisheye blush with a point-and-shoot. Let's unleash the power of stitching!

Stitching is a powerful digital darkroom method to assemble several photos taken separately into one big picture. The most usual way to use stitching is to create panoramas. The scenery is too big to fit into one shot, so you take several shots and assemble them horizontally. If you want to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building, same thing, but vertically.

The most powerful thing about digital stitching is that it works in both directions: you can take 5 pictures paning horizontally, 3 times at different heights and stitch them all together for a big fish-eye effect:

So now the question is: does it work underwater? Well see for yourself, those are the first trials. The kelp forest off Catalina has been pretty messy, invaded by Sargasum, but as soon as I go, I'll try more!                                                     

Now if you wonder how to do that, there are several commercial solutions but none rivals in price and simplicity with Autostich. It's free! Check it out!