Fluorescence Images by Charles Mazel

Bonaire 1

In October 2003 I had the good fortune to dive in Bonaire for a research project. During the trip I was able to make several dives just to explore and take photographs, and I reproduce some of those here. There are four pages of Bonaire photos.

Technical details:

Camera: Nikonos V with 28 mm lens and Nikonos close-up kit

Camera filter: NightSea BBCU barrier filter

Electronic flash: Ikelite Substrobe 300

Excitation filters: NightSea BE5 exciter filter

Film: Fujichrome Sensia ASA 400

F-stop: f4 - f8

Exposure control: TTL mode with ASA knob set to 150

All images © Charles Mazel

Speckled anemone, Phymanthus crucifer

Caribbean giant anemone, Condylactis gigantea

Anemone on sand

Large star coral, Montastraea cavernosa

Juvenile coral fluorescing green

Corals fluorescing

Brain coral, Diploria strigosa