Fluorescence Images by Charles Mazel

The photograph on this page was taken by NightSea founder Charles Mazel at a depth of 28 m (93 feet) at West Flower Garden Bank, Gulf of Mexico.

Technical details:

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

Camera filter: NightSea BB59 barrier filter

Electronic flash: Ikelite Substrobe 400

Excitation filters: NightSea BE5 exciter filter

Film: Fujichrome Sensia ASA 400

F-stop: f8

Exposure control: TTL mode with ASA knob set to 200

All images © Charles Mazel Two specimens of the coral Montastraea faveolata. Both fluoresce green at the polyps, and the specimen on the left fluoresces orange in the surrounding tissue. All images © Charles Mazel

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