Fluorescence Images by Louise Murray

The photographs on this page were taken by writer/photographer Louise Murray in the Red Sea.

Technical details:

Camera: Nikon F90X

Housing: Subal

Camera filter: NightSea barrier filter custom rigged for outside of housing

Electronic flash: Subtronic

Flash filter: NightSea BE exciter custom rigged for Subtronic

Film: Fuji 100/1000 multispeed, shot at 400 ASA

F-stop: Mostly f8 and f11, some f16

Camera focus: continuous autofocus on fluorescence stimulated by UltraBlue light mounted on strobe arm

All images © Louise Murray

Fungia sp., white light and fluorescence

Lobophyllia sp., white light and fluorescence

Mycedium elephantotus, white light and fluorescing

Coral, white light and fluorescing

Coral, white light and fluorescing

Anemone with clownfish
Note that the clownfish is not fluorescent, and appears dark

Coral, Plesiastrea sp.

Coral, Tubipora musica