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Twin “Black Smokers”
Photograph by Emory Kristof
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Billowing from otherworldly chimneys a mile and half down, seafloor hot springs spew water heated to as much as 760°F (404°C) by magma deep within the Earth. Carrying a stew of dissolved minerals, these “black smokers” create oases in the sunless cold of the deep ocean that support dense communities of organisms—most unknown to science as little as 25 years ago.
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Camera: HDTV camera specially packaged by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Film Type: HDTV
Lens: non-zoom
Speed and F Stop: n/a |
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Weather Conditions: 8,500 feet (2,600 meters) underwater, dark and wet
Time of Day: irrelevant
Lighting Techniques: 400-watt HMI lights manufactured by Deep Sea Power and Lights. |
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