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Vent Crab
Photograph by Emory Kristof
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A brachyuran crab with hard-won snack poses for a close-up portrait on a private bump of volcanic rock. Constantly improving imaging technologies have played an important role in deep-sea vent science. Still photographs and video footage help scientists record information about behavior and ecological interactions that would be difficult to capture in any other way.
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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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