Explore the ocean world at Hampton Beach aquarium - Seacoastonline.com

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Explore the ocean world at Hampton Beach aquarium - Seacoastonline.com Posted: 08 Jul 2020 12:00 AM PDT HAMPTON – The wonders of the deep are available to see and touch at the Oceanarium, a small Hampton aquarium run by local marine biologist Ellen Goethel. Located between The Oceanside Inn and Lighthouse Grocery at 367 Ocean Boulevard, Explore the Ocean World Oceanarium gives the young and old a chance to see and hold living marine species. Some of her live friends from the deep traditionally exist in depths between 1,000 and 3,000 feet, so far down it's always midnight because light doesn't even penetrate the water. "I have 10-armed sunstars and a pizza star that looks just like a cheese pizza. They live between 300 and 1,000 feet down," Goethel said. "And a spiny crab that's about 24-inches across when it's stretched out. It looks like an Alaskan king crab." In the tide pool tanks, visitors can see and hold the tiny crabs, starfish and sea cucumbers, for example. And Goethel has three rare-colored lobsters: blue, yellow, and a calico that's so rare the chances of finding one alive is about one in 30 million, according to the University of Maine's Lobster Institute. The tour begins at the deep water tank, Goethel said, and goes on to one of the most popular parts for visitors, the discussion of whales and sharks, complete with Goethel's samples of artifacts of each species. "They get to touch everything," Goethel said. "The whole visit takes about an hour, maybe an hour and a half. " Goethel tailors her presentation for adults and children ages 4 and older. The best part of the Oceanarium isn't merely that visitors can see and touch such rare examples of ocean life. It's that Goethel gives the tour with her deep understanding of her topic that helps visitors appreciate each of her deep sea critters, as well whales and sharks and the other more common species found along New Hampshire's shores. For 40 years, Goethel has been a popular lecturer in the region's schools, educating students on the marvels found in the ocean, especially the Gulf of Maine. Her Oceanarium has been a Hampton Beach staple for eight years. In spite of COVID-19 restrictions she opened this year as scheduled on June 27. Goethel opened the doors after making alterations for social distancing and ventilation, and other safety precautions, like requiring masks and light plastic gloves for all visitors. "People have been very good about social distancing and remaining 6 feet apart," she said. "I limit the number of people who can be in Oceanarium to 10 to 15 people at one time. If we're full, I give out wristbands and a time for them to come back." Goethel comes by her knowledge through both education and experience. Not only does she have a bachelor's degree in invertebrate zoology from the University of New Hampshire, but her husband, David, is a commercial fisherman who has worked the waters off New Hampshire for decades. Ellen Goethel's understanding of ocean life has been a valued resource for New Hampshire for many years. She was a member of the Federal Marine Protected Area Advisory Council and New Hampshire's representative to the New England Fishing Management Council. It's her relationship with the region's fishermen and children that help her fill the three tanks at the Oceanarium. The specimens in her 150-gallon deep ocean tank are mostly brought to her by local commercial fishermen when they find rare marine life in their nets. Items in the tide pool tank come from her youngest local fans. "Kids regularly pop in here and bring me things they find," Goethel said. "It's amazing how much interesting stuff we have here."

The Least Expensive Way to Shoot Underwater in a Pool - Fstoppers Posted: 09 Jul 2020 11:00 AM PDT This entire summer, I have been trying to include elements of water in many of my photoshoots. In today's behind the scenes video, I team back up with Krystal Xamairy and attempt to photograph her in a pool using a fish tank and a few strobes. The results are pretty interesting, to say the least. In my last video post on Fstoppers, I thought it would be fun to try to capture family portraits of some friends of mine using a split view technique where you can see both under the water and above the water in the same image. To achieve the effect in those images, I used an Ewa-Marine underwater bag to protect my camera while out in the ocean. The photos turned out really awesome, but it got me thinking: "what are some other inexpensive ways to capture this same effect?" Today I'm hoping to achieve another split view image but this time using a much cheaper piece of photography gear: an empty 10-gallon aquarium tank.If you haven't read the last article, the whole concept is to capture an image completely in-camera while creating the illusion that the camera is halfway between the waterline. As many readers have pointed out, the most professional way to capture these images is with a true underwater housing designed specifically for your camera. In a follow-up video, I will probably use one of these housings as well, but for now, I wanted to try to achieve the effect without investing thousands of dollars in true underwater gear.

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