Consolation Prize

I had high hopes for capturing the moon setting over Marblehead this morning and made sure to wake by 5am for the best chance of capturing the full moon against the early morning light. I checked conditions from my window and spotted the bright moon and then headed out to the Neck all the while watching some unexpected clouds build over the horizon. I arrived at Chandler Hovey Park just as dawn's light began to bloom and just as the moon disappeared behind the clouds. As the light brightened, I quickly gave up hopes for a shot of the moon [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-03-07T19:24:29-05:00March 7th, 2023|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: dawn, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Smoke-Filled Sunrise

What an incredible morning! So all week as predictions for a brutal cold snap kept coming in, I considered my options when it came to capturing sea smoke. This is by far my favorite scene to capture as it is one I have only seen in Marblehead (having been raised on the West coast). As a last minute surprise, my daughter told me that she wanted to join so, alarms set, we had a plan! Woke at 6am and checked the outdoor temperature: -10F. We headed to Fort Beach where I was thrilled to see my work partner had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-02-05T09:06:33-05:00February 4th, 2023|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: lighthouse, sea smoke, sunrise|0 Comments

The Sun Also Rises

One of the more incredible dawns I have experienced took shape over Marblehead on Thursday, January 19 and I finally was able to get the 150 captures down to 7 keepers to process and share. As I did before, I'm going to share them as a group on social media and daily on my website. now the real dilemma - is January best represented by snow or one of these captures with unbelievable light??? A bit of backstory, I received an email a few months ago inviting me to shoot from the highest spot at Peach's Point. I was thrilled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-01-23T22:22:01-05:00January 28th, 2023|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Brown's island, sunrise|0 Comments

Burning the Night Away

One of the more incredible dawns I have experienced took shape over Marblehead on Thursday, January 19 and I finally was able to get the 150 captures down to 7 keepers to process and share. As I did before, I'm going to share them as a group on social media and daily on my website. now the real dilemma - is January best represented by snow or one of these captures with unbelievable light??? A bit of backstory, I received an email a few months ago inviting me to shoot from the highest spot at Peach's Point. I was thrilled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-01-23T22:15:40-05:00January 24th, 2023|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: dawn, lighthouse, Little Harbor|1 Comment

Slow Burn over Little Harbor

One of the more incredible dawns I have experienced took shape over Marblehead on Thursday, January 19 and I finally was able to get the 150 captures down to 7 keepers to process and share. As I did before, I'm going to share them as a group on social media and daily on my website. now the real dilemma - is January best represented by snow or one of these captures with unbelievable light??? A bit of backstory, I received an email a few months ago inviting me to shoot from the highest spot at Peach's Point. I was thrilled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-01-22T11:49:04-05:00January 22nd, 2023|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Brown's island, dawn, lighthouse, Little Harbor|0 Comments

Boat One on New Year’s Eve

I woke up this morning earlier than I expected and immediately checked the weather and cloud predictions to see if I might make up for the last few missed sunrises. All looked promising so I drove out to the State Street Landing and set up for what turned out to be a decent sunrise. I had a tough time finding a focal point as there are no boats in this part of the harbor but discovered the Harbormaster's Boat One with its bright colors perfectly suited the scene. Happy New Year everyone! See you tomorrow at 7am for the New [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-12-31T07:50:58-05:00December 31st, 2022|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|0 Comments

Marblehead Dawn in Four Parts

After the lunar eclipse and when no hope for the reappearance of the moon remained, I stood and watched as dawn turned to sunrise and the colors in the sky gradually changed as did the light on Abbot Hall. With my camera on a tripod, I was able to depress my remote shutter release and did so four times from 6:17 am to 6:27 am. I was left with four identical compositions changed only by the amount of sunlight on the scene. And yet, they came out so wildly different that I thought it interesting to share. I can't decide [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-14T06:40:12-05:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Abbot Hall, dawn|1 Comment

Sliver of Sunrise

Last week, I awoke before dawn to capture the full Harvest moon setting and, as luck would have it, had 10 minutes to reach my next destination before the sun rose. I ended up at the State Street Landing where I was able to set up with my longest lens for the composition. As soon as I saw that sliver of sunrise, a smile spread across my face. I continued to shoot and adjust the composition as the full circle of the sun became clear with a red haze from recent wildfires out west. I shared the shot of the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-09-18T22:18:36-04:00September 19th, 2022|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sunrise|0 Comments

The Sun Also Rises

I haven't been out to shoot a sunrise in what feels like forever and had actually woken at 5:15am on Saturday morning to shoot in the opposite direction to capture the full Harvest moon setting (that shot came out great - posting Monday morning). After shooting the moon from Chandler Hovey Park, I spotted the haze where the sun was due to rise and realized I had 10 minutes to find a new spot. I drove across the causeway at the the State Street Landing from where I found this composition with boats filling their moorings on a mid-September morning [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-09-11T09:06:46-04:00September 11th, 2022|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sunrise|0 Comments

Cloudy and no Chance of Moonset

I had gone out on Saturday morning hoping that the clouds might stay high enough or hold off long enough for me to capture the full moon setting. I drove across the causeway and looped around Chandler Hovey Park with those hopes rapidly fading but, as I crossed back along the causeway, I saw the first hint of pink in the morning sky. I quickly changed course and headed to the State Street Landing where I rushed out and captured a few compositions as the dawn sky erupted in color. This was my favorite of the four 'keepers' from this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-04-17T22:28:59-04:00April 18th, 2022|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, Childrens Island, dawn, lighthouse|0 Comments