Top 10 of 2022 – #5 Golden Rainbow

So this is the image I was alluding to on Friday and one that still seems fake to me even though it really did look like this at Devereux Beach on the night of June 27th. I had driven here in the hopes of capturing a rainbow as a summer storm passed over Marblehead and, sure enough, a rainbow did form. That light though was completely unexpected and I kept working on this image to turn down the saturation while keeping the image faithful to the awesome light that a few of us were lucky to witness that night. For [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-12-25T20:37:28-05:00December 26th, 2022|Categories: Favorite|Tags: Devereux Beach, favorite, rainbow, sunset|0 Comments

Top 10 of 2022 – #6 Feast for the Eyes at the Neck Run Cafe

Some sunsets have to be seen to be believed and this image serves as the perfect cliffhanger to end the week as it foreshadows the insane shot that made it to #5 on my Top 10 of 2022 list. On June 27th, a rain storm passed over Marblehead and I raced to Devereux Beach in the hopes of capturing a rainbow. While I could envision a rainbow and maybe some nice color in the sky, what I experienced blew away any preconceived notions. The sky was simply insane that night and I hope some of you were outside to witness [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-12-23T07:01:37-05:00December 23rd, 2022|Categories: Favorite|Tags: Devereux Beach, favorite, sunset|0 Comments

Top 10 of 2022 – #9 Up Crowninshield Road

On November 6th, I headed out in the hopes of capturing the moon rising over Brown's Island but was met by unexpected cloud cover blocking any sign of the nearly full moon. As I watched, an incredible sunset began to form to the west and I considered leaving for a more comfortable location; one where I knew the compositional possibilities. But instead, I stayed and was treated to an unexpected sunset over Crowninshield Road. Since moving to Marblehead in 2008 and starting Wednesdays in Marblehead in 2010, I have never composed an image from this location facing toward Peaches Point. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-12-25T21:05:33-05:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: Favorite|Tags: Crowninshield road, favorite, sunset|0 Comments

End of the Season

So this was the view in the other direction of the lamp post that I shared yesterday - now you see why I felt that I had miscalculated my shooting spot... Still, I was able to get some color on the clouds over Abbot Hall and the harbor filled with only a few boats which seemed to mark the end of the season.

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-16T07:39:27-05:00November 16th, 2022|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Natural Light

On November 5th, I had gone out to capture the last late sunset of the year but found myself in the wrong position to capture an unexpectedly strong sunset. I quickly pivoted and decided to make the lamp post on the causeway my focal point and kept moving as the clouds did to keep the brightest light behind the (unfortunately) unlit lamps. Just goes to show that natural light really does outshine the artificial stuff...

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-14T22:11:28-05:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: causeway, lamp post, sunset|0 Comments

A Little Sunset Light

So this is the zoomed in view taken 30 seconds or so after yesterday's wider version. I still can't decide which I prefer...

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-09T20:33:44-05:00November 10th, 2022|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, lighthouse, sunset|0 Comments

Reflected Light in Dolber’s Cove

The clouds continued to move on Sunday as I took in the scene at Grace Oliver Beach and I headed back up Crowninshield Road for this shot of Brown's Island and Marblehead Light. There was just enough fall color on Brown's to make it clear this image was captured in early November. I was torn between the wider shot you see here and a tighter one taken 25 seconds later that I'll share tomorrow. I really liked the few rocks in the foreground and the purple clouds that made it into this frame.

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-09T06:41:13-05:00November 9th, 2022|Categories: Island, Little Harbor|Tags: Brown's island, Doliber cove, sunset|0 Comments

Sunset over the Gap

Continuing in the series of images captured on Sunday, November 6th while out to shoot the moonrise, here is a wider shot than yesterday's. The clouds had shifted and darkened So I moved closer to Grace Oliver Beach from my earlier spot up Crowninshield Road and zoomed out for this wider view that encompassed the beach, Peach's Point and Brown's Island. That sunset over the gap of water was the clincher though...

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-08T06:47:31-05:00November 8th, 2022|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Brown's island, Doliber cove, Grace Oliver beach, Peach's Point, sunset|1 Comment

Up Crowninshield Road (first of five in a series from an unexpectedly great outing – longish post)

This was such a fun and unexpected outing that I wanted to share a bit about my thoughts leading up to and during this amazing shoot - this might be a bit long... So it is Sunday, November 5th and daylight savings time has just ended leading to what always feels like the longest day of the year. I had thought about shooting the moonrise in large part because the timing of the full moon on Tuesday night, while perfect in relation to sunset, would take place at 4:35pm while I was still at work. I hate most things about [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-11-07T06:39:48-05:00November 7th, 2022|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Crowninshield road, foliage, sunset|2 Comments

Calm Before the Show

This image comes from the Fourth of July when I had set up along Front Street trying to decide where to capture the fireworks. With the low tide and calm waters of Fort Beach, I couldn't help but capture this view of the calm before the show.

By Eyal Oren|2022-10-02T09:27:54-04:00October 6th, 2022|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Front Street, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments