As I mentioned in yesterday’s sunrise post, I spent the New Year of 2013 the same way I had started 2012 – climbing up to the top of the steeple of a church in Marblehead.  This time it was St Michaels and Steve Clay accompanied me.  We made it to the steeple only to find two barriers in the way – chicken wire and thick wooden louvres on each window.  I had noticed one window on the level below so we headed back down to see if there were any photos to be had there.  As I peered to the left, I spotted Abbot Hall in dawn’s early light.  I quickly set up and composed a few shots.  The horizontal (or landscape) view caused a fair amount of distortion in the view of Abbot but this vertical (or portrait) orientation worked well.  It felt nice to be able to start off the year in a similar fashion to how 2012 began and I am very grateful to Steve for the opportunity.  I’ll put this one in the From the Rooftops series.