I mentioned in my last post that I had a dream about missing the sunrise and had lamented a few missed opportunities in the past few weeks. With a storm heading our way, I decided to check on cloud forecasts for Sunday morning and found the results promising. With that in mind, I set an alarm and went to bed hoping for a nice showing of dawn’s early light…
I left the house before dawn and drove down Pleasant Street heading to Crocker Park. As I drove, I looked up at the sky and thought I saw hints of purple overhead. I lucked out with a parking spot and walked up the small hill to Crocker Park and saw this scene before me. I quickly ran down to where the three benches stand with a small overlook and set up my tripod and camera. I started capturing the scene of Marblehead Light with its green beacon reflecting in the very still waters of the harbor with three boats on their moorings including the larger sailboat perfectly positioned in a calmer patch of water. The sky began to brighten in shades of deep red before exploding in purples that lit up the high clouds and reflected in the water.
When it came time to name this image, I struggled a bit – after sharing over 2,000 images of Marblehead, it’s hard to make sure I don’t use the same title twice. As it happens, I had chosen a fairly similar title for another image captured in April 2018. I decided to add an apostrophe to Dawn’s Early Light for lack of any other words to describe the scene before me. It goes to show that the best month for capturing dawn’s colors in Marblehead seems to be April…
Love the purple water.
Breathtaking thank you for capturing and sharing this!
Beautiful! Listening to the storms now …..soothing !
I used to be able to see something like that from my bedroom window in Gregory Street..60 odd years ago!!!
Now it’s thundering and lightning! Glad you caught it.
Just stunning!
Beautiful & Peaceful ?
Spectacular!
I so LOVE your narrative leading up to why you wanted to take the photos you did.It is like reading a diary of your life….so intimate in your thoughts that you share with us.I feel I KNOW you ,even though we never met.It was worth setting your alarm for this beauty!
Gorgeous ????
Woah.
Magnificent!
Unique! Breathtakingly beautiful!!! I love your perspective and the many different colors that you captured.
Beautiful couldn’t have been better.
Truly amazing …. one of your best! -R
Beautiful!
Awesomeness!
Majestic !
Spectacular and Awe Inspiring!
Man, how I love Marblehead! ?
Oh my! This is a beautie!!!
Just stunning!! I love the purple colors! ?
Photography like this is not accidental. Dr. Oren has been plotting his course to be at this exact spot when transcendence showed itself. “F/8 and be there” is an oversimplification often quoted. It leaves out the How,What, Why, and is pretty non specific about the Who and When. Dr Oren checked all the boxes to capture this image. Well done, sir.
I’m torn between whether this makes my Marblehead-sick-ness better or worse! So unreal.