On Friday night, my family and I headed to Devereux Beach and the Marblehead Carnival as the forecast predicted this might be our best chance to enjoy the carnival and avoid the rain. We arrived after grabbing a quick dinner at Shubie’s (where I will be for Marblehead Art Walk this weekend!) and made our way through the carnival.
The layout had changed this year and I was disappointed to find the ferris wheel was not set up. This disappointment only increased when I noted the cloud structure over the ocean and the gap in cloud cover near where the sun would set making for promising sunset conditions. I excused myself from my wife and kids as the light began to reflect off the clouds and made my way down to the ocean for the first time in months.
As I walked along the sand, I found myself seeing the picnic pavilion at Devereux Beach in a new light and decided to make that the focal point of this shot. The simple structure of the pavilion and scattered picnic tables beneath served to break up the layers of sand and clouds making for what I thought was an interesting and moody final image.
Did you know that you can rent these picnic pavilions? You can obtain a permit for them by following this link to the Marblehead website: Rent a Pavilion at Devereux Beach