Old Glory on Chandler Hovey Park

I shared an image yesterday of Marblehead Light reflecting in rainwater after a storm passed through Marblehead. Having captured that image, I wandered around the puddle of water looking for other reflections when I spotted Old Glory at half mast and perfectly balanced with its reflection in the water. I again decided on a square crop to help the inherent symmetry of the image. Thankfully, there was just enough wind to set the flag waving but not enough to disrupt the mirror like surface of the rainwater. I had never looked up the history of the term Old Glory before [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00June 9th, 2016|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: American flag, Chandler Hovey park, reflection|0 Comments

Light Between Storms

We had the first real Summer storms pass through Marblehead yesterday with near torrential rains at one point in the afternoon and a bit of thunder and lightning later in the evening. As the first wave of storms passed, I headed out to Chandler Hovey Park hoping to catch a view of Marblehead Light between storms. With the amount of rain that fell, I had a feeling that rainwater would have collected in a familiar spot along the path to the lighthouse. Sure enough, there was enough rainwater with which I could capture reflections of Marblehead Light and I explored [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00June 8th, 2016|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, clouds, lighthouse, reflection|11 Comments

Lunch at the Landing

Today's image comes from exactly two years ago - June 7, 2014 - and a trip aboard the Hannah Glover to visit Childrens Island. It's only been two years but I can't recall why there was such an early tour of Childrens Island scheduled. As you can see, we had picture perfect weather to escort us on the short trip to the island. Before we left the State Street Landing, I turned and captured this photo as a beautiful boat pulled up along the docks. I'm guessing they were there for an early lunch at The Landing restaurant...

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: From the Water|Tags: boat, from the water, The Landing|0 Comments

Sunset Reflection at Rockett Landing

On June 2, 2014, I chased the evening colors out toward Rockett Landing before circling back towards Fort Sewall. This familiar pier/float was the location for numerous sunrise and sunset shoots when we lived on Willow Road upon first moving to Marblehead in 2008. The spot serves as a tie up for dinghies, a place to unload a boat and rinse it off or take a launch service out to moored boats in Salem harbor. On this night, I had the run of Rockett Landing and shot several compositions as the sun dipped below the horizon and illuminated the evening sky. As I headed back [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-06-05T20:23:36-04:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Salem Harbor|Tags: reflection, Rockett Landing, Salem harbor, sunset|0 Comments

A Night at the Eastern Yacht Club

On May 19, I had made my way across the causeway and towards the pier shared by the Pleon and Eastern Yacht Clubs in the hopes of catching a nice sunset. As luck would have it, the sunset never materialized as clouds closed up any gaps near the horizon and left me to shoot in an early blue hour. After capturing shots from the float at the end of the pier, I made my way back up and spotted the Eastern Yacht Club with its lights on. The water in the harbor was calm and served to reflect those lights [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00June 3rd, 2016|Categories: From the Water|Tags: Eastern Yacht Club|5 Comments

Moored in the Fog

It had been over three months since my last sunrise shoot when I decided to set the alarm clock for an early wake up on Wednesday, May 25th. The forecast when I made the decision the night before was for partially cloudy skies and the tide looked perfect. I really should have paid more attention to the predicted humidity since I found myself surrounded by thick fog as soon as I reached my destination at the Dolphin Yacht Club. Rather than turn around, I looked for opportunities to shoot in the less than ideal conditions. I started off aiming toward [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-06-01T20:44:23-04:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Dolphin yacht club, fog|0 Comments

Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree

I shared an image of the full canopy of this blooming Chestnut tree at Crocker Park the other day. Immediately after taking that image, I moved around to a familiar spot and set about composing this shot of Abbot Hall against a perfect May sunset from under the spreading Chestnut tree. I couldn’t have asked for better light as I clicked the shutter and was thrilled with the final image showcasing the unique pyramidal flowers of the Chestnut tree against the familiar landmark of Abbot Hall. Something about the term Chestnut tree triggered memories and I googled the phrase when I arrived home. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00June 1st, 2016|Categories: Park|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, sunset, tree|3 Comments

Blooming Chestnut Tree Aglow at Sunset

On Saturday night, my wife, son and I took the dog out to Crocker Park for an impromptu picnic dinner (my daughter was at a friend's house). After finishing a nice meal from Shubie's for us (two slices of Marblehead House of Pizza for the 10 year old...), we wandered around the park letting our puppy explore this new area. Even from a distance, I noticed a change in the large chestnut tree at Crocker park - it was in full bloom with incredible pyramidal flowers dotting its full canopy. Thankfully, I had thought to bring my camera bag (just [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-30T15:56:52-04:00May 31st, 2016|Categories: Park|Tags: Crocker park, tree|2 Comments

Raising the Flag on Memorial Day

Since moving to Marblehead in May 2008, my family and I have attended every single Memorial Day parade and have been awed by the patriotism to be found in our small New England town. This year, the Marblehead Memorial Day parade has been cancelled due to rain but there will be a ceremony to remember all those who served at Abbot Hall at 10:00am. Between the sound of Glover's regiment firing a salute and the sight of American flags adorning gravestones at Waterside cemetery and elsewhere, Marblehead puts its patriotism on full display.

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-30T09:10:21-04:00May 30th, 2016|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Memorial Day|0 Comments

Summer’s First Breath

My favorite aspects of Summer sunsets are their long duration and the incredible color gamut that can be seen from start to finish. Today's image of Summer's first breath was taken 10 minutes before yesterday's wide view of deep purple colors over the harbor as seen from Parker Lane. When I arrived at this spot, I was treated to a yellow-orange sun with light radiating off the low lying clouds and bathing the harbor in orange-blue light. The rapidly changing colors allowed me to explore many different views from this one location - each slightly different thanks to a change in hue. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00May 27th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, Parker Lane, sunset|0 Comments

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