Walkway to the Clouds – Goldthwait Reservation

Back to the archives for this image from May 2011. Ever since I found the walkways leading over the rocks and down to the beach at Goldthwait Reservation, I had wanted to photograph them. I had a number of ideas in mind but never had the right conditions for them. Finally on a cloudy day in May, the elements all seemed to come together. I used a wide aperture to decrease the depth of field and waited at the bottom of the walkway for light to come through the thickening clouds. The resultant image was what I hoped for but [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00February 28th, 2013|Categories: Beach|Tags: black and white, Goldthwait|0 Comments

Birthday Sunrise over Marblehead Neck

Last Tuesday, I celebrated my birthday and awoke before the alarm clock at 5:30am. I had previously scouted the location and time of the sunrise as it had occurred to me I had never tried to shoot a sunrise on my birthday. Having woken up early enough and with some time until I had to be at work, I quickly got dressed and headed out the door. I had two possible locations in mind but decided on the Devereux Beach one when I saw how the light was developing. I photographed the dawn as light began to grow at the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-02-27T06:30:57-05:00February 27th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Marblehead Neck, sunrise|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Sun Rays over Marblehead Harbor

Today's long exposure image was taken back in April 2012. The Spring is a great time to photograph the harbor as clouds are not an uncommon site and the waters remain free of boats allowing for longer exposures. With a full harbor, the odds of keeping boats sharp with exposures stretching to seconds and minutes become very small. On this day, I only needed to contend with one boat and tried to time this 5 second exposure when the winds calmed and the harbor was relatively still. The sun rays were the clear focal point of the image and I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00February 26th, 2013|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Marblehead Harbor, sun rays, sunset|0 Comments

Old Town House After the Blizzard

Though snow was due to fall in Marblehead this weekend, I was away at a conference and thus could not photography the aftermath (or help shovel out our driveway). Instead, I decided to post this image from the Blizzard of 2013 in advance hoping that the weekend storm would pale in comparison. As I mentioned before, I couldn't wait until the driving ban was lifted after the snow finished falling and set out for Old Town when the clock struck 4pm. This was one of my first stops. The roads were mostly cleared and I looked for ways to show [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: Old Town House, snow, Washington Street|0 Comments

Experimental Friday – Tilt Shift on Devereux Beach

Another entry for Experimental Friday and another attempt with the borrowed tilt shift lens. After shooting the playground, I decided to try my hand at the causeway and the seal embedded in the concrete. By using this special lens, I was able to keep the lamp posts in the distance lined up straight while still playing with the plane of focus and keeping the guard rail out of the frame. Won't be too much longer before the beach is packed as we cool off from the heat of Summer...

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:15:04-04:00February 22nd, 2013|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, causeway, Devereux Beach, experimental|0 Comments

Jeremiah Lee Mansion in the Fog

As you may recall, February 11th brought warmth and rain after the Blizzard of 2013 passed and led to some great dense fog at sunset. I headed out as soon as I could and captured a number of images. The best part of the fog was the diffusion it caused for the lights along Washington Street in Old Town. One of my first images was of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion. I knew that I would end up processing this image in black and white and there was something about the grate in the street that drew my eye. I decided [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00February 21st, 2013|Categories: Old Town|Tags: black and white, fog, Jeremiah Lee Mansion|0 Comments

Dawn Lights Up Tinkers Island

I shared the story of how I came to photograph this view from a home on Ocean Avenue previously but have a few favorites from this dawn photoshoot so thought I would share another today. Click here to read the backstory - LINK Whenever I shoot a scene, I always evaluate a number of different compositions. The previous image was a 'straight' shot which was all I had time for as the light quickly started to fade. After grabbing that image, I slowed down and explored other possiblities. In this one, I decided to use the curve of the beach [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: dawn, island, sunrise, Tinkers island|2 Comments

Long Exposure – Misty Waves at Castle Rock

It's Long Exposure Tuesday and this week features an image from Castle Rock taken on December 21st. I can't remember if a storm had just come through or just left but the waves were pounding at Castle Rock. I decided to climb to the top of a rock for a more expansive view and had to watch for sea spray that was coming up to the level of the rock at one point! As the sun started to set, my exposure got longer and I ended up with this favorite that took 176 seconds to capture. Those crashing waves have [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 19th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Castle Rock, long exposure, waves|0 Comments

Spring Comes to Hammond Park

Repeat after me 'Two More Months'... I don't know about you but this Winter is feeling very loooong after the weekend snow storm following a blizzard. There was no way I was posting a snow photo today so I went back to the archive and found this photo taken on April 14, 2012. You can't beat the view from Hammond Park when the trees start to bloom and a race takes place in the still empty harbor. This was the first photo I captured when I raced to this spot last April. I shared another version with a closer view [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 18th, 2013|Categories: Spring|Tags: Hammond Park, lighthouse, sailboat, Spring, tree|0 Comments

A Sun Star in a Melting Icicle

On Sunday, as the snow started to melt and the sun came out, I ventured out in search of more snowy scenes to capture. I decided to head out at high tide in hopes that the waves would still be churning from the Blizzard (now offshore). Unfortunately, the waters were very calm and so I kept driving and ended up at Grace Oliver Beach. As I drove down Beacon Street, I noticed that the fence was covered with melting icicles and I decided to stop and try to capture them. I switched to my longest lens and zoomed out to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-02-18T14:30:50-05:00February 15th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: experimental|0 Comments

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