Keep it Local – Liberty Henry and Me

When I first started the Keep it Local series, I took note of various businesses in town and especially those with interesting store fronts. Liberty Henry and Me met those criteria when it was located in a small space on State Street but I could never get the right light there. On Wednesday, I was dropping off my 2013 16-month calendars at the Hooper Mansion when I saw that the store had moved and taken up residence on the corner of Washington and Hooper Street. The door was open and the sign perfectly reflected off the polished wood floors. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T14:48:48-04:00June 1st, 2012|Categories: Keep it Local|Tags: business, keep it local, Liberty Henry & Me, Washington Street|0 Comments

The Causeway in the Blue Hour

As I mentioned in yesterday's image of Green Moss in the Blue Hour, I had decided to shoot both sides of the causeway during a photo walk last week. This was the second image taken. In it, I set up the tripod along the water at Riverhead beach to capture the S curve formed where the water met the shore. I waited for a passing car and then took a 20 second exposure in order to still the water and get the red tail lights to help illuminate the curves of the causeway. The lamp posts again make an appearance [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00May 31st, 2012|Categories: Sunset|Tags: blue hour, causeway, lamp post, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Green Moss in the Blue Hour

I mentioned the blue hour in a recent image and explained that the quality of light during this time can be really magical. The easier of the blue hours to photograph is the evening one owing to the much more reasonable timing of it. I went out last week to shoot at sunset and continued to shoot well into the blue hour. I noticed the low tide as I crossed the causeway and ended up taking two photos from the Marblehead Neck side. In this image, you can see the moss covered rocks which carry an eerie glow in this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00May 30th, 2012|Categories: Sunset|Tags: beach, blue hour, causeway, Devereux Beach, moss, ocean, rocks|3 Comments

Long Exposure – Rocks Leading to Gerry Island

It's Tuesday and time for another Long Exposure image. In mid-February, I drove out at sunset with the the aim of shooting some long exposure images. The sky held promise with scattered clouds and the sunset did not disappoint. This was the outing in which I captured one of my favorite images - Doaks Lane Sunset. Immediately before that image, I had captured this one. The tide was just perfect for me to walk down to the beach and navigate to these rocks. I set up the tripod and opened the shutter for 118 seconds to get this image. As in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 29th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Gerry island, island, Little Harbor, long exposure, rocks|0 Comments

Eternal Flame at Waterside Cemetery

This is a photo I took last year while exploring Waterside Cemetery on Memorial Day. I posted two other images from that day last year but revisited the archive and found this image of the eternal flame. I hadn't shot flames in daylight before and found that it took a lot of trial and error to get the flame 'just right'. If you look at this image in large size, you'll notice one hint of flame that escaped from the larger fire emanating from the torch in the remembrance pool.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 28th, 2012|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, Memorial Day, Waterside Cemetery|0 Comments

Keep it Local – Summer at the JCC Pool

On Sunday, I went for a bike ride with my son down the old rail trail. On a whim, I decided to stop at the JCC and see if the pool had been filled yet. It was a warm day with a strong sun and perfect skies and when I saw that blue water, I knew that Summer had arrived. A bit of talking got me access and I set about trying to capture the feeling of setting your foot in the water for the first time in the season. For those who are not aware, the JCC offers a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 25th, 2012|Categories: Keep it Local|Tags: business, JCC, keep it local, pool, Summer|0 Comments

The Lone Tree at Fort Sewall

As I mentioned in Monday's post, this week was going to feature a fair amount of fog. This image came from the start of the night - I had just set up my tripod for the supermoon shot when the fog rolled in fast and thick. I quickly changed lenses and took advantage of the setting light to shoot this magnificent tree looking lonely without a harbor to accompany it. The beauty of fog is that it isolates a subject. while normally this composition would include distant houses, rocks and a harbor filled with boats, here the tree stands alone. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 24th, 2012|Categories: Park|Tags: bench, fog, Fort Sewall, tree|1 Comment

Riding the Chair Swing at the Devereux Carnival

The carnival has come and gone but not before I managed a few new images of the fun. I had this image in mind as soon as the first postings went up about the carnival coming back to Devereux beach. Unfortunately rain and fog interfered with those plans - that is until the very last day. On Sunday, I returned to the carnival grounds after spending $40 in 1 hour with the kids and set up for this shot. The carnival was getting ready to close and the crowd thinning out. There were only two kids on the chair swing [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 23rd, 2012|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, carnival, Devereux Beach, people|1 Comment

Long Exposure – The Waves at Castle Rock

It's Long Exposure Tuesday and we're going to stick with the fog theme. On Tuesday evening, I received my new camera to replace the 4-year-old dSLR I had been using. When I woke Wednesday and noted the fog, a huge grin crept upon my face. I quickly ducked out of the house with a few ideas in mind. Castle Rock was actually the last place I visited and I spent at least an hour there exploring the crashing waves and various angles to capture the beauty and power of the ocean. In this image, I extended the shutter speed to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 22nd, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Castle Rock, long exposure, ocean, rocks, waves|3 Comments

The Grassy Hill at Fort Sewall

May 5th proved to be a very productive day. As I wrote on the supermoon image and the recent 'two roads' one, a blanket of fog descended on me as I set up for a shot at Fort Sewall that evening. When it became clear that the fog would not clear, I set about looking for images that wouldn't otherwise be available to me in clearer conditions. The telescope you see stands across the harbor from the lighthouse. On a clear day, there is no way to not see the iconic structure and, therefore, the poor scope pales in comparison [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 21st, 2012|Categories: Park|Tags: fog, Fort Sewall, grass, telescope|0 Comments

admin

About Eyal Oren