Paddle before Moonrise

Last week, I had gone out to Fountain Park to capture the full moon rising over Fort Sewall and the homes along Little Harbor. As I waited for the sun to set, I noted a soft glow on the houses facing the harbor and then saw a small motor boat and a kayak enter the frame. I captured this shot just as both were crossing over the light reflecting in the still waters. It's funny how different this image appears from the moonrise of last week with a nearly identical composition but with a change in light and focus for [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-06-06T06:45:33-04:00June 6th, 2018|Categories: Little Harbor|Tags: boat, lighthouse, Little Harbor, people|7 Comments

Racing in Front of the Boston Yacht Club

With sailboats crisscrossing Marblehead Harbor and flying colorful sails, is it any wonder that I have many photos to share from a late April afternoon shooting the Jackson Cup? As the sailboats moved in their lanes back and forth in front of the Boston Yacht Club, I tried to time the shutter and composition to include boats at various positions in the frame while including as much of the BYC's nameplate as possible. This frame accomplished that task and seems to capture the beauty of racing inside our harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2018-06-04T20:54:42-04:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Boston yacht club, Jackson Cup, sailboat|3 Comments

Clouds in the Sky and Boats in the Water

In September 2013, I had spotted an impressive cloud forming overhead and raced out to the causeway from where I was able to capture the cumulonimbus cloud over a Marblehead harbor packed full with boats. It had been my goal to capture images of Marblehead outside of the golden hours of sunrise and sunset and I was pretty happy with how this image came out. I decided to get ahead of the cloud by driving up to Chandler Hovey Park and, as I arrived, the sky had taken a turn for the worse. I looked up at the darkening sky [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-06-03T20:50:29-04:00June 4th, 2018|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, clouds, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor|1 Comment

Pink Rainbow and the Chestnut Tree

On May 23rd, I visited Crocker Park in the hopes of finding a new composition for the chestnut tree that had reached full bloom. As luck would have it, a storm passed over the park just before sunset and led to this pink rainbow forming over Marblehead Neck. I had shared a shot of the rainbow over the harbor the night I captured the image. Within a minute of taking that image, I had scrambled to this spot from which I could compose an image including the chestnut tree and its blossoms fighting for the viewer's eye with the unique [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-30T21:14:52-04:00May 31st, 2018|Categories: Park|Tags: Crocker park, pink, rainbow, tree|2 Comments

Fountain Park Moonrise

Last night, the full flower moon rose under picture perfect conditions with clear skies and a warm evening. I had scouted out locations from which to capture the moonrise and had decided on Fountain Park for a different vantage point from the usual spots at Fort Sewall or Front Street. I arrived a bit early and enjoyed standing at the park overlooking Little Harbor, Doaks Lane and Fort Sewall. At 8:12pm, the sunset cannons fired and I managed to capture two of them in a short video. Shortly after that I spotted the moon but had to wait another ten [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-29T21:40:22-04:00May 30th, 2018|Categories: moon|Tags: Fountain park, full moon, moonrise|17 Comments

Sunset Light over State Street

As the calendar inches closer to June, I took a peak forward at images taken in past Junes. I quickly settled on this image of sunset light over State Street to share today from my 'to be published' folder. I remember going out that night in hopes of good light and deciding to hang out at State Street rather than crossing the causeway to shoot back from the Neck. I was rewarded with a long sunset that arrived in the perfect location in the evening sky. The sunset light added a soft glow to the houses that make up State [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-28T21:54:24-04:00May 29th, 2018|Categories: Old Town|Tags: historic downtown, State Street, sunset|3 Comments

Crocker Park Sunset

Once the storm passed and the rainbow disappeared on Wednesday night, I started looking for sunset compositions. I found myself poorly positioned to capture the best light from my position at Crocker Park and luckily had planned ahead by bringing the drone. I was up and over the waters of Marblehead Harbor in minutes and flew to this position from which to capture a beautiful Crocker park sunset.

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-24T21:31:11-04:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: Aerial|Tags: Abbot Hall, aerial, Boston yacht club, Crocker park, sunset|1 Comment

Rainbow Watching at Crocker Park

Well that was unexpected! I had gone by Crocker Park earlier today to check out the chestnut tree and made plans to return before sunset. I arrived with an hour to spare and hung out at the park watching the sky darken. I checked my radar app and saw that a rapidly moving storm was heading our way. I waited out the rain under the gazebo and quickly adjusted my plan. I put a circular polarizer on the lens and crossed my fingers that the sun would pop out before the rain passed to create a rainbow. At 7:52pm, a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-23T20:38:53-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Park|Tags: Crocker park, Marblehead Harbor, rainbow|7 Comments

Sunrise over Childrens Island

On April 24th, I lucked out with a trip down Ferry Lane to witness an incredible dawn break over Marblehead. The colors strengthened in the morning sky until they culminated with this sunrise over Childrens Island. I really need to head back down here now that the harbor is filling with boats for the season.

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-22T20:55:14-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|3 Comments

Moon in the Clouds

On March 31st, I headed out in the hopes of capturing the full blue moon setting over Abbot Hall. When I arrived at Corinthian Lane to shoot the moonset, I noted some haze and watches as the brilliant moon began to fade into the clouds. I shot the moon in the clouds just before the details of its face were lost. As luck would have it, the moon reappeared just before dipping below the horizon. I shared that shot the same day but saved this one until today.

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-21T20:50:05-04:00May 22nd, 2018|Categories: moon|Tags: Abbot Hall, full moon, moonset|1 Comment

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