A Halloween Regatta on the steps of Abbot Hall

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:46:54-04:00November 9th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, regatta, sailboat, sailing, water|

Bit of a late entry today as I could not make up my mind which of three shots to post. I asked fans on my Facebook page to weigh in and this was the unanimous winner. On October 29, the Eastern Yacht Club sponsored an in-harbor regatta. Given the location and the promise of colorful sails, I knew that I couldn't miss this opportunity and headed down to the Neck long lens in hand. I set up near the Pleon yacht club and braced myself against the wind as the boats moved across familiar landmarks. As I mentioned, I ended [...]

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Sunrise at the Sun Circle of Bleach Bluff Park

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:47:11-04:00November 7th, 2011|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: beach bluff park, sun star, sunrise|

Shortly after taking the photo of the anchor at dawn from Preston beach's Beach Bluff park, I made my way around to the sun circle in hopes of capturing the now risen sun. I was fortunate to be one of the few people out at that hour and angled the camera to include the entire structure with the sun on the edge of one of the slabs. By doing so and stopping down the aperture to f/22 (letting in as little light as possible), I was able to bring out the sun star effect from the rising sun. The light [...]

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Keep it Local – Harbor Light Inn

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00November 4th, 2011|Categories: Keep it Local|Tags: business, Harbor Light Inn, keep it local, Old Town, Washington Street|

The Harbor Light Inn is a beautiful bed and breakfast on Washington Street in the heart of Old Town. I first entered this Inn after receiving an email from their manager asking if I would put together a slideshow of my photos of Marblehead to display during their breakfast. I was thrilled with the offer and set to work producing a DVD. When I delivered it, I was amazed by the beauty inside this Inn. The Inn has been named 'one of the top 10 most romantic inns in America' and it is easy to see why. The common rooms [...]

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From the Rooftops – a new project starts with State Street

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00November 3rd, 2011|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: rooftop, State Street|

I would like to introduce you to my newest project in exploring the town of Marblehead - shooting from the rooftops. At the end of August, I found myself on a bike ride through town trying to scout out new locations. At some point, I began to notice all of the widow walks that dotted the rooftops. By the time that I hit The Landing and saw the deck on top of the Harbor Wharfs Condo, I had decided to make this into a new project. I wrote a letter and tried to contact a number of residents whose houses [...]

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Trees Rise from a Colorful Swamp

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: Fall|Tags: foliage, rail trail, reflection, swamp, tree|

It took a while to happen but the leaves have finally started to show their Fall colors. I rode along the rail trail on October 18th and stopped at a small opening through which I noted this small swamp. The bare trunks rising from it contrasted nicely against the changing colors in the background. I waited for a break in the clouds to bring out the colors and captured this image. Technical: Shot at f/2.8 to make the foreground trunk stand out and blur the background. Used a circular polarizer to bring out the reflection in the water and help [...]

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Master of the Hannah

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:48:30-04:00November 1st, 2011|Categories: Old Town|Tags: brick, flowers, sign, Washington Street|

There are numerous signs on Marblehead homes depicting its former occupants but this one stands out for me. I always liked the old wood sign juxtaposed against the brick wall and, when I saw the flowers on the vine in early October, I knew it was time to shoot it. The hardest part was finding the right time of day when the shadows served to frame the scene.

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Mother under the Maple Tree

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00October 31st, 2011|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, foliage, gravestone, Green Street Cemetery, maple tree|

This is the perfect ending to Halloween week on Wednesdays in Marblehead. I was biking around town in search of foliage when I spotted this maple outside the cemetery on the corner of Elm and Creesy Streets. I couldn't find the right angle to shoot it from outside the cemetery so I ventured inside. Once there, I found a few gravestones that would make for a nice foreground but the light wasn't quite right. Then the clouds shifted and the light illuminated the singular word 'Mother' on the one gravestone standing apart from the rest. I dropped to the ground [...]

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A Snow Family in Snowctober

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00October 30th, 2011|Categories: Snow|Tags: foliage, park, Seaside park, snow, tree|

Well, we had our second snow of the season - though, I don't know if you can call Fall part of the 'snow season'. Though other parts of the state ended up with at least 6 inches, we received a tolerable few. I drove around town this morning on the hunt for foliage (which had been pretty sparse) to shoot with a backdrop of snow. I couldn't find much until the very end but did see this 'snow family' at Seaside park. I framed them under the weeping willow to highlight the very early snow as the willow hasn't even [...]

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Marblehead Rowing Club

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00October 28th, 2011|Categories: Keep it Local|Tags: beach, business, Devereux Beach, keep it local, ocean, sand|

Today's planned Halloween-themed entry will be postponed due to snow. In its place, here is a warm picture to help you forget about those early flakes on the ground in October of all times! The Marblehead Rowing Club has a great mission statement: A community based rowing club located on the North shore of Massachusetts whose members share a love for salt water recreational rowing and the spirit of friendship between each other. The club took part in the Rotary Great Race several months ago with a course that ended at Devereux beach. I found this kayak lying on the sand after [...]

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Dawn over Preston Beach

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:24-05:00October 27th, 2011|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: anchor, beach, ocean, park, Preston Beach, sunrise|

I had another gravestone from Old Burial Hill planned for today's post but yesterday's sunrise and possible UFO sighting pre-empted it. This is the shot I was taking and during which I captured a possible UFO flying over the ocean. First, some background: I had first spotted this anchor at Beach Bluff Park several months ago but the sun was rising too far to the east for the composition I had in mind. On Wednesday morning, I woke at 6:30 and checked the skies and was delighted to see a break at the horizon. I quickly grabbed my camera and [...]

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