Chandler Hovey park

Beacon of Light in the Fog

On Sunday night after capturing the image of the Christmas tree on the First Harbor dinghy, I turned towards Marblehead Light and noticed that it was the only sign of color on this foggy night. I decided to capture the lighthouse decked out in strings of lights for the holiday using a long-exposure. The 30 second image time served to calm the waters of little harbor and accentuate the foggy mood looking out past Gerry Island towards Chandler Hovey Park. The small aperture of the lens also helped add a small star to the light produced by the green beacon [...]

By |2018-12-03T21:17:19-05:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , |14 Comments

The Brick Oil House and Abbot Hall

On October 22nd, I followed the clouds and light to Chandler Hovey Park only to watch the sun disappear behind the thickening clouds before putting on a proper show.  As I walked back to the car, I looked back and spotted this composition I had not previously captured.  There was something appealing about the two brick structures - the brick oil house and Abbot Hall on either ends of the frame with a bare tree in between.

By |2017-11-05T18:25:55-05:00November 9th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , |7 Comments

Lightning Strikes Twice in Marblehead

In mid-September, an active lightning storm passed over Marblehead shortly after sunset.  I had setup my longest lens inside the car due to the frequent bolts of lightning shining in the night sky and aimed at Chandler Hovey Park hoping for the best while mashing on the shutter button (well, the remote button to minimize shake...). As it happened, I lucked out and caught not one but two separate bolts.  I shared the second capture as soon as I came home but this was the first bolt that appeared on my screen.  The exposure on this one was a bit [...]

By |2017-11-08T06:50:16-05:00November 8th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , , |2 Comments

Lightning Strikes Marblehead Light

So the title above 'lightning strikes Marblehead Light' may be a bit of creative license but when I saw this bolt and the image on the back of my camera's monitor, I just about lost my mind.  A bit about the shot: What an incredible lightning storm we just had pass through town!  I saw the sky darken as we finished dinner and ran out the door when I saw the radar image of the storm.  I quickly decided that Front Street offered me the best view and wondered if I might get a lucky shot of a lightning strike [...]

By |2017-09-15T07:05:56-04:00September 14th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , , |67 Comments

Reflections at Chandler Hovey Park

From the same night as yesterdays post (literally taken 34 seconds before), comes this image of Marblehead Light captured in a reflection from a recent storm.  As I mentioned yesterday, I chased clouds between storms out to Chandler Hovey Park and spent a few minutes shooting the lighthouse with boats coming into the harbor.  I then spotted a puddle created from the rain that had just ended and captured this shot of the lighthouse reflected in the mirror-like surface. As luck would have it, another person was photographing the sunset and their pose at the base of the lighthouse almost [...]

By |2017-07-25T22:09:45-04:00July 26th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , , |5 Comments

Chasing Rainbows in Marblehead

Yesterday, I had an interview with Mary Reines of the Marblehead Reporter for an upcoming story and I she asked what it meant to me that so many people seem to count on my capturing 'the shot'.  I answered that it is incredibly flattering and used the example of rainbows.  It seems that any time a rainbow forms in Marblehead, my wife's phone will start blowing up with incoming texts alerting her (and me) that a rainbow was formed and that I should head out to capture it.  Today's image reminded me of that feeling and I thought it fitting [...]

By |2017-06-14T21:10:55-04:00June 15th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , |4 Comments

Sunset Before the Storm

I captured this image of clouds behind Marblehead Light on Chandler Hovey Park last week at sunset but didn't have a chance to work on the image until yesterday's snow day.  I had been photographing with my Phantom 4 Pro at Crocker Park before deciding to change vantage points and ended up at Chandler Hovey Park just as the sun was setting and with perfect clouds formed behind the lighthouse. I shot this is a vertical panorama while standing beside the flag pole so that I could include the foreground rocks and stone bench lit in golden light.  Hope you [...]

By |2017-03-15T07:49:46-04:00March 15th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Crashing Surf at Chandler Hovey Park

After capturing the view of sunset from Chandler Hovey Park, I watched the light until it started to fade and then turned to head towards my car.  As I did, I spotted pink light over Childrens Island and walked around the lighthouse to see the last glow of sunset fading near the horizon. At the same time, I heard the familiar sound of crashing surf rolling the pebbles along that section of Chandler Hovey Park where flat rocks lead to a miniature beach.  I quickly got into position and slowed the shutter speed to capture the movement of the water as [...]

By |2017-01-04T22:34:21-05:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Sunset at Chandler Hovey – this view never gets old

As this site has continued, I have found myself with fewer opportunities to capture scenes of Marblehead on any given Wednesday.  Instead, I head out when the light is right at sunrise, sunset or, on occasion, in mid-day on a day off from work.  Yesterday, seemed like it would turn into another grey day with little to offer until the clouds started to break up near sunset and I grabbed my gear and headed out to Marblehead Neck. I looked over my shoulder as I drove across the causeway and stopped at a few spots on the Neck before heading towards [...]

By |2017-01-04T22:28:56-05:00January 5th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: , , |1 Comment

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