Hockey Night at Redds Pond

A picturesque frozen pond and kids playing a pick-up game of hockey...you really can't ask for a more quintessential New England scene! I took my kids skating for their first time on Redds earlier in the day and promptly went out to purchase my first pair of skates (no real need for those when you grow up in LA). I returned for a few practice runs on the pond and found this pickup game in process. Grabbed the camera and shot a few frames. This image had a very classic, timeless feel to it so I decided to make it [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00January 19th, 2011|Categories: Landmark, Pond|Tags: frozen, hockey, ice, landmark, pond, Redd's pond, snow|1 Comment

Goodbye YMCA

The 'old' YMCA was demolished this week to make room for new condominiums in town. The Y opened in 1910 making it the oldest one on the North Shore. It cared for a century of children in Marblehead but closed before I moved to town. I had a chance to watch the demolition on Wednesday morning and snuck around to the side as the crew worked. I found this still-standing door leading into the rays of light that were reflecting off the equipement and made stronger by the dust and debris in the air. Seemed a perfect tribute to some [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00January 12th, 2011|Categories: Landmark|Tags: demolition, HDR, landmark, Pleasant Street, YMCA|0 Comments

The Christmas Tree at Abbot Hall

Happy Holidays! The Christmas tree at Abbot Hall is lit as part of Marblehead's Christmas Walk. I missed the actual lighting but added this to my list of shots to post on the blog. It ended up being tough to find a time that was still enough for the lights to come out sharp and without motion artifacts. On this day, I showed up at Abbot Hall at 3:30 and waited impatiently until the lights flickered on. Shot this as an HDR to bring out the texture in the tree, the detail in the lights and the beauty of Abbot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-12-01T21:25:44-05:00December 15th, 2010|Categories: Landmark|Tags: Abbot Hall, Christmas, HDR, holiday, landmark, Old Town, tree|0 Comments

The Old Post Office

Last stop on Pleasant Street for this week. I had passed this building countless times and always wondered what it was. There are great details carved into it (see below) and, in retrospect, it should have been obvious that this was once a post office. They sure don't make government buildings like they used to! Turns out this is now a condo - I'm assuming there are great details and high ceilings to be found inside as well. Technical: Canon 50D and Ef-S 10-22 lens. 6 bracket exposure.

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T12:10:21-04:00November 18th, 2010|Categories: Landmark|Tags: HDR, Pleasant Street, post office|1 Comment

In Defense of the Union

The next stop (literally) on my photowalk on Pleasant Street was Memorial Park. I couldn't find when this park was erected but the center piece is in memory of those who fell in the Civil War and was erected on July 4, 1876. Wish I had the chance to shoot this one in time for Veteran's Day! I got here just as the sun lay in back of the obelisk. I chose a small aperture to turn the sun to a star and placed its edge along the memorial. Technical: Canon 50D and EF-S 10-22 lens. 6 bracket exposure.

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T12:49:39-04:00November 16th, 2010|Categories: Landmark|Tags: HDR, landmark, sun star|2 Comments

The Warwick

It's Pleasant Street week on Wednesdays in Marblehead! I had a chance to do a photowalk this Sunday (I know, wrong day) and started with a drive down Pleasant street. While I've made the drive countless times, I did so this time with a different perspective. I was thrilled to see the Warwick without its usual parked cars in front and spent some time shooting the old theater. I looked up the Warwick and was fascinated to read its story: opened in 1917 and family-owned until closing in 1999. There is a movement under way to bring back the Warwick [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T11:09:51-04:00November 15th, 2010|Categories: Landmark|Tags: HDR, landmark|1 Comment