Long Exposure – Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

At the end of February, the weather turned and the forecasters were predicting 50 MPH wind gusts. The day started off with blue skies but, rather quickly, clouds started to move in. With the wind pushing them faster and faster, I knew I could turn the conditions to my advantage. I started off shooting Abbot Hall and then wandered through town trying to keep the tripod steady through the winds and for exposures averaging 25 seconds. I made it down to Atlantic Avenue and was about to call it a day when I stopped in front of the Our Lady, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:08:39-04:00April 10th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, church, clouds, long exposure, Star of the Sea|5 Comments

Long Exposure – Under the Corinthian

This past Saturday started off with boring blue skies but the weather report promised incoming clouds. I decided to head out in the hopes of capturing the clouds as they came in and use a long exposure technique to show their movement. As I drove across the causeway, I noticed sailboats in the harbor and stopped to take a few images of them passing in front of Abbot Hall (come back tomorrow to see that post). I continued to drive around the Neck exploring possible shots when I happened upon someone I knew on Corinthian Lane. After chatting with him [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:18-05:00April 3rd, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, Corinthian Yacht Club, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, pier, yacht club|1 Comment

Long Exposure – Pylons in the Harbor

As last week's post showed, I am a sucker for a good pier and, even better, the pylons that come first. When I first heard about a new pier being built at Stramski beach, I jotted down the location for a possible shoot. As soon as the first pylons went in, I started my scouting trips and waited for the day when the pylons would be in (and before cross beams would ruin the image I was after). On January 29th, I got lucky - pylons in, high tide, calm water, setting sun and just a few clouds in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:18-05:00March 27th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, pier, pylons, square, water|3 Comments

Long Exposure – The Pier

Long exposure Tuesday brings us the second image in this new series and one that is hanging at the Hooper mansion this month. As I mentioned last week, I have sought new ways to capture the town of Marblehead and began with the Rooftop Thursday series. This Winter, I began to explore long exposure photography with the goal of creating beautiful black and white fine art images of our town. Today's image comes from the pier at Mooring Road. This was a 3 minute exposure - the camera was placed on a tripod, a timer set and I ran off [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:19-05:00March 20th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, clouds, fine art, long exposure, ocean, pier|1 Comment

Long Exposure – Doaks Lane Sunset

Welcome to Long Exposure Tuesday! As I've explored the town of Marblehead, I have found that limiting myself to shooting within the confines of 4.5 square miles has ignited my creativity. This began with Rooftop Thursdays and now continues with Long Exposure Tuesdays. In long exposure photography, the shutter is left open for seconds or minutes rather than the 1/100th of a second in a typical daytime photo. This has the effect of smoothing out water, turning waves into mist and making the clouds into streaks of light. I have been working on this technique for the past few months [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:19-05:00March 13th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Doaks Lane, houses, long exposure, rocks, sunset, water|0 Comments

The Pier at Sunset

I have been experimenting with long-exposure black and white fine art photography lately and planned to capture this image in that fashion. The sunset seemed to have other plans as the sun peeked out behind me and lit up Baker's Island in the distance in a brilliant red. This was taken as a five minute exposure so the water turned still and the clouds can be seen drifting overhead. It seemed a shame to mute these colors so I kept them as-is. I'll have to come back here another day under more drab conditions. If you would like to see [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:21-05:00January 17th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: clouds, long exposure, ocean, pier, sunset, water|3 Comments

The Pier at Mooring Road

Ever since we moved to Marblehead, I've wanted to find piers to photograph. Unfortunately, all of them seemed to be private and inaccessible. Last week, I drove down Bradley Road to explore that part of town and, on a whim, made a turn down Mooring Road and found this great pier. The seas were rough and I had arrived near high tide - couldn't ask for a better sky though. The shots of crashing waves weren't quite what I had in mind so I put on a filter to cut down the light and allow for longer exposures. The waves [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T12:11:15-04:00April 27th, 2011|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: long exposure, mist, Mooring Road, ocean, pier, water, waves|0 Comments

Two Seconds at Grace Oliver Beach

A recent storm coincided with the full moon which meant storm surges and high waves. While the peak happened at 10pm, I decided to venture out the next day to see if any remnants of the storm would provide for good long exposure shots. I got to Grace Oliver beach pretty close to high tide and was treated to impressive waves crashing almost to the sidewalk. I used a 10-stop filter to block the light and allow for this two second exposure in the middle of the day. The long exposure turned the waves into mist and this shot was [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T14:44:04-04:00April 20th, 2011|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, clouds, Grace Oliver beach, long exposure, waves|0 Comments

The Ocean Breathes – Castle Rock

I added a new tool to my camera bag this week and had a great time taking it out for an inaugural shoot. This was a return to Castle Rock on the Marblehead Neck. With the 10-stop neutral density filter, I was able to take this 30 second exposure and turn the ocean waves into a soft mist. It's a great feeling to produce an image that cannot be seen 'in the moment' but can be appreciated for showing a spot in a new light. Technical: Canon 50D and EF-S 17-55mm lens with 10-stop ND filter. Single exposure.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:32-05:00September 30th, 2010|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, Castle Rock, long exposure, mist, ocean, sunrise, water, waves|2 Comments