Purple Dawn over Marblehead

On the morning of October 8, a lunar eclipse was set to take place right at moonset/sunrise offering the chance to capture a 'blood red moon'. Unfortunately, the skies were not cooperating when I arrived at Chandler Hovey Park and found thick cloud cover at the horizon as a storm passed just to the north of us. While I waited and hoped for a break in the clouds, the morning sun lit up the clouds in a brilliant purple hue. There was very little light to work with and, even with a fairly high ISO of 800, the shutter speed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-10-19T19:34:35-04:00October 21st, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, dawn, Marblehead Harbor, purple|0 Comments

Marblehead Harborfront

After the rain departed on Saturday, October 11, I decided to head out in hopes of capturing a few lingering clouds and some scenes of foliage around town. On an earlier venture, I had noticed that the Marblehead harborfront (not sure if that is an official name for the area depicted here) was showing signs of Fall colors. I made my way across the causeway to the public way at Parker Lane to see if the colors had indeed 'popped' in the interim. While there were some hints of orange and yellow in the trees, I was more intrigued by [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:20-05:00October 15th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Grace Community church, houses, Marblehead Harbor, St Michaels church|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor Sunset

Back to the photo shoot on September 28 after yesterday's brief hiatus to capture scenes of Vermont's foliage. I explained in Monday and Tuesday's posts that I had gone out on Sunday to capture views of our Indian Summer. Well, after shooting around Little Harbor, I had made my way to Corinthian Lane hoping for a nice sunset. As the sun set below the horizon, I made my way down to the beach and captured this scene with boats still filling Marblehead Harbor. With the cold wet weather of the past two days, it's only a matter of time before the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-10-06T21:32:25-04:00October 2nd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Indian Summer in Marblehead

This past Summer in Marblehead has to rank among the most perfect (weather wise) in a very long time. We had a mild June and July followed by a blast of heat and humidity at the end of August/early September and then the cool (but not too cold) days of late Summer/early Fall came. This weekend, though, brought back the warmth and humidity to stave off that Autumn and soon-to-be Winter chill for at least a few more days. While not meeting the technical definition of an Indian Summer in Marblehead (the Farmer's almanac states the warmth has to occur [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:21-05:00September 29th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, foliage, houses, Marblehead Harbor, Summer, sunset|0 Comments

Low Tide in Marblehead – Riverhead Beach

Continuing from Friday's introduction to this week's theme, here is the wider view of Riverhead beach. You can see the float that I had stood on for the earlier image in the center of the frame and hopefully appreciate just how low the tide had been to allow me to walk along Riverhead beach to the water's edge. From here, I had quickly returned to the causeway where I captured this image and then turned my attention to Devereux Beach... Come back tomorrow for that image.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:21-05:00September 15th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, lighthouse, low tide, Marblehead Harbor, Riverhead beach|0 Comments

Low Tide in Marblehead – Boats in the Harbor

This is the first in a series that will span all of next week exploring the area around the causeway during an incredibly low tide in Marblehead. I had gone out on Tuesday night as clouds had been building during the day and I was hoping for a repeat of the incredible light at sunset the night before (which I had watched from a window). As I headed out, I checked the tides and noted they were at very low levels in large part due to the recent 'super moon' that had just set that morning. I decided to drive [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 12th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, lighthouse, low tide, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Waiting for a Ride in Marblehead Harbor

It's interesting to watch the traffic in Marblehead Harbor during the morning blue hour as the sunrise approaches. On this particular Sunday, I had gone out in hopes of interesting skies left over from the intense lightning storm that seemed to signal the end of Summer. While the scene before me was calm and peaceful, I quickly lost hope for a brilliant sunrise that would explode in colors over the harbor. Instead, as I waited on the light, I noted someone waiting at the end of a float at State Street landing. With the minimal light, I had to shoot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 8th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, people|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I hadn't captured the sunrise (let alone the blue hour preceding it) in over 3 months and had decided to make up for it on Sunday. As I drove toward Crocker Park, I noted some great clouds in the night sky and hoped they would stay for the sunrise. I arrived at my destination and made my way up the small hill to Crocker Park where I first took in the view of Marblehead Harbor in the blue hour looking out toward Marblehead Light. I walked down the path to the float for a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 26th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, clouds, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Blue Light over Marblehead Harbor

Today's image comes from July 28 and the incredible light show at sunset that saw a wide range of colors erupting over Marblehead Harbor. At one point, a beautiful blue showed in the space between the clouds and horizon with golden light reflecting off the cumulus clouds onto the water below. I had been shooting from the pier at the Pleon Yacht Club and so I could quickly adjust to the light as it moved across the harbor. I only fully appreciated the intensity of the blue light over Marblehead harbor when I loaded this image on my return home [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 20th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, clouds, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Foggy Sunset at Marblehead Harbor

It feels great to be back! Our planned vacation on the Cape could not have come at a better time with the stress of the book having peaked in the week before while trying to deliver nearly 500 books to places near and far. As I ventured out to capture scenes throughout Cape Cod, I kept realizing how much I missed shooting landscapes in Marblehead and just how beautiful those scenes back home were. With that in mind, I decided to share this foggy sunset at Marblehead harbor captured in mid-July. We had been experiencing a fair amount of fog [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 18th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments