Let the Light Shine Through

I've shared two images from last week's incredible light display over Marblehead Harbor...here's the third. On Monday, a fairly large system moved to the North of Marblehead just as sunset approached and I headed across to Marblehead neck after work to see if some light might shine through the clouds. I had decided to shoot from the pier off Foster Street to allow the most flexibility as I wasn't sure which way the light might show. As luck would have it, a small break appeared in the clouds and the sunlight escaped for the briefest moment to light up what [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:24-05:00August 4th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor, sun star, sunset|0 Comments

Abbot Hall – Patron of Marblehead

As you may know, Abbot Hall is currently undergoing some restorative work on its tower and, as such, scaffolding and red netting have surrounded the iconic structure. With the red wrapping covering Abbot Hall, I had decided to explore compositions that would exclude the tower as much as possible. Then, a few weeks ago, someone donated money to adorn the red tower with a large letter M representing Marblehead's school colors and emblem of the sports teams. Since then, the tower is back as a focal point of my photography. On July 13th, my family was invited out on a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-07-24T21:46:55-04:00July 25th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Pink Sunset and Fog over Marblehead Harbor

Back to the incredible sunset that took place on Wednesday, July 16. I've share two images from that night so far but, between the fog over Marblehead Harbor and the spectacular colors that formed at sunset and for the 45 minutes that followed, I have 10 more images yet to share from this evening. I previously shared an image including Abbot Hall and one focused on the cranes at the end of the pier from which I was shooting. This was the view looking out toward Marblehead Light. At this point, the colors in the sky had shifted from blue [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 22nd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Eastern Yacht Club, fog, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, pink, sunset|0 Comments

Sailing Out of Marblehead Harbor

On Sunday, July 13th my family was invited by friends on a boat ride out to Halfway Rock. The sky was a clear blue on our way out of Marblehead Harbor but we were treated to slowly building clouds on our return. As we approached the mouth of the harbor, a sailboat came close crossing between Marblehead Light and the newly decorated scaffolding over Abbot Hall. I captured this image as the sailboat glided into a perfect position in my composition. Afterwards, I tried to bring out the red of the scaffolding and the large M recently added to it. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 16th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, from the water, lighthouse, sailboat|0 Comments

Summer in Marblehead – 3 – Purple Light from Parker Lane

Another image from Saturday's spectacular sunset over Marblehead harbor. I had started off shooting at the Pleon Yacht Club but moved to Parker Land after the sun dipped below the horizon. On Monday, I shared the incredible pinks that filled the sky shortly afterwards. It wasn't long before the pinks gave way to the purple colors you see here. I decided to keep the skyline as silhouette to minimize the scaffolding around Abbot Hall tower. Between the amazing sunsets and warm days, there really is nothing quite like Summer in Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:26-05:00July 2nd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, Parker Lane, purple, sunset|0 Comments

Summer in Marblehead – 2 – Sunset over the Water

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I had gone out on Saturday night to capture the sunset which proceeded to explode in color well after the sun had dipped below the horizon. This image comes from my first location at the Pleon Yacht Club and just as the sun set. I had gone down to the float to capture the diffused sunlight as it reflected off the water in Marblehead harbor. With boats filling the harbor and beautiful light, this seemed to be yet another perfect depiction of Summer in Marblehead. * I normally would have cloned out the contrail [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:26-05:00July 1st, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, reflection, sunset|0 Comments

Sundog over Marblehead Harbor

On Sunday, June 8, I had headed out to Chandler Hovey Park before sunset to see if I could find some new compositions on that familiar ground. As I arrived, I spotted a sundog to the left of the setting sun and quickly tried to find a good way to capture the usually fleeting rainbow-like effect. Normally, I would have composed an image to include the full expanse of Marblehead Harbor but with Abbot Hall's current red drape and scaffolding, I decided to look for a new way to showcase the sundog over Marblehead Harbor. I ended up liking this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:27-05:00June 23rd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, Old North Church, sundog, sunset|0 Comments

Abbot Tower and a Full Harbor

Today's image comes from July 16, 2013 and a boat trip in and around Marblehead Harbor. We made it into the harbor during sunset and I proceeded to compose and capture shot after shot. I couldn't pass up the unique vantage points from water level looking past boats in their mooring toward Abbot Tower standing tall in the distance. With the tower currently shrouded by scaffolding and a red curtain, I thought it would be a good opportunity to revisit some of these images from the archives. Enjoy.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:27-05:00June 17th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor and the Red Cloaked Tower

On Tuesday, a storm approached Marblehead to the south and I thought I would try to capture some dramatic clouds and light. I drove across the causeway to Marblehead Neck and scouted a number of vantage points and captured a few images at each. In the end, a walk to the end of Peabody Lane and the public right of way there led me to this spot where all the elements came into place under some very nice light. All except one... Abbot Hall tower is currently cloaked in red with scaffolding along its full height as much-needed repairs are [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:27-05:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor, pier|0 Comments

Dawn of the Summer Season

The unofficial start of the Summer season begins at dawn on Memorial Day as captured in this image taken at Crocker Park. Yesterday I posted the first image from my Memorial Day dawn shoot at Crocker Park with a beautiful crescent moon hanging over Marblehead Light. This was one of the last images I took on that morning. The light kept building but an unfortunate cloud bank kept the sun from entering the scene as I kept trying out varying compositions. At 5:10 am (40 minutes after the crescent moon image), the light finally heat its peak. I sought to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:29-05:00May 28th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments