A Sunrise Like Gold

Friday night, I set the alarm for 4:30am after checking a few sources and realizing I had a 50-50 chance of a solid sunrise. I woke with the alarm and really, really did not want to get out of bed. When I finally did, I cursed ridiculousness of these early Summer sunrises and dutifully got in the car. As I drove, I saw the first hint of light overhead and quickly decided on Hammond Park as my destination. I arrived just as the sky began to explode in shades of pink and purple and headed down to the float to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-07-01T23:14:16-04:00July 2nd, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|1 Comment

Streaks of Light to Start the Day

I was busy this weekend revamping my website and would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the All Photos and Best Of sections. Each gallery should open quickly and every image now offers print options (vs the prior convoluted format). As the rebuild took several hours on each day, I haven't had a chance to shoot new images and thus went to the To Be Published archive for this sunrise shot from late April. From the start of dawn at 5:33am until the sun rose at 5:52am, I came away with 14 image that differed in their composition and light. This [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-06-24T21:39:46-04:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|9 Comments

Sunrise over Childrens Island

On April 24th, I lucked out with a trip down Ferry Lane to witness an incredible dawn break over Marblehead. The colors strengthened in the morning sky until they culminated with this sunrise over Childrens Island. I really need to head back down here now that the harbor is filling with boats for the season.

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-22T20:55:14-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|3 Comments

Dawns Early Light

The morning of April 24th proved to be one of the most beautiful and longest lasting dawns/sunrises I have experienced in Marblehead. The light show began at 5:30am and, within minutes, I witnessed orange, pink and purple light paints the sky and Marblehead Harbor in dawns early light. The light quickly changed and strengthened as I stood watch at the end of Ferry Lane (near the Landing). If you look closely, you can see that Marblehead Light's green beacon is shining against the orange backdrop. Thanks again to all who voted yesterday and helped me narrow down my selections for the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-06T22:45:31-04:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boat, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, orange, pink|11 Comments

Abbot at Dawn

On March 31st, I woke before the sunrise and raced out of the house to capture the moon setting near Abbot Hall. I shared that image as soon as I returned home but held on to this shot taken five minutes earlier until now. I had watched the moon descend into clouds and wondered if it might reappear in the small clearing you see here. While I waited, the sun rose and bathed Abbot Hall in the soft light of dawn. As luck would have it, a lone bird flew overhead and into perfect position to create some drama in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-01T21:53:02-04:00May 2nd, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Abbot Hall, bird, dawn|8 Comments

Dawn of a Spring Day

I can't remember the last time I went out to capture the sunrise and this spring has not been very welcoming to early morning outings. This morning, everything seemed to fall into place and I decided to head out early to capture the dawn of a spring day. As I drove towards downtown, the sky showed its earliest hints of color. I arrived at the Landing and saw the light had built up further with plenty of time to go before sunrise. I started off shooting from shore but then made my way to one of the floats already out [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-04-24T06:53:57-04:00April 24th, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|21 Comments

Golden Dawn at Preston Beach

A couple of weeks ago, an unbelievable dawn erupted in the sky over Marblehead. I left the house as the purple light hit its peak and made a beeline for Preston Beach hoping to catch some of the magical color in the clouds. By the time I parked and got out of the car, the purple had disappeared but, a minute or two later, a golden color exploded overhead. I quickly composed this image to capture as much of the golden dawn as I could. With the calm ocean and few waves, the wet sand only served to accentuate the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-11-05T17:53:45-05:00November 6th, 2017|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: clouds, dawn, ocean, Preston Beach, sand|8 Comments

Pink Sky over Purple Waves at Devereux Beach

Today's image comes from the incredible dawn that took place on October 29 before the storm (literally) blew through town. I had started off with a tight crop of the ocean waves and wet sand reflecting the building colors in the sky. As the dawn reached its peak, it created a pink sky over purple waves washing ashore at Devereux Beach. After capturing this image, I began to zoom out and captured a much wider view as the entire sky took on pink hues (I shared that one as soon as I got home). I'm curious which you prefer - [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-11-01T22:01:57-04:00November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: dawn, Devereux Beach, pink, purple, waves|20 Comments

Dawn before the Storm

With talk of a storm headed our way that may be bringing 40+ MPH winds and 1-3" of rain, I figured the old adage 'red sky in morning, sailer take warning' may predict a nice dawn. With that and the very late timing of sunrise this time of year, I headed out to Devereux Beach. When I arrived, I found a few cars in the lot and a couple of fishermen casting lines into the Atlantic. I took up my spot between them and began capturing images as the dawn built up in color. I started off with tighter compositions [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-29T08:14:57-04:00October 29th, 2017|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: dawn, Devereux Beach, ocean, sunrise|21 Comments

October Sunrise at Ram Island

What an incredible October sunrise we had this morning! I woke before 7 to dark skies but looked out and thought conditions might develop for a solid dawn - especially with the coming storm. I kept thinking that and looking out the window as the sky erupted in color. With that, I was out the door and off to Preston Beach. I knew I had little hope for catching the peak of dawn color but hoped some would hold out and that the sunrise might offer a nice opportunity as well. I arrived at Preston as the sky shifted to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-24T18:26:27-04:00October 24th, 2017|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Preston Beach, Ram island, sunrise|15 Comments