Sunset Archives - Wednesdays in Marblehead

September Sunset over Marblehead Harbor

I'm not quite sure what color I'm looking at in this September sunset over Marblehead harbor. This was the view I had from Crocker Park on September 4th when a storm passed just before sunset and I witnessed a huge orange sky and incredible clouds over the Neck. I had to use my widest lens in a vertical orientation and shoot a multi-image panorama to take in the full scene. I was still shooting as the light changed and, five minutes later, I was staring at this. Is it still orange? Or pink? Or pink-orange??? Whatever the color, the sky [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-10-15T22:56:07-04:00October 16th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, orange, pink, sunset|8 Comments

Goodbye Summer

The Crocker Park float was pulled out over the weekend and today marks the last day of summer. Since I just finished going through all of my photos from an outing at Crocker Park on September 4th, I thought I would share this one of the float as the sky began to take on unearthly hues leading up to an incredible orange sky over Marblehead Harbor. This photo seemed a perfect way to say 'goodbye summer'. I've started to notice leaves changing colors throughout town but, with the incredible warm and dry weather, the displays appear fairly muted so far. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-22T18:24:18-04:00September 23rd, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Crocker park, float, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|19 Comments

Nightcap at Crocker Park

On September 4th, an orange sky exploded over Marblehead harbor and I was fortunate to have chased the clouds to Crocker Park for a front row seat to the show. I shared a panorama from that night but hadn't looked back at other shots captured during the 30 minutes spent exploring other compositions. This shot came about as the last of the evening color washed over the crescent moon and created a perfect nightcap on what was a very enjoyable photography outing at Crocker Park.

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-18T20:34:08-04:00September 19th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Crocker park, sunset|6 Comments

30 Minute Tie Up

It seems like forever ago but on July 19th I was fortunate to be at the right place at the right time to witness and capture a spectacular sunset over Salem harbor. I shared one panoramic shot that took in the full scene as soon as I came home but this view has sat in the 'to be published' folder until now. I struggled with a title and ended up zooming in the signage of the Richard H Rockett Landing to settle on '30 Minute Tie up'. Hopefully the image makes up for the boring title...

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-17T22:20:06-04:00September 18th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Rockett Landing, Salem harbor, sunset, Village Street|19 Comments

Sunset Rainbow over Marblehead Harbor

On any other night, being able to capture a sunset rainbow would have made me giddy and want to rush home to share the image on my site. On this particular night, the sky would end up exploding in color only ten minutes later and this otherwise beautiful view of a rainbow and pink cloud over a full Marblehead Harbor become relegated to the 'to be published' folder. I plan to spend this Wednesday in Marblehead working on the rest of the images from this evening one week ago as well as dropping off my first shipment of calendars at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-10T22:36:23-04:00September 11th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, rainbow, sunset|3 Comments

Orange Sky over Marblehead Harbor

Remember how I was complaining last week about the lack of nice sunsets this summer? Forget I said that...[also, read to the end for a calendar announcement!] I had a feeling about tonight's sunset and, more specifically the chance of a rainbow forming after a late storm showed up on radar and promised to pass right around sunset with clear skies behind it. I watched the radar and headed out only to return home and do that all over again when the storm stalled for a bit. I was torn between shooting the oncoming storm from the Neck or its [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-04T20:22:30-04:00September 4th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Crocker park, dramatic, Marblehead Harbor, orange, panorama|42 Comments

That One Summer Sunset

It seems that every year, there's that one summer sunset that explodes in the sky and changes color so quickly that it ends up creating numerous composition possibilities. Such was the case on July 19th when I returned home from a boat ride around the harbor and pulled over at the Village Street dock as the light began to form. I spent this weekend catching up on images in my 'to be processed' folder and ended up finding five images from this night in addition to the one I already shared. This one was actually a panorama of two images [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-08-25T20:06:58-04:00August 26th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: dock, Rockett Landing, Salem harbor, sunset, Village Street|14 Comments

Sunset Gull

After nine years of capturing images of Marblehead, this might be a first. If you look closely at the sky, you'll see a sea gull lit up in fiery red light as the last of the sun's rays reflect off its feathers. The sunset gull added an interesting highlight to an otherwise pleasant sunset reflecting in the water of Marblehead Harbor. The one truly depressing aspect of this image captured on October 5, 2018...sunset took place at 6:06pm! Enjoy the long warm days while you can.

By Eyal Oren|2019-08-21T07:18:21-04:00August 21st, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, seagull, sunset|5 Comments

Fort Beach Sunset

I'm not sure if this summer has had fewer amazing sunsets or if I've missed them with travels and other plans but I was amazed to find one incredible sunset after another in my 'to be posted' archive when I scrolled to last summer. This is a shot from July 3, 2018 and one of the most incredible displays of light I have encountered since moving to Marblehead. The light changed so fast and cycled through so many colors and cloud formations that each shot of the Fort Beach sunset was different and, at least in my mind, worth sharing. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-08-18T21:48:49-04:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Fort Beach, sunset|9 Comments

Sunset View from Corinthian Lane

Near the end of May, I was fortunate to end up on the Neck as a beautiful sunset took shape over Marblehead harbor. This sunset view from Corinthian Lane developed slowly and hit its peak a few minutes after 8:00. We've had a few really nice sunsets lately and hopefully will get a few more with the warm weather and occasional storms predicted for the week.

By Eyal Oren|2019-07-30T22:54:09-04:00July 31st, 2019|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|4 Comments