Pancake Ice at Stramski Beach

On Tuesday night I decided to head out to Stramski Beach before sunset hoping to capture images of a frozen Salem harbor only to find picture perfect pancake ice all around me. I spent an hour exploring compositions including the Stramski pier and close ups of the ice. As the sun set and the temperature dipped to single digits, the sky lit up with a beautiful and incredibly long sunset. I shot frame after frame but was immediately drawn to this one with the pier and bare trees framing the scene and the pancake ice reflecting the colors of sunset. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-01-03T22:00:11-05:00January 4th, 2018|Categories: Sunset|Tags: frozen, ice, pier, Stramski beach, sunset|14 Comments

Goodnight 2017 – Frozen New Years Eve Sunset

This was truly a frozen New Years Eve sunset as I braved an insanely cold wind coming off the frozen harbor to capture my last sunset of 2017. I decided to head out in part to capture the chunks of ice that had formed along this part of the harbor and hoped the clouds would break for a nice sunset to help say 'Goodnight 2017'. I started off shooting around 3:40pm and only lasted 10 minutes before the cold forced me to retreat into the car. Despite dressing warmly in multiple layers, the 20 mph winds (and -15F wind chills) [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-12-31T17:57:48-05:00December 31st, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: causeway, frozen, ice, sunset, tree|27 Comments

Floating on Sunset at Ladys Cove in Marblehead

Today's image comes from the Summer of 2013 and a project to capture the sunset cannons firing at each yacht club around Marblehead Harbor. On this particular June evening, I had ventured out to the Dolphine Yacht Club and captured a small rainbow in the sunset sky. As I finished shooting the rainbow and cannon firing, I turned my head towards Ladys Cove and spotted this small dock at low tide. At the angle of the dock, it appeared to be floating on sunset as boats on their moorings filled the waters as far as the causeway. I asked on [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-21T07:00:38-04:00September 21st, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, cove, sunset|1 Comment

Cloud Filled Sunset

What better way to start a new year of Wednesdays in Marblehead then with this cloud filled sunset over a harbor filled with boats. Today's image was actually taken on a Tuesday evening (June 27th) as clouds filled the sky but left just enough space at the horizon for the setting sunlight to shine through and create a beautiful pink glow behind Abbot Hall. You can also make out Grace Community Church and St. Michael's Steeple towering over the familiar skyline. The benefit of these late sunsets is that I have plenty of time to come home after work, eat [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-15T22:22:09-04:00August 16th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|5 Comments

Framed by a Tree at Parker Lane

I was working on my 2018 calendar yesterday and think I have it almost finalized. As I went through images from the past year to use for each month, I stumbled upon this photo in my 'to be published' folder. I had gone out to a familiar spot at the end of the public way on Parker Lane in early September for what turned out to be a very nice sunset. Rather than running to the stairs and shooting the unobstructed view, I decided to stop and compose an image framed by a tree. The full canopy of leaves worked [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-02T21:17:37-04:00August 3rd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Parker Lane, sunset, tree|8 Comments

Coming Home

Recently, I was at Chandler Hovey Park having chased some clouds and crossed my fingers for a decent sunset when I lucked out with this view of four sailboats coming home to Marblehead Harbor. I arrived at the park just as the sun was about to dip below the horizon and jumped out of the car to find a good composition. As luck would have it, these four lasers were coming into harbor and I moved onto the edge of the rocks to capture this image. I'm almost never without my tripod to make sure my images are level and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-02T07:03:45-04:00August 2nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sailboat, sunset|6 Comments

Unforgettable Sunset over Marblehead Harbor

On any other night, this unforgettable sunset over Marblehead Harbor would have been shared as soon as I returned home. However, June 27th wasn't quite like any other night and I had an incredible lightning storm as well as a rainbow over Castle Rock to share before getting to this image. I had actually started shooting an hour earlier at Chandler Hovey park as a lightning storm passed through town. When the rain hit, I raced to my car and waited for the next storm to arrive. I had little hope for a break in the clouds and, when the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-07-16T20:15:32-04:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|6 Comments

Liquid Gold in Marblehead Harbor

Well, this Summer sure is off to a great start! I went out to grab dinner at Mino's while my wife and kids were at a friend's house and then drove across the causeway with an eye to the sky. Clouds had been forming and breaking since I got home and there looked to be a clearing near the horizon that slowly great larger as the sun set. I started off at Corinthian Lane, then at Peabody Lane before deciding to shoot from Harvard Street tonight. I set up the camera on a tripod and then ran to the car [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-22T22:03:45-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Harvard Street, Marblehead Harbor, sailboat, sunset|3 Comments

Summer Fog in the Harbor

As Summer officially begins, I thought it appropriate to share a warm image and immediately went to the most productive day of my past 9 years in Marblehead - July 5, 2016. It's rare to get a solid Summer fog in the harbor and to have it occur at sunset is an even rarer event. To have that happen while I was in a position to capture the dramatic scenes before me was serendipity. I've shared many images from this night but never this one. As I was shooting boats moored in the harbor from Chandler Hovey park, I spotted [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-21T21:34:48-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|4 Comments

Summer Sunsets on the Harbor

With a record breaking second heat wave already this year, my thoughts have firmly turned to Summer and evenings spent chasing clouds across the causeway. On this night in September, I had set up on Corinthian Lane and captured one of the more incredible Summer sunsets on the harbor. The evening's sunset started off with yellows and oranges coloring the clouds and reflecting in the water below. Before it was over, the sunset had gone through a rainbow of colors including purples and finally reds. I can't wait to start chasing these warm Summer sunsets again.

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-14T06:41:17-04:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|10 Comments