A simple image to get everyone ready for the weekend and the return of warm weather. I had spotted this orange dinghy tied up at Tucker's Wharf as we waited to board the Hannah Glover for a trip around Children's Island this past Saturday. I just couldn't pass up the chance to capture the vibrant orange dinghy against the near black waters of Marblehead Harbor.
For a while, I ran an 'Experimental Friday' theme and thought I would see what everyone thought of this image. Taken shortly after dawn on Memorial Day this year. I've shared two other landscapes from that morning but couldn't help capturing this simple composition of the mooring with the great light reflecting off the waters of Marblehead Harbor.
On Thursday, the annual Marblehead Carnival began and with it came rain. It had rained for much of the day but stopped by dusk so I figured I would have to work for compositions around the crowd of people attending the fundraiser for the senior high school class. I arrived at Devereux Beach to find the carnival nearly empty and was thrilled to see not only puddles to use for reflections but also great fog. Here are five images that captured the feel of a foggy night at the Marblehead Carnival. Click any of the images below for a larger [...]
With the recent rains, I had already decided that I had to head to the carnival last night and then thick fog settled over Marblehead adding an extra dimension to the images I had envisioned. I arrived at the Marblehead carnival as the blue hour of dusk came to an end and found a nearly deserted carnival with rides shining brightly in the fog but only a handful of people walking around. I didn't waste any time in exploring compositions including reflections in puddles and incorporating the eeriness of the fog. The fact that the carnival was deserted on this [...]
New Index Page - and on Hiatus this Week For those who haven't visited the website, I made some big changes over the weekend including a new, faster homepage and a brand-new index page. This page gives you an alphabetical index of all images on the website and makes it very easy to find a specific location, street, store, etc. Give it a try: https://wednesdaysinmhd.com/index-page/ I am taking this week off posts as my website server is undergoing required maintenance on Tuesday and may be down intermittently. I'll be back with fresh images of Marblehead next week.
Well, with over 900 images of the Town of Marblehead shared to date and a book forthcoming, I think it is time for a change. It always bothered me that the Wednesdays in Marblehead name didn't quite flow. It would have been so much better if I had some nice alliteration going there as well. So, without further ado, I bring you the next chapter in Wednesdays in Marblehead! Starting tomorrow, I will be sharing images once a week from towns in Massachusetts that begin with the letter W. Here is the list I've come up with so far: Wakefield [...]
This image comes from the morning of February 6 and followed the image of the tree at Fort Sewall. When I composed that wider shot to include the snow covered branches of the tree, I had noticed the bright lights of the causeway shining at regular intervals. I decided to reposition the camera near the edge of the walkway at the fort and zoom in to highlight the alternating lights against the clouds and sky in the blue hour of dawn.
We are in the final 48 hours of the Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for printing a beautiful hard cover coffee table book of my images of Marblehead. The original funding goal has been met. We are now less than $500 (as of this writing) from the second goal to produce a larger book (11x11 144 pages instead of the original 10x10 120 pages). Pledge your support today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marblehead/wednesdays-in-marblehead-a-book-of-landscape-photo Below is a sneak peak of one of the sections in near-final format: Traditions
So as luck would have it, the idea for the Wednesdays in Marblehead Coffee Table book came together in January and all of the pieces fell into place for me to start the Kickstarter campaign to help fund it in early February. With the 30-day funding window, that meant my birthday would fall in the middle of the funding cycle. I had hoped to reach the minimum pledge level by my birthday and was awestruck when I did so back on February 13! Having reached the minimum level at which I could get a good size book published (10x10 120 [...]
After 5 years and with over 800 images of Marblehead shared on my site and Facebook page, I have decided to produce a beautiful 120 page hardcover coffee table book. I have created a Kickstarter campaign to help raise the needed capital for the initial book run and wanted to let you know about the project. Supporting the project at this early stage offers you the signed finished copy of the book at a significant savings over future retail prices. By pledging your support, you may choose from various rewards. If the project does not meet its funding goal [...]