On the morning of November 14, I had gone out before dawn to capture the third and final image of the supermoon setting behind Abbot Hall. After it had set, I swapped lenses and waited for the break of dawn which brought with it a clear but beautiful pink-orange sky over Abbot Hall. Two boats were clearly visible in mid-harbor: Fast Company III and Bright Stars so, without much else in mind for a title of today's image, I decided to borrow the boat names.
After capturing the supermoon rising against the lighthouse at Chandler Hovey Park, I returned home to check the weather forecast for the next morning with the hope of capturing the setting moon as well. I lucked out with clear conditions forecast for dawn but was concerned with the timing of moonset approximately 30 minutes before sunrise. With so little light in the morning sky, the relatively bright moon threatened to overwhelm any scene I chose. I woke in the predawn hours and drove across the causeway to Foster Street where I found two other photographers ready to shoot the moon. [...]
The supermoon rose at its closest path to Earth in over sixty years and I had just made it to this location in time to capture the incredibly large moon against the iconic Abbot Hall. In the past 36 hours, I have shot the moonrise twice and the moonset once. Each location required a good deal of planning and luck - but none more so than this one. I started my supermoon chasing last night from near Crocker Park and managed to get a nice shot of it ascending near the lighthouse. This morning, I woke before dawn and captured [...]
Today's image of Abbot and the rooftops was taken exactly one minute before yesterday's view of Grace Community Church. I had been shooting from the back side of St. Michael's Steeple and kept alternating between wide and tighter views of Abbot Hall. As the sky reached its peak of pink color, I couldn't help but zoom out to capture the full extent of color in the morning sky as well as the rooftops interspersed with trees in this part of downtown Marblehead.
Long before the Hunters moon rose on October 15th, I had made my way onto Marblehead Neck and discovered just a hint of Fall foliage across the shore. I had my longest lens on the camera in anticipation of the moon rise later in the night and composed this image to include Abbot Hall, the Boston Yacht Club and houses all surrounded by spots of Fall color. Just when I thought I had the perfect composition, I spotted this sailboat returning from what was presumably its last sail of the season. Speaking of the BYC, I will be participating in [...]
On October 15th, I had gone out to Crocker Park to shoot the full Hunter moon rising over the Corinthian Yacht Club. As I shot out over the harbor, I kept looking back at the incredible sunset forming behind me. As soon as I captured the perfect shot of the moon rising, I raced up to a familiar spot to shoot towards Abbot Hall and capture the last bursts of color in the night sky. The dynamic range between the sky and Abbot Hall was too large for the sensor to capture details in both and so I decided to [...]
Marblehead has been called many things but it is most certainly a sailing town and all its residents know of the old refrain - Red Sky at Night, Sailors Delight. On a late September evening, I was treated to an incredible sunset from my spot on Corinthian Lane. The colors built from an initially foggy yellow to orange then purple and finally this red sky at night. It wasn't until 20 minutes after the sun set that the colors in the sky began to fade and I packed up for the night. Hope you enjoy this view of our sailing [...]
One of the good (or bad) results of a successful outing in Marblehead is coming back with far more than one image to share. Especially in the Summer, sunset colors can change in a minute (or five) and result in very different images despite similar compositions. Such was the case on July 18. I had made my way to a favorite spot on Parker Lane for what turned out to be a beautiful sunset and immediately shared a panorama view that took in the entirety of the harbor from my vantage point as well as clouds overhead reflecting the colors [...]
The soft glow of sunset bathes boats moored in Marblehead Harbor. Image taken on August 27th and is the third image I've shared from this beautiful Summer sunset. *Photos will continue but descriptions may be sparse until Sept 28 as I am studying for the Allergy and Immunology Board exam which we need to take every 10 years
The pier at the Pleon Yacht Club is one of my favorite spots for capturing a Marblehead sunset as it offers a clear view towards both Abbot Hall and our lighthouse with various compositions of boats to be found in between. On Saturday night, I headed to this spot a little before sunset as the clouds built up at the end of the day and held the promise of some nice light. I shot from the float on the water until the sun dipped below the horizon and then made my way back up the ramp for a few final [...]