Abbot through the Trees

On July 1st, I headed to Marblehead Neck on a commissioned shoot to photograph a grand home on Harbor Avenue. I walked the grounds with the home's owners (and their dog) and found a number of great views of the house and surroundings as I explored the property. When I turned the corner and saw this view of Abbot through the trees, I knew I couldn't leave without capturing this image. I ran back to the car for my longer lens and set up for this view of Abbot Hall with boats moored in the harbor all framed by trees [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:28-05:00August 19th, 2016|Categories: Commissioned|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats|7 Comments

Marblehead Harbor Layered in Fog

As I stood at Chandler Hovey Park capturing endless compositions of foggy scenes, I couldn't help but marvel at the power of fog to transform familiar scenes. I've shot this composition of Abbot Hall and a harbor filled with boats countless times but with the scene now layered in fog, it became new and exciting. As the fog was rolling into the harbor, it kept thickening then thinning out. At one point, it had thinned out in layers which added incredible depth to this view of boats and Abbot Hall surrounded by houses. The warm glow of sunset filtered through the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-07-10T18:28:21-04:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, fog|0 Comments

Golden Light Strikes Abbot Hall

Less than a minute after yesterday's image of blue skies and streaking clouds, I captured this shot of boats in Marblehead harbor and golden light striking Abbot Hall. I had gone from the widest view on my zoom lens for yesterday's image to its most telephoto for this one. The difference from a 24mm to this 105mm view was like night and day allowing me to capture the golden light in the early evening sky lighting up Abbot Hall's clock face and weathervane. One more image from this evening outing coming tomorrow - stay tuned.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:30-05:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree

I shared an image of the full canopy of this blooming Chestnut tree at Crocker Park the other day. Immediately after taking that image, I moved around to a familiar spot and set about composing this shot of Abbot Hall against a perfect May sunset from under the spreading Chestnut tree. I couldn’t have asked for better light as I clicked the shutter and was thrilled with the final image showcasing the unique pyramidal flowers of the Chestnut tree against the familiar landmark of Abbot Hall. Something about the term Chestnut tree triggered memories and I googled the phrase when I arrived home. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00June 1st, 2016|Categories: Park|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, sunset, tree|3 Comments

Pools of Light in Marblehead Harbor

As the boats begin to fill the harbor, I can't help but think ahead to the Summer months with boats filling the harbor and plenty of opportunities to shoot sunsets over the water. Today's image was taken on June 24, 2015 during a very nice sunset that led to a number of 'keepers'. I was shooting along the causeway and the wind would pick up every so often disturbing the water in the harbor. There were a few patches of water that seemed to be protected from the effects of the wind and, as the sky filled with color, these [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:32-05:00May 12th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Pink Fire in the Sky over Marblehead Harbor

Saturday was a busy day and one filled with incredible light. I had gone out earlier that afternoon to shoot sailboats racing in the Jackson Cup and then returned when I saw a clearing near the horizon and high clouds with an undulating structure forming above. I debated where to stop and shoot what was likely to be a beautiful sunset and decided on Chandler Hovey Park where I hadn't captured images in some time. I wasn't alone at the park as the benches were filled with people taking advantage of the warm Spring day to sit and enjoy this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:33-05:00April 27th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, pink, sunset|1 Comment

Perfect Day for Racing – The Jackson Cup

This weekend, the Jackson Cup took place inside Marblehead Harbor as the 18th annual invitational team race was held by the Boston Yacht Club. This may be the most beautiful sailing race to watch as the boats cross in front of familiar landmarks such as Abbot Hall when viewed from the Neck and Marblehead Light when seen from Hammond Park. Saturday began with rain and grey skies but the sun came out around 2:30pm and I took that as a good sign to head out to shoot the sailboats crossing in front of Abbot Hall as they competed for the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-04-24T21:37:55-04:00April 25th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, racing, sailboat, sailing|0 Comments

Marblehead – A Model New England Town

In late November 2014, as Abbot Hall tower was nearing the end of its much needed repairs, I was invited atop the scaffolding to help document the work that was taking place. With a perfect vantage point from which to capture images of historic downtown and the harbor, I couldn't help but shoot the nearly endless compositions that presented themselves. For this shot, I decided to have a bit of fun with it and introduce a selective focus (much like one would get with a tilt-shift lens). The result accentuates the effect of shooting from above and transforms Marblehead into [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:34-05:00April 14th, 2016|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Abbot Hall, historic downtown, Jeremiah Lee Mansion, rooftop, Washington Street|3 Comments

Summer Sail through Marblehead Harbor

This image was captured two days before yesterday's shot and accompanying gallery. I had been going out to shoot on a fairly regular basis (tomorrow's image was taken 4 days before this one) and had ended up on the Neck with a nice view of the Abbot Hall, St. Michael's steeple and Grace Community Church as the sun set. I took several shots as the sun set and lit the clouds from below but found those lacking dynamic element. I then spotted a sailboat heading out of Marblehead Harbor for a Summer sail and timed this shot for when it [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00April 7th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Purple Sunset and a Golden Weathervane

Though yesterday's snow started off with beautiful big flakes, the wind picked up too fast to allow for any good photo opportunities. As we remain firmly in stick and mud season, I turned to my archive of images for this week's posts. Though I have now shared over 1,400 images of Marblehead on this site, I still have over 650 in the 'to be posted' folder from outings that resulted in too many images to share... Today's shot comes from an incredible night at Crocker Park. I had gone out to shoot the full moon and had just taken a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00April 4th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, purple, sunset|0 Comments