The Iconic Beauty of Abbot Hall

One thing I have discovered over the past three years of sharing images of the Town of Marblehead is that there is incredible beauty to be found almost everywhere you look. The downside to that beauty is that I tend to come away with a number of good images from each outing and the photos keep piling up. As of this post, I have shared 715 images but I have 332 processed and just waiting to see the light of day. Because of this, I have been posting on a daily basis (well, Monday through Friday) for almost two years [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:53-05:00July 29th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, long exposure|0 Comments

A Line of Pleons at Sunset

Last night, I went out in hopes of catching the Full Buck Moon rising. While the full moon will be better seen tonight, I was only able to try for the shot last night. The moon rose early and right into a cloud bank so, while I came away with an okay image, it wasn't a great result. As I waited for the moon to rise, I noted some great clouds forming behind and all around me. I decided to head down to Devereux Beach once the moon was buried in the cloud bank and scout out the conditions. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:54-05:00July 22nd, 2013|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

A Blizzard Comes to Washington Street

As I sit down to write this post on June 24th, I find myself at the end of an oppressively hot day with another on the horizon. With that as background, I decided to dive into the archive and bring out the first 'cold' image of the Summer. This shot of Washington Street comes from the Blizzard of 2013 that descended on Marblehead in early February. We ended up with over 20 inches of snow, driving bans and cold. What better way to escape the heat than to be reminded of this scene that happened only 4 months ago? It is also [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00June 25th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: Abbot Hall, snow, Washington Street|0 Comments

Riding the Launch at Sunset in Marblehead Harbor

After photographing the cannon firing at sunset from the Corinthian Yacht Club, I headed back to where I had parked on Corinthian Lane and marveled at the remaining colors of sunset as they slowly faded over Marblehead harbor. I setup the camera to capture this scene and the great solitary cloud formation at the edge of the frame when I noted the launch setting out from the Corinthian Yacht Club. I quickly adjusted my settings and captured the added element of people in this landscape scene which ended up being my favorite capture of the set. Hope you agree.

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:18:20-04:00June 19th, 2013|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Corinthian Yacht Club, launch, Marblehead Harbor, people|0 Comments

Special Town Election – Vote to Fix Abbot Hall Tower

On Tuesday, June 25th, Marbleheaders will go to the polls in a special election. The first question on the ballot will be to appropriate funds to fix damage to Abbot Hall tower. Abbot Hall defines the skyline of our town and I could not imagine not having the tower available for generations yet to come. With that in mind, I produced this slideshow to hopefully convey the singular importance of this vote. Please get out to the ballot box on June 25th and vote YES on Question 1 to fix Abbot Hall tower.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00June 18th, 2013|Categories: Video|Tags: Abbot Hall, slideshow, video|0 Comments

Firing the Cannon at Sunset from the Corinthian Yacht Club

Last week I shared an image of the cannon being fired at sunset from a yacht club. That image came about by chance as I happened to end up at that spot during a fairly lackluster sunset and got the idea to focus on the cannon fire. Click here to see that image and read a bit more about this tradition in Marblehead: Cannon at Sunset After that incredible experience, I decided to try to photograph the other yacht clubs firing their cannons at sunset. Next up was the Corinthian Yacht Club. I first ventured out here on May [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00June 5th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Abbot Hall, cannon, Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor Under a Dramatic Sky at Sunset

As I mentioned in Monday's post, I had been feeling the urge to go out and shoot a landscape image on Saturday when I looked out the window and saw these great clouds forming at 7pm. With the taciturn approval of my wife, I grabbed my gear and ran out of the house. My first stop was one of my favorite public ways - Parker Avenue. I have shot a number of sunset images from the top of the stair leading to Marblehead harbor below and am pleasantly surprised with each outing here being different than the last. On this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:57-05:00May 22nd, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Abbot Hall Tower Illuminated in the Fog

Judge's Award - Marblehead Arts Association Summer Member Exhibit June 2013 On Monday, May 6th, I arrived home and noted that fog was starting to roll in. I decided to grab the kids and my camera and head out in hopes of capturing the unique beauty of foggy scenes. We started off on Parker Lane - me with my camera, they with an old dSLR. The fog would thicken to the point of hiding the distant mainland and the sun at times and then quickly dissipate revealing the shores again. From there we drove up to Chandler Hovey Park and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:58-05:00May 8th, 2013|Categories: Landmark|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Cliff Street Houses and Abbot Hall at Sunrise

Can you believe this was the scene that I woke to on May 6, 2012? I had gotten up early that day hoping to catch the moonset but the clouds at the horizon made that a wasted effort. However, I was able to capture a number of images in the blue hour that I've shared previously and this one which has been sitting in the queue for a while. I've shared similar compositions to this on prior images. The three stately homes that reside on Cliff Street make for an awesome subject - especially when you reach that point along [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:59-05:00April 15th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Abbot Hall, Cliff Street, houses, sunrise|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Towering Facade of Abbot Hall

This past Saturday, the conditions were perfect during the day for a long exposure - deep blue skies, fluffy white clouds interspersed and wind to move everything above. When I headed out to gather signatures on Atlantic Avenue (see yesterday's post for info on that), I also made sure to pack up the camera bag and tripod. Immediately after finishing, I headed to Abbot Hall and walked around the building looking for a new vantage point from which to shoot. A number of ideas wouldn't work due to the wind gusts but I finally found myself at this spot looking [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-03-24T09:07:54-04:00March 26th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, long exposure|0 Comments