Flying over Old Town House

It's good to be back... My family and I just returned from a week long stay in the Turks and Caicos where we basked in the warmth of perfect weather. It was a treat to shoot my kids on the sandy beach of Grace Bay and to fly my Phantom 4 Pro over the turquoise waters. But it also made me excited to do the same over Marblehead as soon as this Winter ends. So far, this Winter hasn't been very photogenic with little snowfall and mostly drab light. However, on the morning of January 8th, I had headed to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-02-08T08:59:49-05:00February 8th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, historic downtown, Old Town House, snow|8 Comments

Winter Wonderland on Washington Street

As this Nor'Easter departs, I wanted to continue with scenes of snow on this snowless Marblehead winter. After our first real snowfall of the season took place overnight on January 7, I decided to head downtown to capture aerial scenes of the winter wonderland on Washington Street. I flew the Phantom 4 Pro at varying heights and directions until I found this composition with Washington Street leading the viewer's eye to Abbot Hall and further out to the distant Boston Skyline. Historic downtown Marblehead shines in its blanket of white on this early January morning.

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-24T21:34:49-05:00January 25th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, historic downtown, snow|7 Comments

Waves Lapping at the Causeway

On Monday night, I headed out to Devereux beach in the hopes of exploring the causeway and beach with my new Phantom 4 Pro. As I flew across the causeway, I positioned the camera directly down and was mesmerized by the view of green-blue water gently lapping against the sand and rocks abutting the causeway. I stopped in my tracks, rotated the drone and composed this image. As I did so, I was recording and caught a bicyclist riding across the top of the frame. That video is below. As soon as he passed, I captured this image of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-16T22:42:12-05:00January 18th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, causeway, ocean|2 Comments

Winter Beach Sunset – From above the Ocean and the Edge of the Waves

Last night, I drove out to Devereux Beach with both drone and camera in hand hoping to capture a nice Winter beach sunset. I had started to become comfortable flying the Phantom 4 Pro and was now looking to start pushing its boundaries to see what I could do that was more creative. At the same time, I didn't want to miss out on shooting a nice sunset with the real camera. I made it to Devereux beach with plenty of time to spare and set up the drone first. I crossed the causeway and found the combination of water and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-16T22:29:50-05:00January 17th, 2017|Categories: Beach|Tags: aerial, Devereux Beach, ocean, sunset|0 Comments

Snowy Morning in Marblehead

After 9 inches of snow fell on Marblehead this past weekend, I couldn't wait for dawn and a chance to capture the views of historic downtown Marblehead from the air. I woke early and drove down to Washington Street from where I launched the Phantom 4 Pro and took in the views of our town on a snowy morning. It's one thing to compose an image in 2 dimensions but quite another to add height to the equation. I'm still learning a lot when it comes to creating dramatic compositions with aerial photography but this image with Old Town House in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-11T07:03:02-05:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, dawn, historic downtown, Old Town House, snow|6 Comments

Epiphany Bonfire at Riverhead Beach

For the second year in a row, the town of Marblehead gathered its Christmas trees onto Riverhead Beach and set them ablaze in the tradition of the Epiphany bonfire. This annual tradition took place for years until the new causeway was built and then was put on hiatus until its resumption last year. That was the first time I had the pleasure of witnessing the massive bonfire of Christmas trees with families gathered to witness the beautiful sight. With a new Phantom 4 Pro in hand, I decided to capture this year's Epiphany bonfire from the air. I set off [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-06T19:44:48-05:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, bonfire, Riverhead beach, tradition|20 Comments

Lighting up Riverside Drive

It seemed only appropriate to begin 2017 with an aerial image as I expect to share many more views from above Marblehead in the year to come. On Christmas Eve, I headed out shortly after sunset with a particular image in mind. Since first seeing the holiday light display on Riverside Drive years ago, I sought out a way to do justice to the annual tradition embraced by the neighbors on this small street. I had tried to shoot from street level but couldn't fully capture the display and, when I purchased my Phantom 4 Pro drone, knew I had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-03T20:51:56-05:00January 4th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, Christmas, holiday, houses|18 Comments

Top 10 of 2016 – #1 – Light Dawns on Marblehead

So this is a first - my favorite image of 2016 is a brand new one that I am sharing in the countdown for the first time. On the morning of Wednesday December 14th, I headed out of the house eager to capture aerial images of Marblehead with my new Phantom drone. I had purchased the flying camera a week earlier and was just starting to get the hang of it but had not yet been able to shoot under great light. On this morning, the conditions seemed promising and I headed out towards Abbot Hall. I brought the phantom [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-12-29T17:59:10-05:00December 30th, 2016|Categories: Favorite|Tags: Abbot Hall, aerial, dawn, favorite, historic downtown, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Old Town|16 Comments

The Start of Something New…Wednesdays over Marblehead

For those who have followed this site for a while, you may recall I had a theme called From the Rooftops in which I sought out public and private rooftops from which to shoot Marblehead in a different perspective. As the rooftop series came to an end, I started to follow the development of drones from various companies which offered the potential for capturing views of Marblehead from above. The first few generations of drones left much to be desired from a photography perspective but, recently, DJI announced the Phantom 4 Pro which ticked off every single box I had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-12-06T17:48:45-05:00December 7th, 2016|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, Cliff Street|9 Comments

High Over Five Corners

In April 2012, I was invited for a flight in a Cessna over Marblehead. This was before the proliferation of drones and a chance to shoot from above Marblehead seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity. Though we didn't stay up for long (turbulence got the better of me), we did make a few passes over familiar spots and I did my best to capture them. This image was taken while flying high over Five Corners. The intersection can be a challenging one for newcomers with its even numbered stop signs for an odd number of roads converging here. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:32-05:00May 19th, 2016|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: aerial, five corners, rooftop|2 Comments