Long Exposure – A dramatic view of a pier on the Neck

A dramatic image on this Long Exposure Tuesday. Back in January, I began my exploration of the piers that line the Neck and jut out into the harbor. With a long exposure, still objects are key and so my eye was looking for appropriate subjects as I wandered down to the beach along the Neck. I had explored a few compositions with this particular pier but it wasn't until I stepped back and included its full length that I felt I had the right one to balance the scene. With the composition set, I simply had to wait...and wait...for the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:18-05:00April 24th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, pier|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

At the end of February, the weather turned and the forecasters were predicting 50 MPH wind gusts. The day started off with blue skies but, rather quickly, clouds started to move in. With the wind pushing them faster and faster, I knew I could turn the conditions to my advantage. I started off shooting Abbot Hall and then wandered through town trying to keep the tripod steady through the winds and for exposures averaging 25 seconds. I made it down to Atlantic Avenue and was about to call it a day when I stopped in front of the Our Lady, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:08:39-04:00April 10th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, church, clouds, long exposure, Star of the Sea|5 Comments

Long Exposure – Under the Corinthian

This past Saturday started off with boring blue skies but the weather report promised incoming clouds. I decided to head out in the hopes of capturing the clouds as they came in and use a long exposure technique to show their movement. As I drove across the causeway, I noticed sailboats in the harbor and stopped to take a few images of them passing in front of Abbot Hall (come back tomorrow to see that post). I continued to drive around the Neck exploring possible shots when I happened upon someone I knew on Corinthian Lane. After chatting with him [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:18-05:00April 3rd, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, Corinthian Yacht Club, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, pier, yacht club|1 Comment

Long Exposure – Pylons in the Harbor

As last week's post showed, I am a sucker for a good pier and, even better, the pylons that come first. When I first heard about a new pier being built at Stramski beach, I jotted down the location for a possible shoot. As soon as the first pylons went in, I started my scouting trips and waited for the day when the pylons would be in (and before cross beams would ruin the image I was after). On January 29th, I got lucky - pylons in, high tide, calm water, setting sun and just a few clouds in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:18-05:00March 27th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, pier, pylons, square, water|3 Comments

Long Exposure – The Pier

Long exposure Tuesday brings us the second image in this new series and one that is hanging at the Hooper mansion this month. As I mentioned last week, I have sought new ways to capture the town of Marblehead and began with the Rooftop Thursday series. This Winter, I began to explore long exposure photography with the goal of creating beautiful black and white fine art images of our town. Today's image comes from the pier at Mooring Road. This was a 3 minute exposure - the camera was placed on a tripod, a timer set and I ran off [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:19-05:00March 20th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, clouds, fine art, long exposure, ocean, pier|1 Comment

Lamp posts on the causeway

I had to include one more photo from Sunday's photo shoot of fog over the causeway. While yesterday's image was the one that brought a smile to my face and gave my creativity a big push, this was the image I had envisioned. For this shot, I waited patiently for cars and pedestrians to pass and tried to keep the photo minimalistic by focusing on the line of lamp posts fading in the distance with the arc of light neatly shown against the thick fog. Don't forget about the Annual Christmas Walk. I'll be at the Bus Stop on Saturday, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:22-05:00November 29th, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: black and white, causeway, fog, lamp post, light|0 Comments

A Foggy Night on the Causeway – Best of Show

Best of Show - Marblehead Festival of Arts 2012 Every once in a while, an opportunity comes along that reignites my creativity and makes me incredibly grateful for having started this photographic project...last night was just such a night. The weather called for gathering clouds at sunset so I had scratched a planned photoshoot off the night's plans. When I went out at 4 however, the air felt very humid and I wondered if we might be treated to a foggy night. I grabbed my camera and tripod and drove down to the causeway to get a better view of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:22-05:00November 28th, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: black and white, causeway, fog, lamp post, light, people|6 Comments

The Lightning show at Devereux Beach

I had just remarked to my wife about the relative paucity of lightning and thunderstorms in Marblehead when a monster of a storm swept through town. I tried to capture shots of lightning at Chandler Hovey park within the safety of the lighthouse initially. After that failed, I drove by Devereux and witnessed explosions of light to the south. For the next hour, I tried to capture the power and beauty of this storm as the number of spectators rapidly grew. At times, the show rivaled our fireworks display in the number of bursts. In the shot above, mother nature [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T13:00:27-04:00June 6th, 2011|Categories: Storm|Tags: beach, black and white, Devereux Beach, lightning, long exposure, ocean|1 Comment

Two Seconds at Grace Oliver Beach

A recent storm coincided with the full moon which meant storm surges and high waves. While the peak happened at 10pm, I decided to venture out the next day to see if any remnants of the storm would provide for good long exposure shots. I got to Grace Oliver beach pretty close to high tide and was treated to impressive waves crashing almost to the sidewalk. I used a 10-stop filter to block the light and allow for this two second exposure in the middle of the day. The long exposure turned the waves into mist and this shot was [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T14:44:04-04:00April 20th, 2011|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, clouds, Grace Oliver beach, long exposure, waves|0 Comments