Long Exposure – A Bench in Memory of

On Wednesday January 30th, a strong wind and some great clouds developed in the afternoon and I decided to head out to Chandler Hovey park for some long exposure images. I started off trying to capture the setting sun but the combination of long exposure and wind gusts wasn't working so well. I took shelter behind one of the rocks near the edge of the harbor and saw this scene before me. I decided to use the bench as a foreground element and allow the exposure time of 129 seconds to blur the water and add some movement to the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 12th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Chandler Hovey park, long exposure|1 Comment

Fort Sewall – 1742

A hint of things to come? As we get ready for what may be 1-2 feet of snowfall, I decided to bring out this image taken in mid-January after a much quieter snow storm. This particular one only dumped a few inches but the timing was perfect and the snow was wet enough to stick to branches and serve as a great contrast. I have shared a few images from this particular day but have been saving this one in the archive. I took this image as I was leaving Fort Sewall and noted that I had never photographed the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 8th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: black and white, Fort Sewall, snow|0 Comments

Long Exposure – From the Top of Fountain Park

On Sunday, January 20th, after attending my son's swim meet at the JCC, I noted the clouds starting to form as we neared sunset. I had a location in mind for a long exposure shot for some time and decided to head there in hopes that the light would work. As I got to Fountain Park, the clouds were just starting to reach the lighthouse. The light was starting to fade and I got to work setting up my camera with the 10-stop filter to help limit available light and extend the time the shutter could be opened. It turns [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:03-05:00February 5th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, clouds, Fort Sewall, lighthouse, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Rocks in a Milky Harbor

Tuesday means another Long Exposure image. This one comes from last Wednesday morning on an ill-fated attempt to shoot sea smoke. Despite the 10 F temps, the harbor was eerily clear when I arrived at dawn to photograph this scene. Rather than giving up, I decided to wait til sunrise and see what the clouds and light might offer. As it turns out, the image came out great and I ended up sharing it last week. Before the sun rose, however, there was just enough light to play with some long exposures. This was still the blue hour and I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:03-05:00January 29th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, fine art, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck|0 Comments

Long Exposure – The Tree and the Harbor

This image is a year old and has been hanging in my office for just about that long but I just realized that I have never shared it here. In early January 2012 (the same day as my color image of this scene from the end of Doak's Lane), I made this image that was intended as a square crop. The color photo from sunset remains one of my favorites but this black and white is a close second. I love the feel of black and white for these long exposure images (180 seconds in this case). The processing was [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 22nd, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Little Harbor, long exposure, tree|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Smoking Tendrils on Devereux Beach

Tuesday means it's time for a Long Exposure image and this time we turn to Devereux beach. I shared an image in color and of much shorter duration taken during the sunset on December 23rd. I had noted these great tendrils that formed as the surf pushed through at certain points. The previous image showed the reflections of sunset [see it by clicking here]. This image was created as a 30 second exposure. The longer duration turned the ocean into mist and I processed this to accentuate the water below and clouds above. I'm curious which you like more - [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 8th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, Devereux Beach, fine art, long exposure, ocean, sunset|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Marblehead Harbor in Black and White

Much of my black and white long exposure work has been influenced by some incredibly talented photographers whom I have met through Google+. Of them, Joel Tjintjelaar has been a particularly strong influence. His work is simply incredible and I highly recommend a visit to his online gallery: http://www.bwvision.com/ This image was taken at dawn in mid-November shortly after capturing this view of Fort Sewall and the harbor [link]. I turned to face the causeway and captured this view of Marblehead harbor (now empty for the Winter) in a 15 second exposure. I had initially processed it in color but the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:06-05:00December 18th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, fine art, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, pier|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Abbot Hall Under the Clouds

This Long Exposure Tuesday features an image of Abbot Hall taken in late March of this year. I had set out on a windy day with great clouds in the sky to try to capture some images of buildings in town. I had good luck with the direction of the clouds as they sailed over Our Lady Star of the Sea (LINK) and the Jeremiah Lee Mansion (LINK) but found them going the 'wrong' way over Abbot. I only had this angle to shoot given the direction of the sun and was getting discouraged until I spied this one cloud [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:07-05:00December 11th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, clouds, long exposure|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Jeremiah Lee Mansion

A long exposure image on this Tuesday morning finds the Jeremiah Lee Mansion from an incredibly windy day in late March. This is a 25 second exposure and the long exposure with the incredible wind made for some great effects in the clouds racing overhead. There were few other people or cars on the street making this a somewhat eerie scene.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:07-05:00December 4th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Jeremiah Lee Mansion, long exposure, Washington Street|0 Comments

Long Exposure – The Rocks at Preston Beach

Another Tuesday and another long exposure image. This one was taken back in late May as the sun was setting. I had been playing with various compositions and then tried this one at the end. I allowed the exposure to go a bit longer than usual and ended up with almost no line between the water and sky at the horizon. You can just barely make out the hint of it at the corners which makes for a pretty interesting image. The strong textures on the rocks contrast nicely against the smoothness of the water in this 147 second exposure.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:07-05:00November 27th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, clouds, long exposure, ocean, Preston Beach, rocks|1 Comment