blue hour Archives - Wednesdays in Marblehead

Barnegat Blue Moon

I didn't have much hope for capturing tonight's blue moon. I had started off at Fort Sewall (my first time since they reopened the site) and had just decided that the low lying haze would block any hope of a good moonrise. I headed over to the Little Harbor Lobster Company's lot and parked with a view of little harbor and waited just in case. Just as the blue hour hit with a deep blue sky, the August blue moon (the third of four full moons in a season) rose in the clearing of trees over Gerry Island. I scrambled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-08-21T20:31:45-04:00August 21st, 2021|Categories: moon|Tags: Barnegat, blue hour, boats, full moon, Gerry island, lighthouse|15 Comments

Green Light in the Blue Hour

A few people thought yesterday's image of foliage at Seaside was a bit too soon so here is a shot from an early September evening captured one year ago - September 2, 2019. I remember heading out on this night hoping that the clouds over the Neck might serve to reflect the light of sunset but the clouds never broke and I was left with a fairly monotone scene. I waited a bit past sunset for the blue hour and then spotted the reflection of Marblehead light's green beacon reflecting in the still water of the harbor. That and the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-09-14T21:36:55-04:00September 15th, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Blue Hour in Mid-Harbor

On September 2nd, I chased some promising clouds out to Ferry Lane but the promised lightning show never materialized. Instead, I decided to find some interesting compositions in the blue hour shortly after sunset. I took advantage of the clouds and still conditions to capture this view at mid-harbor of boats filling every mooring and the Eastern Yacht Club shining across the water.

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-16T20:51:43-04:00September 17th, 2019|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, Eastern Yacht Club|4 Comments

Moon over Crocker

Last night, a deluge of rain poured down on Marblehead beginning at around 6pm. I was watching the radar as it looked like the rain might clear right at sunset and provide perfect conditions for a rainbow. Sure enough, the rain tapered down just before 7 (sunset is at 7:20pm right now) and I drove off to a spot along the harbor. I ended up at the end of Ferry Lane and sat in my car as the last drops fell and saw the sky brighten up only to then hear the sunset cannons fire telling me that the clearing [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-02T21:17:42-04:00September 3rd, 2019|Categories: moon|Tags: blue hour, Crocker park, moon|4 Comments

Sky-Blue Pink

The internet is a strange and wonderful thing. I was looking for an image to share and stopped at this one of a brilliant pink and blue sky captured at dawn in mid-April. I shared two other images from this morning but, between the changing light and flexibility of composing with a zoom lens, had a number of 'keepers' from the morning. When it came time to come up with a title, I was lost. I decided to type in 'sky-blue pink' into Google and ended up going down a rabbit hole starting with finding it to be a modern [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-05-12T15:30:26-04:00May 13th, 2019|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: blue hour, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, pink|17 Comments

Diving at Dusk

On Wednesday night, I had headed out to Crocker Park as sunset neared hoping for some good light to shine behind Abbot Hall. While the light built up to a peak looking back toward town, I kept looking over my shoulder at the developing golden glow on Marblehead Harbor. As the sunset cannons fired, I raced to the spot from which I could capture the boats reflecting the beautiful glow of sunset with a hint of pink-purple in the night sky. As soon as I reached my spot for this composition, I spotted a dad and his kids taking turns jumping [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-08-29T21:38:44-04:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, Crocker park, Marblehead Harbor, people, sunset|1 Comment

Still Waters at Sunset

On Friday night, I headed out at sunset hoping to catch a beautiful sunset light up the evening sky. Clouds had filled the sky as the day progressed but a small break near the horizon offered the chance for sunlight to shine through and set the clouds on fire. As luck would have it, the break in the clouds closed as the sun set and I had to make due with a more subdued blue light in the night sky. As it happened, Marblehead Harbor was very calm and I decided to close down the aperture on the camera and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:31-05:00May 24th, 2016|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: blue hour, Corinthian Yacht Club, long exposure|0 Comments

Lighting Up State Street

This image comes one week before yesterday's and a dawn outing on State Street. The forecast for light clouds raised my hopes for a good sunrise and I set my alarm clock to try to take advantage of the conditions. I started off on State Street in the pre-dawn blue hour and found one house with holiday lights encircling the door. I moved to the edge of the sidewalk for this image of the street winding toward the harbor and the shining star hanging overhead from a crane.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:47-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Old Town|Tags: blue hour, State Street|0 Comments

Top 10 of 2015 – Leave a Light On at Mud Puddle

I usually like to wait a little while after taking and sharing an image to decide if it has 'legs' and will remain a favorite for years to come. In the case of this image of Mud Puddle Toys and the corner of Pleasant and Washington Streets, I knew the moment I clicked the shutter. The response to the image was overwhelming and confirmed my early feelings. Here is #10 in the Top 10 of 2015 Countdown.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:52-05:00December 21st, 2015|Categories: Favorite|Tags: blue hour, favorite, Grace Community church, historic downtown, Mud Puddle Toys, Old Town, Pleasant Street, Washington Street|0 Comments

The Float at Crocker Park

The morning of Sunday, August 24 ended up being a very productive one. My wife and kids were out of town and I decided to wake up before 5:00am to capture the dawn from Crocker Park. Between 5:18 and 5:58, I captured a number of images from Crocker Park including views looking out over a full Marblehead Harbor with the sun rising near Marblehead Light. This is the last image I have to share from the set. I had never taken an image from this position before and sought to include the nearby tree as well as the float at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:17-05:00December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Park|Tags: blue hour, boats, Crocker park, Marblehead Harbor, tree|0 Comments