Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

In early September, I had woken up early enough to capture Marblehead harbor in the blue hour. I drove down State Street to Front Street and parked at the Landing from where I walked around the corner and found this vantage point. The waters were incredibly still and, for some reason, all of the lights were on at the Corinthian Yacht Club at 5:45am when I clicked the shutter. The golden glow of those lights complemented the blues in the sky and water with the bright green light of Marblehead Light reflecting in the still waters.

By Eyal Oren|2014-10-26T18:05:40-04:00October 28th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, Corinthian Yacht Club, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Waiting for a Ride in Marblehead Harbor

It's interesting to watch the traffic in Marblehead Harbor during the morning blue hour as the sunrise approaches. On this particular Sunday, I had gone out in hopes of interesting skies left over from the intense lightning storm that seemed to signal the end of Summer. While the scene before me was calm and peaceful, I quickly lost hope for a brilliant sunrise that would explode in colors over the harbor. Instead, as I waited on the light, I noted someone waiting at the end of a float at State Street landing. With the minimal light, I had to shoot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 8th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, people|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I hadn't captured the sunrise (let alone the blue hour preceding it) in over 3 months and had decided to make up for it on Sunday. As I drove toward Crocker Park, I noted some great clouds in the night sky and hoped they would stay for the sunrise. I arrived at my destination and made my way up the small hill to Crocker Park where I first took in the view of Marblehead Harbor in the blue hour looking out toward Marblehead Light. I walked down the path to the float for a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 26th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, clouds, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Fort Beach in the Blue Hour

Last night felt like the first of many great Summer nights to come. The temperatures had soared during the day and I had noticed promising clouds as the kids' bedtime approached. After reading to my son, I took a look out the window and figured I would head out to try to capture an image of the sun setting. I started off at Rockett Landing off Village street and was very happy with the way the light reflected off the clouds overhead and the waters of Salem harbor. That image needs another day or so of work so I opted [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:29-05:00June 3rd, 2014|Categories: Beach|Tags: blue hour, boats, Fort Beach, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Lights on the Causeway

This image comes from the morning of February 6 and followed the image of the tree at Fort Sewall. When I composed that wider shot to include the snow covered branches of the tree, I had noticed the bright lights of the causeway shining at regular intervals. I decided to reposition the camera near the edge of the walkway at the fort and zoom in to highlight the alternating lights against the clouds and sky in the blue hour of dawn.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:38-05:00March 13th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: blue hour, causeway, lamp post|0 Comments

Fort Sewall in the Snow

On Wednesday, February 5th, Marblehead received a solid snowfall with nearly 12 inches falling over the course of the day. Given the timing of the heaviest of the snowfall, I wasn't able to photograph snow covered scenes until early the next morning. I woke and left the house just before the blue hour began and made my way to Fort Sewall. The wet snow had clung to the trees and the still air after promised that much of it might remain to serve as a great contrast against the branches. I arrived to find this beautiful scene before me at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-02-26T09:02:05-05:00February 10th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, Fort Sewall, houses, snow, tree|0 Comments

Calm Morning – Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

On Saturday, February 1st, I woke early so I could drop off my son at the YMCA snowboarding/skiing trip to Nashoba Valley. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I had thrown my camera bag and tripod in the car and, after dropping him off at 6:45am, drove in search of good light. I watched the clouds as I drove and decided to shoot from the overlook at the end of Chestnut Street where it meets Cliff Street but the view wasn't quite what I had in mind. I quickly jumped back in the car and drove [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:45-05:00February 3rd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, Hammond Park, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, reflection|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

On June 12th, I woke early and decided to head down to Hammond Park for sunrise. I arrived near the end of the blue hour and quickly went about capturing images of Marblehead Harbor filled with boats and the lighthouse with its green light on. I tried a number of compositions and varied shutter speeds but this image ended up as my favorite. Shortly after this image, there was a pause of 20 minutes during which the rain picked up and I huddled in the car waiting for a sunrise. It turned out to be worth the wait and 'Four [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:54-05:00July 17th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, Hammond Park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

A Shining Star Over State Street

On the morning of December 30th, I headed out in hopes of capturing the streets of Old Town draped in a light dusting of freshly fallen snow. As the sun had yet to rise, I decided to head to Front Street first and capture the sunrise. Along the way, I drove down State Street. When I saw the wreaths on the lit street lamps and the shining star in the distance, I knew I had to stop and capture this scene first. The only spot that worked for the composition I had in mind was the middle of the street [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 7th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: blue hour, dawn, snow, State Street|0 Comments

The Blue Moon and the Lamp Post

I shared a photo of the blue moon on Friday that was taken on August 30th. Turns out the moon turned full the next morning so I had one more shot at getting a photo of the rising moon the next evening. I started off at the beach near Goldthwait and got some nice shots as it first rose. I was with the family and so, after getting my shot, we walked down to Lime Rickey's for a celebratory 'end of Summer' ice cream. As we did, I saw the chance to capture the moon behind the lamp post and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:29:24-04:00September 4th, 2012|Categories: moon|Tags: American flag, blue hour, causeway, full moon, lamp post, moon|0 Comments