Blue Dawn on Devereux Beach

I have to admit that it took me a minute to remember where I took this image when I looked through the archives for today's post. This was taken in early May during the blue hour that precedes the dawn. With the incredibly low tide and some leftover moisture on the sand, Devereux beach took on a great mirrored appearance. If it wasn't for the familiar lamp posts on the causeway, I probably would have been scratching my head for a while longer trying to remember where I was when I took this. Hope you enjoy this calm morning view [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:13-05:00July 23rd, 2012|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, blue hour, causeway, Devereux Beach, lamp post, sand|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Crumbling Sand at Preston Beach

Another early image - this is the first long exposure that I took in Marblehead and again seems fitting for a theme of the week. I was exploring Preston beach at sunset on May 27th and found the outflow track from the drainage pipe had formed this great channel in the sand. I set up the camera on a tripod and took a few images as the sun set and the blue hour began. The sand kept crumbling into the rushing water and, during this 25 second exposure, it had just calved and created this beautiful passage. Make sure you [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00June 19th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, blue hour, long exposure, Preston Beach, sand, water|0 Comments

The Causeway in the Blue Hour

As I mentioned in yesterday's image of Green Moss in the Blue Hour, I had decided to shoot both sides of the causeway during a photo walk last week. This was the second image taken. In it, I set up the tripod along the water at Riverhead beach to capture the S curve formed where the water met the shore. I waited for a passing car and then took a 20 second exposure in order to still the water and get the red tail lights to help illuminate the curves of the causeway. The lamp posts again make an appearance [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00May 31st, 2012|Categories: Sunset|Tags: blue hour, causeway, lamp post, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Green Moss in the Blue Hour

I mentioned the blue hour in a recent image and explained that the quality of light during this time can be really magical. The easier of the blue hours to photograph is the evening one owing to the much more reasonable timing of it. I went out last week to shoot at sunset and continued to shoot well into the blue hour. I noticed the low tide as I crossed the causeway and ended up taking two photos from the Marblehead Neck side. In this image, you can see the moss covered rocks which carry an eerie glow in this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00May 30th, 2012|Categories: Sunset|Tags: beach, blue hour, causeway, Devereux Beach, moss, ocean, rocks|3 Comments

In the Blue Hour at Devereux Beach

The blue hour (which often lasts minutes rather than a full hour) is found between the darkness of twilight and the light of dawn. It occurs again after sunset but before full dusk. It's a great time to be out shooting and, on this particular day, I had decided to venture down to Devereux beach. The original plan for this morning was to chase the supermoon setting but those clouds near the horizon spoiled that plan. Instead I found myself on the beach at low tide with the sand still wet and forming a beautifully reflective surface. I managed a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 16th, 2012|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, blue hour, Devereux Beach, houses, sand, water|0 Comments