Dawns Early Light

The morning of April 24th proved to be one of the most beautiful and longest lasting dawns/sunrises I have experienced in Marblehead. The light show began at 5:30am and, within minutes, I witnessed orange, pink and purple light paints the sky and Marblehead Harbor in dawns early light. The light quickly changed and strengthened as I stood watch at the end of Ferry Lane (near the Landing). If you look closely, you can see that Marblehead Light's green beacon is shining against the orange backdrop. Thanks again to all who voted yesterday and helped me narrow down my selections for the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-05-06T22:45:31-04:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boat, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, orange, pink|11 Comments

Top 10 of 2017 – #1 Christmas at Sea

How can a tree on a small boat be my favorite image of 2017 after passing up sunrises, sunsets, the harbor illumination and two shots of lightning? I'm not sure but there is something perfectly Marblehead in the simplicity of this small boat and decorated tree with a starfish on top floating in Little Harbor on the first snowfall of the season. The title Christmas at Sea is one that I thought summed up those elements quite well. I captured this image on December 9th at 11:33am so the feeling of walking across the slippery rocks in front of the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-12-20T12:18:17-05:00December 29th, 2017|Categories: Favorite|Tags: boat, Christmas, favorite, Little Harbor, tree|20 Comments

Harbormaster in the Smoke

One more new photo before the end of the year... I couldn't help but head out this morning to capture the harbor in arctic conditions. As I drove toward State Street, I watched the thermometer on my dashboard until it settled at 1F (not counting any wind chill). I parked at the Landing and headed out to find sea smoke throughout the harbor. It wasn't at the incredible levels I had last seen in February 2016 but any sea smoke is worth the drive and braving the elements. I shot toward the lighthouse before spotting the sun rising directly over [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-12-28T19:13:26-05:00December 28th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boat, Marblehead Harbor, sea smoke, sunrise|5 Comments

Christmas at Sea

What an absolutely picture-perfect first snow of the season! Once the flakes started falling at 11am, I headed out of the house to capture some scenes around town with freshly falling snow. My first stop was Little Harbor and a favorite tree floating in the waters just off shore. I parked in front of the Marblehead Lobster Company and headed down to the water's edge from where I played with compositions as this small boat with its beautifully decorated tree floated gently amid the fresh fallen snow. As the boat turned towards me, the starfish above was displayed and a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-12-09T14:27:10-05:00December 9th, 2017|Categories: Snow|Tags: boat, Christmas, Little Harbor, snow, tree|101 Comments

Coming Home to Marblehead

A lone boat approaches the Neck while coming home to Marblehead on a beautiful and warm Summer day. These are the types of days we live for around here and are a good reminder as the days get shorter and colder heading into Fall and Winter.

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-20T21:57:37-04:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boat, drone, Marblehead Neck, Phantom 4 Pro|2 Comments

Sunshine and Daydream on a Sunday Afternoon

On Sunday afternoon, I headed out of the house and across the causeway in the hopes of flying my drone over the NOOD race taking place in the waters off Marblehead. The winds were too strong and the boats too far for my comfort level so I turned around at Castle Rock and headed back down Ocean Avenue. As I did, I looked to my left and spotted three boats anchored just off shore and each with a clear view of the Boston skyline. I shot each boat and couldn't make out their names until I got home. When I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-07-30T20:03:59-04:00July 31st, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: boat, Boston, skyline|10 Comments

By the Light of the Moon

Tonight the full Strawberry minimoon rose over Chandler Hovey Park and I was ready to capture the year's smallest moon from across the harbor at Fort Sewall. I had set up with my camera on a tripod and brought along the drone wondering how a different perspective might work in shooting the moon. When the moon rose, I learned quickly that the drone's camera was simply too small (in regards to focal length) to do this 'minimoon' justice and concentrated on getting this shot with the real camera. I decided to compose the final image to include the working boat [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-09T21:23:16-04:00June 9th, 2017|Categories: moon|Tags: boat, Chandler Hovey park, full moon, lighthouse, moonrise|22 Comments

Burning Through the Fog at Little Harbor

One of my first stops on February 25th was Little Harbor and this was my favorite image taken from along Beacon Street. The sun had burned through enough of the fog to allow sunlight to reflect on the still water of the harbor. I composed this shot to include the lone boat moored in First Harbor along Fisherman's Beach and then lucked out when a seagull flew over Brown's Island.

By Eyal Oren|2017-02-26T19:36:56-05:00February 28th, 2017|Categories: Little Harbor|Tags: boat, Brown's island, fog, Little Harbor|3 Comments

Sailing Past the Eastern Yacht Club

Another image from October 15 and one that came as I waited for the full moon to rise over Marblehead harbor. I had set up at Crocker Park and used a borrowed lens with an incredible 400mm of zoom to explore the familiar harbor. I spotted this sailboat coming into the mouth of the harbor and captured a few images of it as its sails reflected the light of the evening sun. Finally, I caught the boat in perfect light while sailing past the Eastern Yacht Club. The appearance of the two sails and masts intrigued me - does anyone [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:26-05:00November 3rd, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boat, Eastern Yacht Club, sailboat|2 Comments

Hunter Moon sets over Old North Church

Conditions were perfect for last night's full Hunter moonrise and were predicted to be equally good for the moonset this morning. I woke at 6, walked the dog, and then headed out to Chandler Hovey Park where I had plotted the moonset to occur just behind the Old North Church. It took a little while to find the perfect spot from which to capture this image of the Hunter moon setting over Old North Church. There are still just enough boats in the harbor that finding a clean angle without masts in the frame can be a bit tricky. This [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:27-05:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: moon|Tags: boat, full moon, Old North Church|8 Comments

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