Silhouettes on Preston Beach

The rule of thumb is that you should put away the camera when the sun is high overhead. The light tends to be fairly flat and very bright making it difficult to get a solid landscape or any other shot. As it happened, I was out with the kids at Preston Beach on this late August day and had my camera and a long lens with me. I managed a few decent shots of the kids but, as we walked back from the tide pools, I saw this great scene. A boat tied up off the shore, people in and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:10-05:00September 13th, 2012|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, boat, ocean, people, Preston Beach, silhouette|0 Comments

Fishing under the Full Moon

With this month's full moon, also known as the Sturgeon moon, I sought out a new spot from which to capture the rise. I charted the expected location of its ascent and decided to use Marblehead Rock as my landmark with which to anchor the moon to a familiar spot. I set up and waited for the moon to rise above a low marine layer of clouds. Once it did, I started shooting - first wider shots to include the entire island and then closer shots. As the moon climbed in the sky, a boat came by on the way [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:11-05:00August 13th, 2012|Categories: moon|Tags: boat, full moon, Marblehead rock, ocean, people|0 Comments

Docked in Little Harbor

For good or bad, this Winter without snow is forcing me to go back into the archives to try to remember what Winter should feel like. I had taken this photo in early January 2011 after a snow storm had blanketed the town in a fresh coat of the white stuff. In fact, this photo was taken shortly after the one of kids playing hockey at Redds pond. This is a panorama of a 3 shot series merged together and processed to bring out the soft light of a Winter sunset. The lone boat in the foreground, the edges of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:20-05:00February 7th, 2012|Categories: Island|Tags: boat, Brown's island, island, lighthouse, Little Harbor, ocean, sunset, water|0 Comments

Sailing across the harbor

Near the end of October, we headed out to Childrens Island for the YMCA Fall Festival. While there, I explored the views looking back toward town and found this great one with Abbot Hall on one end and Marblehead Light on the other. The only thing missing was a boat for this sailing town and, luckily enough, a single sailboat began to journey across the waters just as the light and clouds made for the perfect scene. Expect to see more photos from our journey back to town on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and the beginning of the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T17:25:15-04:00December 5th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boat, clouds, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sailboat|2 Comments

The Island in the Harbor

On Friday, October 21st, I drove past this island which sits on the border between Salem and Marblehead in the harbor and noted that it had seemed to reach peak color for the Fall. I had been scouting this island for years hoping but failing to catch it at its peak last year. Luckily, I had been carrying my camera gear in my trunk on a daily basis that week and, even more so, I was able to finish up work at 4pm and get back in time for sunset. I tried a number of angles from different vantage points [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T17:06:01-04:00November 16th, 2011|Categories: Salem Harbor|Tags: boat, Fall, foliage, island, reflection, sunset, tree, water|1 Comment

Alone in the Fog

It seems like we have had more foggy days this year than every before. During a particularly long stretch in May, I ventured down to the water to try to capture the few boats already in the harbor amidst the dense fog. This boat struck me for its bright blue and the lack of any other boats around it. It seemed quite lonely yet peaceful in that one spot. More foggy shots to come this week leading into 'cemetery week' after that. Stay tuned...

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:37:33-04:00October 17th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boat, fog, Marblehead Harbor, water|2 Comments

The Pier on Edgemere Road

Expanding on yesterday's post about seeing out new places at the right time, I ventured down Edgemere Road to explore the private beach at sunset. I had visited this spot once before but did so at low tide which did not lend itself to properly capturing this scene. I returned on a cloudless sunset and viewed the serene scene before me. I opted to shoot toward a nearby pier and was pleased to find a waiting boat illuminated by the light of the setting sun.

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:31:52-04:00September 20th, 2011|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, boat, ocean, pier, sunset, water|0 Comments

Leading Lines

Continuing on my walk around the neck on August 20th, I made my way down to Peabody lane and ventured down the public right of way to the water. The harbor was again crystal clear, calm and warm and I took this image of the lines tying boats to shore.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 30th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: boat, Marblehead Harbor, Peabody Lane, Public way, rocks, water|2 Comments