Summer Sail through Marblehead Harbor

This image was captured two days before yesterday's shot and accompanying gallery. I had been going out to shoot on a fairly regular basis (tomorrow's image was taken 4 days before this one) and had ended up on the Neck with a nice view of the Abbot Hall, St. Michael's steeple and Grace Community Church as the sun set. I took several shots as the sun set and lit the clouds from below but found those lacking dynamic element. I then spotted a sailboat heading out of Marblehead Harbor for a Summer sail and timed this shot for when it [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00April 7th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Summer Can’t Come Soon Enough

As we're treated to warm days (interspersed with cooler and rainy ones), I can't help but look forward and keep thinking that Summer can't come soon enough. This image was taken at sunset on August 4th, 2015 from one of the public ways in town. As Summer hits its peak, Marblehead Harbor is filled with boats and it's a wonder that they can navigate through the moorings and make it out to sea. This particular spot allowed me to capture the boats stacked deep in the harbor with the perfect backdrop of Abbot Hall and a warm Summer sunset behind [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00March 31st, 2016|Categories: Summer|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Parker Lane, sunset|0 Comments

Red, White and Blue in Marblehead Harbor

On Sunday, March 13, I headed out of the house hoping to capture a beautiful and late sunset (it was the first evening of Daylight Savings Time). I headed out promptly at 4:30pm only to realize that sunset wasn't for another two hours! I found some great streaks of clouds over Marblehead and then noticed three working boats painted red, white and blue in Marblehead Harbor. From this vantage point on Riverhead Beach, I was able to line up the three boats with Abbot Hall under the light of the streaked clouds.

By Eyal Oren|2016-04-15T16:57:55-04:00March 17th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats|0 Comments

Perfect Spot for a Sunset

Last night, the sunset was due to take place at 6:48pm thanks to the magic of Daylight Savings Time and, after a quick check of the weather conditions, I thought it might turn into a good show. With that thought in mind, I headed out with a few destinations in mind. I started off shooting along Riverhead Beach and started to become nervous as the clouds built up near the horizon. I stayed in that spot until 6pm and then decided to head to a location I hadn't visited since the Summer - Corinthian Lane. This might just be the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-03-13T20:48:32-04:00March 14th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Red Sky over Marblehead Harbor

The recent run of warm weather has put the Summer season firmly in mind and made me long for evenings where the sun sets after 7 and does so over a harbor filled with boats. Today's image was taken on August 18 at 7:26pm as hazy conditions contributed to a red sky at night. I decided to shoot this as a tighter image with little sky over Abbot Hall but with a subtle reflection in the water surrounding boats on their moorings.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:39-05:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, red, sunset|0 Comments

Smoke in the Harbor

As the sun rose on Sunday, February 14, I made my way across the causeway and onto Marblehead Neck to capture images of the still present sea smoke inside Marblehead Harbor. Despite the sun, the air temperature remained below zero and the smoke kept rising from the water. Unfortunately, the wind had shifted slightly and was blowing straight at me. I drove into the lot at Chandler Hovey park only to quickly turn around having not seen any photographic opportunities. I made my way down to the causeway and spotted these two working boats moored near shore. I had to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:40-05:00February 19th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, sea smoke|0 Comments

Christmas in Marblehead – Grace and St Michaels

When I go out to shoot the town of Marblehead, it is not uncommon for me to find at least five different compositions in good light and then have to select one to share and place others in the archive. On this day, I had set up at the pier of the Pleon Yacht Club which offered me a number of photographic possibilities. This week, I wanted to share five different images captured from 3:45pm to 4:05pm on Christmas in Marblehead. First up was this shot looking across the harbor at Grace Community Church and St. Michael's Steeple poking out [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:45-05:00February 1st, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Grace Community church, houses, Marblehead Harbor, steeple, sunset|0 Comments

Taking the Launch

With warm images predicted for next week and little snow left on the ground, I thought it might be fun to look ahead to Summer. In early August, I had headed down to Marblehead Harbor on a picture perfect day to capture the view of a harbor filled with boats and clouds overhead. Hammond Park seemed to be the perfect spot for this view but, as soon as I arrived, I realized the foreground was missing something. Only a few minutes later, a launch from the Marblehead Yacht Club came into the frame and I captured this view of someone [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:45-05:00January 29th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Marblehead Neck under the Pink Glow of Sunset

In mid-December, I headed out before sunset to shoot from the causeway. It was yet another warm evening in a Winter that had been seeing above normal temperatures. I started to shoot as the sun set and the sky lit up in this pastel pink color. My favorite image included this view of Marblehead Neck with working boats along the shore and scattered clouds breaking up the beautiful sky.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:47-05:00January 21st, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: boats, houses, lighthouse, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

Top 10 of 2015 – Lighting up the Harbor

The Fourth of July is an amazing time of year to spend in Marblehead and is easily my favorite weekend for photographing the town. The fireworks display often takes center stage but the harbor illumination that takes place beforehand is such a unique and beautiful tradition, that I've made it a point to try to capture it as well. In 2015, I was on Marblehead Neck on July 4th and started off at this spot on Corinthian Lane capturing the flares lighting up the harbor in the last moments of dusk. Hydrangeas in full bloom made for a perfect foreground with a harbor [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:51-05:00December 24th, 2015|Categories: Favorite|Tags: boats, favorite, harbor illumination, hydrangea, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments