Perfect Night for a Moonrise

Wednesday ended up being a perfect night for a moonrise. The first hint of an orange Beaver moon erupted into the sky behind Childrens Island and continued to climb as the sun set and the night took hold. I shared one image from this evening that had immediately grabbed my eye but found two more shots to share as I worked on images on Thanksgiving. This image took place only 4 minutes before the one I shared on Wednesday night. The moon can be seen with barely any clouds obstructing the view and had nearly cleared the small hill at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:54-05:00November 27th, 2015|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, Childrens Island, full moon, lighthouse|1 Comment

Life is Good – the Beaver Moon rises over Marblehead

It's been 25 days since I last took a picture of Marblehead and, in the past few days, I've started to feel the need to get out and capture a view of this town. As I mentioned in this morning's post of last month's Hunter's moon, conditions seemed good for viewing tonight's full Beaver moon rising over Marblehead and I decided to take full advantage of that. I headed out a little before 4 and had scouted out the moonrise to determine where I might have the best vantage point. The perfect location was just down the road from the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:54-05:00November 25th, 2015|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, full moon, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, moon|0 Comments

Morning Light in the Windshield

In early Spring and late Fall, the working boats of Marblehead Harbor tend to gravitate toward this section near the causeway offering protection from the elements. On this day in May 2012, I had gone out at 5am in hopes of capturing a good sunrise but the thick clouds you see overhead snuffed out any good light. As the sun rose in the sky, the dynamic range grew too wide to capture both the sun and any detail in the boats or houses on Marblehead Neck. I therefore changed the composition to focus on the boats - especially when I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:54-05:00November 20th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

The Glowing Waters of Marblehead Harbor

I drove across the causeway on Sunday and was delighted to see frostbite sailing underway but depressed by the absence of boats in the harbor. Between that, the too-early sunsets and the raw cold day Saturday, I was in the mood for a warm image to start this week. This image comes from July 16, 2013 and a boat ride through Marblehead Harbor. For those boaters out there with moorings in Marblehead Harbor, I'm sure I don't have to tell you just how amazing of a harbor we have in this town. There are literally hundreds of good angles and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:55-05:00November 16th, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Last Light on Marblehead Light

I've captured many images of Marblehead Light around sunset (both before after its green light turns on) and yet I had never captured the reflection of sunset's last light in the glass of the lighthouse before. I was able to 'reach' closer to the lighthouse through the use of a borrowed zoom lens and the soft light of sunset reflecting in the glass coupled with the very full harbor made for a picture perfect image of Marblehead on a late September day.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:56-05:00November 9th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, lighthouse|0 Comments

Warm Summer Sunset over Marblehead Harbor

This week has felt much more like the end of Summer than late Fall. I haven't been able to motivate to shoot Marblehead Harbor now mostly emptied of boats on these warm Fall days and so I looked in the archive for a better representation of this perfect weather. The image was taken on August 18th and, as you can see, the harbor was filled with boats. There's nothing better than enjoying a warm Summer sunset over Marblehead Harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:56-05:00November 5th, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Remembering a Full Harbor and Foggy Summer Days

As the days get shorter, the weather cooler and Marblehead harbor begins to empty, I can't help but bring out a photo from a foggy Summer day in 2012. I had gone out on this fog filled day hoping to capture images of boats in Marblehead harbor surrounded by the atmospheric fog. I had envisioned shots of boats with the thick fog serving to hide any signs of houses across the shore. What I found when I arrived on Marblehead Neck was a more perfect scene than I imagined. The houses across the shore had indeed disappeared in the fog but Abbot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:57-05:00October 28th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

A Seat for the Moonrise at Crocker Park

In late September, I headed out to Crocker Park to capture the moonrise. This was to be a supermoon given its proximity to Earth and the lunar eclipse was due to take place the following night. I had hoped to capture some foliage in the trees at Crocker Park to go along with the moonrise but the warm temperatures had kept the leaves from changing to their Fall colors. Instead, I sought out different compositions and ended up behind the swing bench with a nice view of Marblehead harbor still filled with boats. The moon rose a bit before sunset [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-10-18T19:27:03-04:00October 20th, 2015|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, Crocker park, full moon, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Sunrise through the Cloudbank

The temperatures on Saturday, October 17 threatened to dip below freezing overnight and I thought there might be a chance of seeing seasmoke in the harbor. I had to be in Portsmouth for a conference at 8:15am but figured I would have just enough time to capture the sunrise from Front Street. As I drove, the temperature on my car's thermometer displayed a cold 32F on this mid-October day and I remained with high hopes until I reached Front Street. There was no seasmoke to see though the cold air above warm water did combine to form a nice cloud [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:58-05:00October 19th, 2015|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, lighthouse, sun rays, sunrise|0 Comments

Rainbow over Marblehead Harbor

What better image to follow yesterday's rain cloud than this beautiful rainbow which formed over Marblehead Harbor on a late July evening. I've captured rainbows from many locations throughout Marblehead but have always hoped for a large one over a full harbor. The location of this rainbow was absolutely perfect incorporating Marblehead Light in the final scene.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:59-05:00October 2nd, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, rainbow|0 Comments