Historic Downtown and Marblehead Harbor

Back to the top of St. Michael's Church for this From the Rooftop view looking out over historic downtown and Marblehead harbor. I mentioned in Monday's post that I had been invited to the top of the scaffolding around St. Michael's Church on Friday night and had spent the first part of that night capturing scenes of Marblehead from the unique elevated vantage point. I had just thought that I was finished with my From the Rooftop series after climbing to the top of Marblehead Light and, with one phone call, I have many more images to share in this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 3rd, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, historic downtown, houses, Marblehead Harbor, sunset, Washington Street|2 Comments

Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I hadn't captured the sunrise (let alone the blue hour preceding it) in over 3 months and had decided to make up for it on Sunday. As I drove toward Crocker Park, I noted some great clouds in the night sky and hoped they would stay for the sunrise. I arrived at my destination and made my way up the small hill to Crocker Park where I first took in the view of Marblehead Harbor in the blue hour looking out toward Marblehead Light. I walked down the path to the float for a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 26th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, clouds, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

First Light on Marblehead Harbor

It had been three months since I last woke up before the sunrise and went out to capture images at dawn in Marblehead. On Sunday morning, I had decided to make up for last time and headed out of the house at 5:00am. I had checked the predicted location for sunrise and decided to drive to Crocker Park to capture the morning's first light on Marblehead Harbor. I arrived as the last stars in the sky were starting to fade and lighter shades of blue colored the morning sky. I captured scenes of the brightening light on Marblehead Harbor for [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Crocker park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|0 Comments

From the Lighthouse – Boats Passing in the Ocean

Back to the top of Marblehead Light for this From the Rooftops Thursday view. I shared a few images overlooking Marblehead Harbor from this unique vantage point but had also tried to find other compositions while standing at the highest point in Marblehead. This view of the tip of Chandler Hovey Park seemed to be missing something with the large expanse of ocean but then two boats passed before me and I captured the scene with a much-needed element.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, lighthouse, ocean, rooftop|2 Comments

Blue Light over Marblehead Harbor

Today's image comes from July 28 and the incredible light show at sunset that saw a wide range of colors erupting over Marblehead Harbor. At one point, a beautiful blue showed in the space between the clouds and horizon with golden light reflecting off the cumulus clouds onto the water below. I had been shooting from the pier at the Pleon Yacht Club and so I could quickly adjust to the light as it moved across the harbor. I only fully appreciated the intensity of the blue light over Marblehead harbor when I loaded this image on my return home [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 20th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, clouds, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Foggy Sunset at Marblehead Harbor

It feels great to be back! Our planned vacation on the Cape could not have come at a better time with the stress of the book having peaked in the week before while trying to deliver nearly 500 books to places near and far. As I ventured out to capture scenes throughout Cape Cod, I kept realizing how much I missed shooting landscapes in Marblehead and just how beautiful those scenes back home were. With that in mind, I decided to share this foggy sunset at Marblehead harbor captured in mid-July. We had been experiencing a fair amount of fog [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 18th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Blue Hydrangeas and Marblehead Harbor

What a difference three years makes. I first spotted the blue hydrangeas on Peabody Lane in July 2011 and captured an image of the hydrangeas and Marblehead Harbor in the distance on an early July morning. I had gone back each year but seemed to miss the peak of the flowers or caught poor light. On July 27, I had been chasing a sunset developing over Marblehead Harbor when I passed Peabody Lane and spotted the blue hydrangeas in full bloom. I stopped while the sun was still fairly high in the sky but with clouds and haze serving to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:24-05:00August 6th, 2014|Categories: Flowers|Tags: boats, flowers, Marblehead Harbor, Peabody Lane|2 Comments

Last Night’s Sunset from Peabody Lane

After hours of rain fell on Sunday and with more rain predicted for today, I wondered if I might catch a solid sunrise in the gap between storms. As I drove out to Marblehead Neck, I noted clouds just above the horizon in my rear view mirror and the start of a yellow glow forming from the setting sun. I decided to shoot the sunset from Peabody Lane as I hadn't been on that public way in some time. I started off at the top of the stairs leading to the small beach below but quickly decided the better composition [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:24-05:00July 28th, 2014|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Peabody Lane, sunset|0 Comments

Abbot Hall – Patron of Marblehead

As you may know, Abbot Hall is currently undergoing some restorative work on its tower and, as such, scaffolding and red netting have surrounded the iconic structure. With the red wrapping covering Abbot Hall, I had decided to explore compositions that would exclude the tower as much as possible. Then, a few weeks ago, someone donated money to adorn the red tower with a large letter M representing Marblehead's school colors and emblem of the sports teams. Since then, the tower is back as a focal point of my photography. On July 13th, my family was invited out on a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-07-24T21:46:55-04:00July 25th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Through the Looking Glass at Marblehead Light

I skipped last week's From the Rooftops Thursday entry in favor of a dramatic sunset so today we return to the top of Marblehead Light for one of a series of images capture on July 2nd as we climbed to the top of the lighthouse to hang lights for the Fourth of July celebration. I began by capturing scenes of Marblehead Harbor from this unique vantage point but the red drapes and scaffolding around Abbot Hall forced me to look for other vantage points. The exercise proved to be a good one as I focused on shadows and the windows [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 24th, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, rooftop|0 Comments