Lunch at the Yacht Club

As I biked around the neck in July, I happened to turn down the street where this yacht club resides and noticed its outdoor seating area for the first time. I asked permission to photograph it and was thrilled to be given the opportunity to shoot this breath-taking scene. This was taken at 9:30am so it wasn't quite time for lunch but the sun was at my back and perfectly illuminated Marblehead harbor filled with boats on their moorings. I can only imagine how peaceful it would be to sit here and have some lunch...and a beer or two. For [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:27:04-04:00August 23rd, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: boats, HDR, Marblehead Harbor, yacht club|2 Comments

The Brick Oil House at Chandler Hovey Park

Yesterday's Reflection shot was taken while my older camera was shooting a time lapse movie of the sun setting over the harbor. While waiting for it to finish, I wandered around Chandler Hovey park looking for compositions and angles that I hadn't yet shot. I noticed the sun setting over the brick oil house that used to power Marblehead Light and decided to close down the aperture and turn the bright sun into a sunstar. Having the tree there helped add to the composition as did the full harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2013-02-19T17:47:08-05:00August 16th, 2011|Categories: Chandler Hovey park, Sunset|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, HDR, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sun star, sunset|0 Comments

Marblehead from the Water

This is the last shot from our brief sail out of the Marblehead harbor. I looked back after seeing the boats headed to their races and saw the town laid out in front of me. I managed to get the entirety of the Neck with its lighthouse, the harbor filled with boats, and the mainland with Abbot standing tall. I like this perspective of our town on a warm Summer day.

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-06T22:37:20-04:00August 11th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, landmark, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, ocean, water|0 Comments

Wednesday Night is for…Racing

After 36 years, Wednesday Evening Races have cemented themselves as a staple of summer in Marblehead. From mid-May to late-September, boats of various classes compete in races held just outside the harbor. We were fortunate to be on the water as the groups headed toward the start line. I caught this set of boats in open water. Below you can see another group crossing in front of the lighthouse at Chandler Hovey park. Unfortunately, the races were cancelled that night due to lack of wind. I'll have to find my way out there again to capture these boats doing what [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-06T22:37:04-04:00August 10th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, ocean, racing, sailboat|0 Comments

Out for a Sail

Last Wednesday, we were invited out for an evening sail by some good friends. While I spent half the time shooting my wife, kids and surrogate parents/grandparents on the boat, I didn't miss the chance to photograph our town from the water. After all, this is a sailing town! This was an early shot from the sail when we passed what I presume is a charter from the Corinthian Yacht Club that seems to have stopped to admire the view of Chandler Hovey park and the lighthouse. I loved the positioning of their boat just off to the side and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 8th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Corinthian Yacht Club, lighthouse, ocean, sailboat, water|2 Comments

Sunset at Rockett Landing – A Time Lapse

I learned a lot from the first time lapse video and wanted to try my hand at it again. Had a later start and couldn't make it to Chandler Hovey before sunset so I set my sights on Rockett landing off Village street. Set up the camera to shoot every 5 seconds and stayed in the car to keep those mosquitos away. Didn't have as great a sunset but the cloud movement made up for it. I can't believe how much those boats move around in their moorings...

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 4th, 2011|Categories: Video|Tags: boats, pier, sunset, time lapse|3 Comments

Two Stars from the Base of the Lighthouse

This photo was taken the same day that I captured the cliff jumpers at Crocker park. As I mentioned there, it was a hot July 4th weekend in Marblehead and I found myself with some time at sunset. I wasn't sure what to expect as the clouds had started to come in but made my way to Chandler Hovey park. I had always shot the lighthouse from afar in hopes of capturing it in its entirety. On this occasion, I was drawn to the red door at its base. I love the texture of the paint of the door and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 3rd, 2011|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: boats, HDR, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sun star, sunset, water|5 Comments

Sunset over the Harbor – A Time Lapse

I tried my first time lapse video last night at sunset from Chandler Hovey park. This 10 second clip is comprised of over 200 images shot between 7:45 and 8:20pm. I'm sure there will be more of these coming in the future as they are a lot of fun to make.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00August 2nd, 2011|Categories: Video|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset, time lapse|1 Comment

Cliff Jumping at Crocker Park

It was hot the first week in July and, as I made my way around town on a Wednesday, I figured I would shoot some kids diving off the floating dock at Crocker park. I made my way down there but saw little to shoot until I turned around saw a group that was taking advantage of the high tide by diving off the cliff. I climbed back up the stairs, introduced myself, and proceeded to shoot as they jumped in one after another. This was my favorite shot of the series - a single jumper caught in mid stride [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-06T22:34:14-04:00August 1st, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Crocker park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, water|0 Comments

The Hydrangeas on Peabody Lane

I was out over the Fourth of July weekend scouting locations to shoot from and decided to stop at each of the public right-of-ways that dot the Neck. I immediately noticed the beautiful hydrangeas in full bloom at this house on Peabody lane and made a note to return. The next morning I arrived as the sun rose above the trees and produced great dappled light to highlight a few of the beautiful blue flowers. I later found out this was one of the gardens featured in the recent Garden tour of the Neck. Below is another view - this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00July 27th, 2011|Categories: Public Way|Tags: boats, flowers, HDR, Marblehead Harbor, Public way|5 Comments