Endless Sunset

On June 15th one of the best sunsets of the year formed over Marblehead Neck and I happened to have picked the perfect spot from which to capture it. This is the eighth capture I will have shared from that night shooting every which way at Crocker Park. This was just after the peak of light over the Neck which had bathed the water in a golden reflection. In this image captured a few minutes post-peak, the gold had become a bit more muted and introduced pinks and purples to the edges of the cloud as the sun dipped lower [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-09-21T21:46:14-04:00September 22nd, 2021|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, cloud, Crocker park, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

Parker Lane Sunset

On Wednesday, September 8, I headed out twice on photo outings and found myself at one of my favorite public ways both times. Parker Lane can be found shortly after crossing the causeway onto Marblehead Neck and is a small lane leading to a bench that overlooks Marblehead Harbor. There used to be stairs leading down to the shore but those washed away a few years ago. In its place is a new ladder bolted to the concrete wall which continues to allow access to the shore during all but high tides. I had visited Parker Lane at 2pm as [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-09-12T21:02:54-04:00September 13th, 2021|Categories: Public Way|Tags: boats, Parker Lane, Public way, sunset|0 Comments

Storm’s A Coming

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I had gone out to Crocker Park on that Wednesday at dawn hoping for a bit of red sky that might precede the coming storm. In the wide view I shared, the hints of red could only be seen close to the horizon. I took advantage of my zoom lens to compose a tighter shot that encompassed the patch of red sky and ignoring the blue surrounding it. At its peak (15 minutes before the wider shot), there was a bit of that fiery glow to alert sailors that a storm's a coming to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-09-01T21:19:25-04:00September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Crocker park, lighthouse, sunrise|2 Comments

Barnegat Blue Moon

I didn't have much hope for capturing tonight's blue moon. I had started off at Fort Sewall (my first time since they reopened the site) and had just decided that the low lying haze would block any hope of a good moonrise. I headed over to the Little Harbor Lobster Company's lot and parked with a view of little harbor and waited just in case. Just as the blue hour hit with a deep blue sky, the August blue moon (the third of four full moons in a season) rose in the clearing of trees over Gerry Island. I scrambled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-08-21T20:31:45-04:00August 21st, 2021|Categories: moon|Tags: Barnegat, blue hour, boats, full moon, Gerry island, lighthouse|15 Comments

In the Nick of Time

I couldn't make up my mind about tonight's sunset and, by the time I did, almost missed the peak light. I had a late start and my first stop at Parker Lane was a no-go with the angle of light being just a bit off. From there I headed around to Foster and then went down to the Pleon's pier where I set up and composed this shot just in the nick of time. Within a minute, the light had already become more muted. I shot a few more frames but quickly realized the best light had passed and packed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-08-08T20:22:03-04:00August 8th, 2021|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Best Harbor in America

As I was looking for images to post this week, I stopped at this shot and thought 'this must be the best harbor in America'. And then I promptly Googled to see if that was a real contest. Turns out it is as of 2019 when US Harbors started a contest and, to my dismay, Marblehead wasn't even listed. The winner of the Northeast section was Padanaram, South Darmouth. Interestingly, only 2,500 people voted for the 2021 version of the contest so I figured when the time comes next year (voting should start in late March/early April 2022), we should [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-08-01T21:17:30-04:00August 2nd, 2021|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor|10 Comments

Breaking through the Clouds

It's almost funny looking back at this image captured on the fourth of July and realizing we have spent much of the second wettest month on record in similar conditions. On that day, I had gone out just after noon and ended up capturing what I thought was an interesting low bank of clouds from the Pleon. Abbot Hall seems to be breaking through the clouds with a nearly full harbor laid out in front.

By Eyal Oren|2021-07-25T20:08:15-04:00July 27th, 2021|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, clouds|1 Comment

Lucky, Bella and Ruddy Duck

I haven't shared a black and white image in quite some time and Friday night's foggy evening seemed perfectly suited for that treatment. From my spot at Crocker Park, I had a few compositions open to me but this one pointing across the harbor offered the best view of the Neck enveloped in fog. This is a slightly tighter composition than yesterday's shot and the fog has shifted higher to reveal the houses along the Neck. I got lazy and chose the title based on the three boats clearly visible - Lucky, Bella and Ruddy Duck

By Eyal Oren|2021-07-19T21:10:20-04:00July 20th, 2021|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: black and white, boats, fog|2 Comments

Foggy Sunset over the Harbor

With all the rain that we have been experiencing this month, I have found little opportunity (or desire) to go out and shoot. I was feeling that way on Friday night too but as the fog rolled in just before sunset, I thought there might be a chance for some nice views of the harbor. I drove down Lee Street but couldn't find anywhere to park until I reached The Landing and then walked up towards Crocker Park from there. Sure enough, there was fog to be found in my views of the harbor and, thankfully, the fog seemed to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-07-18T21:32:50-04:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor|6 Comments

Between the Raindrops

While this year's Fourth of July weekend wasn't the same as those in the past with cold, wet conditions, fewer exhibits, artisans and traffic for the Festival and the lack of fireworks, it still felt really nice to have some of our traditional Independence Day/weekend activities return after the past year. I walked around on Saturday and ran into several people before visiting Abbot Hall and Old Town House to view the exhibits. Then on Sunday, we had plans to attend the Dolphin Yacht Club's cookout but the weather delayed the start. Since we were already in the car, we [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-07-05T21:50:37-04:00July 6th, 2021|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor|12 Comments