Fall in Marblehead – Peak Foliage on Brown’s Island

And so it ends...an absolutely perfect Fall day in Marblehead that began at Tedesco Country Club, continued at Ware Pond and the pond off Whittier Road, headed onto Beacon Street, now comes to a close with this view of peak foliage on Brown's Island. By the time I reached an area from which to capture this image of peak foliage on Brown's Island, the clouds had started to build and were obstructing the sun all too often. I had to wait for just the right moment at which some rays of light made their way through a helped illuminate the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:48-05:00November 1st, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, Fall, foliage, island|0 Comments

Walking Home from Brown’s Island

The tides in Little Harbor and the way that roads appear and disappear between the mainland and both Gerry Island and Brown's Island have always amazed me. I found myself at this spot in search of an image of the full moon one evening in July. As I waited, I noted this group walking along the now submerged path from Brown's Island. I caught a few photos as they walked through the water but this one of the leader looking back was my favorite. If you didn't know there was a path underfoot, the image would probably seem eerie and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:52-05:00August 30th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: black and white, Brown's island, Gerry island, island, Little Harbor, people|0 Comments

Turning the Corner at Brown’s Island

Last week, a good friend took me out on his boat. We started off at Salem Harbor and explored the outer shores of Marblehead and the Neck. By 7pm, we were approaching Brown's Island via Doliber Cove. As we headed in, Brown's Island rotated and the sky opened up and I was given this perfect scene of golden light with Marblehead Lighthouse seen in the distance. I mentioned previously that I took a LOT of shots on this two hour trip. Much of that was due to the conditions with light changing rapidly and the need to keep adjusting to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:54-05:00July 24th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, Doliber cove, island, lighthouse|0 Comments

Curves in the Water Lead to Brown’s Island

It's Tuesday and that can only mean another Long Exposure image to share with you today (well, that and a pretty important election...). Today's image comes from the day before Superstorm Sandy arrived. I had scouted out this small discharge pipe a while ago but realized I needed an astronomical high tide to realize the image I had visualized. For good or bad, Sandy delivered on that wish. As the tide peaked on October 28th, I made my way out to this area and found the water covering the length of the concrete covered pipe. More incredible than the water [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:08-05:00November 6th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Brown's island, island, Little Harbor, long exposure|1 Comment

Long Exposure – Clouds Fly Over Browns Island

I remember when I took this photo in February that it had been prompted in large part by someone at the Reporter asking if I had any shots of Brown's (or Crowninshield) Island. I had to confess I didn't have any that featured the whole island and so I made it a point to head down to Harding Lane and find a good vantage point. I had chosen a day with good clouds and a nice wind and decided to shoot this as a long exposure. The fading light made exposures quite difficult and I managed a single good image [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 9th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Brown's island, clouds, Crowninshield island, island, Little Harbor, long exposure, reflection, sunset|0 Comments

Dawn Breaks over Brown’s Island

After catching the sunrise from Grace Oliver beach, I walked down Beacon Street to see what the colors were doing behind Brown's Island. With a few minutes to spare before the sun rose above the treetops, I quickly composed this image to put the island into silhouette and highlight the great light reflecting off the clouds overhead. All told, I spent one hour between Little Harbor and Grace Oliver beach shooting the dawn and sunrise. In that time, I kept walking (or running) back and forth to 'chase the light' and try to make the most of each location's landmarks. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:11-05:00August 16th, 2012|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, clouds, dawn, island|1 Comment

The Sun Rises over Grace Oliver Beach

On a recent Sunday morning, I was awakened at 4:30am by a certain 6 1/2 year old resident of our household. I was upset at the early wake up but, after getting him back in bed, took a look outside and at weather apps to try to decide if it was worth getting up and out of the house for a sunrise shoot. The weather looked iffy but I decided to give it a shot. After checking the expected location of the sunrise, I headed out to Grace Oliver beach. I started off photographing the dawn at Little Harbor but [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T16:54:12-04:00August 14th, 2012|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: beach, boats, Brown's island, Grace Oliver beach, island, sunrise|1 Comment

Docked in Little Harbor

For good or bad, this Winter without snow is forcing me to go back into the archives to try to remember what Winter should feel like. I had taken this photo in early January 2011 after a snow storm had blanketed the town in a fresh coat of the white stuff. In fact, this photo was taken shortly after the one of kids playing hockey at Redds pond. This is a panorama of a 3 shot series merged together and processed to bring out the soft light of a Winter sunset. The lone boat in the foreground, the edges of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:20-05:00February 7th, 2012|Categories: Island|Tags: boat, Brown's island, island, lighthouse, Little Harbor, ocean, sunset, water|0 Comments

The Harvest Moon rises over Crowninshield Island

Tonight's Harvest Moon took a while to get through the low-lying haze but, when it did, put on quite a show. I set up at Grace Oliver beach to capture the moon as it rose along the edge of Crowninshield Island. I kept chasing the moon as it rose from spots along Beacon street but this was the best of the bunch.

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T17:06:01-04:00September 13th, 2011|Categories: moon|Tags: Brown's island, Crowninshield island, full moon, island, moon|0 Comments

Crowninshield Road from Crowninshield Island

At the end of Crowninshield Road lies a beautiful house seemingly perched on the edge of the ocean. As I continued to explore Crowninshield Island, I looked back and noticed this view of the house and the rocks of the island in the foreground. I liked the balance it gave to the image and the perspective of Marblehead's coast.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:27-05:00September 8th, 2011|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, Crowninshield island, houses, island, ocean, rocks|1 Comment

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