Long Exposure – Grace Community Church

On the same day that I would capture a long exposure image of Our Lady Star of the Sea, I managed to get this image of clouds streaking over Grace Community Church. I had driven down Pleasant Street on countless mornings hoping to capture this church in the early morning light and without cars stopped in front. I was thwarted on each attempt by parents dropping off kids at the daycare. I therefore had very little hope of shooting the full facade of this church at noon on this very windy day but, lo and behold, there it stood [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00June 5th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, church, clouds, Grace Community church, long exposure|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

At the end of February, the weather turned and the forecasters were predicting 50 MPH wind gusts. The day started off with blue skies but, rather quickly, clouds started to move in. With the wind pushing them faster and faster, I knew I could turn the conditions to my advantage. I started off shooting Abbot Hall and then wandered through town trying to keep the tripod steady through the winds and for exposures averaging 25 seconds. I made it down to Atlantic Avenue and was about to call it a day when I stopped in front of the Our Lady, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:08:39-04:00April 10th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, church, clouds, long exposure, Star of the Sea|5 Comments

Old Norths Bell

So this one is a rooftop view by technicality (but I was running low on material for this theme). When we made our way up (and out) of the Old North Church's cupola, we passed this great old bell and I just had to grab an image of it. The bell is huge and imposing - even more so with the welded seams underneath. When I came home and examined the image up close, I could just make out H.N. Hooper & Co Boston, MA. When I looked that up, I became more intrigued. From the Wikipedia entry: Henry Northey [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:18-05:00April 5th, 2012|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: bell, church, Old North Church, rooftop|0 Comments

From the Rooftops – Two Churches

Rooftop Thursday brings this view of St Michael's Episcopal Church and Grace Community Church gracing the skyline of Old Town. This was taken from the rooftop deck of an apartment on Washington Street that offered tremendous views up and down that great street as well as of these two houses of worship.

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:08:39-04:00March 22nd, 2012|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: church, Grace Community church, rooftop, St Michaels church|0 Comments

From the Rooftops – the Cupola of Old North Church

I hope you are not tiring of these rooftop views courtesy of the Old North Church. I had such an incredible time that morning and get to relive it each time I share another image from that adventure. When Rhod and I first ventured up before sunrise, we went straight to the cupola and found that the windows had frosted overnight. This was almost the end to our outing but Rhod managed a MacGyver-esque save that got us an even better view. While he worked with a flashlight and scissors a floor below, I got to work shooting the interior [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:19-05:00March 1st, 2012|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Abbot Hall, church, cupola, HDR, Old North Church, rooftop|0 Comments

The Snow Moon sets over Old North Church

As the old saying goes, 'what goes up, must come down'. After shooting the Snow Moon rising the night before, I checked the weather conditions for the next morning and was pleased to see a forecast for clear skies. I figured out where the moon would be setting and determined the best spot for capturing it setting near the Old North Church. As I drove out in the early morning, I noticed the light cloud cover and hoped it wouldn't interfere with the final shot. When I set up near the lighthouse, I realized the clouds would blot out much [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:20-05:00February 15th, 2012|Categories: moon|Tags: church, full moon, houses, Marblehead Harbor, moon, Old North Church, water|0 Comments

From the Rooftops – Grace Community Church

This view From the Rooftops comes from the rental property on Washington Street. As I waited for the sun to get into the proper position for this image, I looked around and found this view of Grace Community Church towering over nearby houses. The houses appear to be stacked on top of each other and the angles of their roofs offer an amazing array of lines leading the eye around the scene. If you have or know of any rooftop decks in Marblehead that I can shoot from, please use the contact form in the About Me page. Thanks!

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:21-05:00January 19th, 2012|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: church, Grace Community church, houses, rooftop, sunset|0 Comments

Passing Front Street and the Old North Church

Continuing on our journey back from Childrens Island, we passed these beautiful homes on Front Street. I had never seen these from the water before and they really are amazing. The golden steeple of the Old North Church shines in the background and the few boats left in the harbor serve to balance out the scene. The journey continues next week but a new view From the Rooftop will be posted tomorrow.

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:12:30-04:00December 7th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, church, clouds, Front Street, houses, Marblehead Harbor, Old North Church, water|1 Comment