Yesterday, I shared the image of cannon fire at sunset. Before crossing the causeway, I had stopped at Devereux Beach and noticed this single cloud reflecting the golden light of the setting sun. I chose a portrait orientation so that I could include the light reflecting off the ocean water and the surf along the sand. Seemed like a perfect image heading into the Memorial Day weekend.
Yesterday, I shared an image taken from Ocean Avenue with turquoise waters, great big clouds and the Boston skyline in the distance. This image was taken exactly 10 minutes later. On top of the circular polarizer, I decided to add on two more neutral density filters to cut down the amount of light by more than 99.9%. That meant I went from a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second with yesterday's image to 357 seconds with this one! I don't think I have ever shared a side-by-side of a 'normal' and long exposure and this is easily one of [...]
For anyone who might be new to the site or who hasn't read the About section, Wednesdays in Marblehead got the name because I typically have the day off work on Wednesdays and had decided in August 2010, to devote that day to shoot the town of Marblehead (whenever conditions allowed). Since then, I have definitely gone out to shoot on other days and share my images every weekday so the name has lost a fair amount of its initial importance. That being said, on Wednesday March 27, the light was so good that I came away with well more [...]
On Sunday, January 20th, after attending my son's swim meet at the JCC, I noted the clouds starting to form as we neared sunset. I had a location in mind for a long exposure shot for some time and decided to head there in hopes that the light would work. As I got to Fountain Park, the clouds were just starting to reach the lighthouse. The light was starting to fade and I got to work setting up my camera with the 10-stop filter to help limit available light and extend the time the shutter could be opened. It turns [...]
Yesterday, January 23rd, was slated to be our first near-zero degree day in a while. With the recent moderate weather and ocean temps in the 40's, I figured I had a good shot at capturing some sea smoke. With that in mind, I woke up early on Wednesday and drove to a few spots. Unfortunately, Redd's Pond and Little Harbor didn't have anything in the way of smoke. I crossed my fingers and made my way to Front Street hoping for better luck. For whatever reason, the water was smooth and smoke-free. I sat there in the car trying to [...]
On Wednesday, December 19th, I noted the clouds had started to gather as the sun set and decided to drive out to Parker Lane in hopes of a decent Winter sunset. I got there just as the sun dipped below the horizon and captured a few different compositions. As I was getting ready to pack up, some light pink color washed over the clouds directly over Abbot Hall. I had all of two minutes of this great light and tried to make the most of it with this zoomed in view. You might have noticed that in most of my [...]
I mentioned on Monday's post that I had gone out last Wednesday as the sun set to explore Bass Rock Lane. After taking a few images of the houses that line the water's edge, I settled down near this tide pool to catch reflections of the setting sun. This was taken at the peak of the night's color show. The still waters in the tide pool made for a great reflective surface that mirrored what was happening in the sky above. It's always exciting to find a new spot to shoot from and even more so when the weather and [...]
This Long Exposure Tuesday features an image of Abbot Hall taken in late March of this year. I had set out on a windy day with great clouds in the sky to try to capture some images of buildings in town. I had good luck with the direction of the clouds as they sailed over Our Lady Star of the Sea (LINK) and the Jeremiah Lee Mansion (LINK) but found them going the 'wrong' way over Abbot. I only had this angle to shoot given the direction of the sun and was getting discouraged until I spied this one cloud [...]
Another Tuesday and another long exposure image. This one was taken back in late May as the sun was setting. I had been playing with various compositions and then tried this one at the end. I allowed the exposure to go a bit longer than usual and ended up with almost no line between the water and sky at the horizon. You can just barely make out the hint of it at the corners which makes for a pretty interesting image. The strong textures on the rocks contrast nicely against the smoothness of the water in this 147 second exposure.
Something told me that Tuesday morning's sunrise might be worth an early wake up so I dutifully set the alarm a bit early and made my way out to Front street at 5:30 in the morning. At first, the skies disappointed with some decent morning light but no clouds to reflect the pinks that typically accompany a late Fall sunrise. Just as the sun threatened to break above the clouds, these wisps showed up and quickly fell into place. I was shooting in landscape (horizontal) format and quickly switched to this portrait (vertical) orientation to get the tops of the [...]