The Gazebo at Crocker Park

I've shared a number of images from the warm months of July over the past few days and decided to go with a more recent shot this morning. This one was taken on October 14th when I was out scouting trees for Fall foliage images. I had been checking on the trees at Crocker Park periodically and they had just started to turn colors on this day. As I walked around trying to find new compositions, I stepped onto one of the rocks that can be found near the central flag pole and saw this view. The gazebo at Crocker [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:48-05:00November 7th, 2013|Categories: Park|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park|0 Comments

Changing Colors at Crocker Park

I mentioned over the Summer that I happened upon a new composition including this tree's canopy and Abbot Hall one morning when I was out on a sunrise shoot. As others commented at the time, the scene would lend itself well to a Fall shoot with changing colors in the leaves. In early October, I headed out to Crocker Park with this scene in mind. The tree had started to change its colors for the Fall and several had already made their way down to the ground. I decided to change the composition just a bit so that the swing [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:49-05:00October 21st, 2013|Categories: Fall|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, Fall, foliage|0 Comments

Crocker Park on a Warm Summer Day

With Thursday's warm up, I felt some nostalgia for the just passed Summer and immediately jumped to this image in my archive. This shot was taken on July 3rd while I was out scouting spots from which to shoot the fireworks. We were in the midst of one of many heat waves and the temperature on this day hit a very muggy 89F. Not unexpectedly the float at Crocker Park was packed and I decided to capture some images looking down on the scene from the walkway above. If you look closely (go to the full size image on the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:49-05:00October 18th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Crocker park, Marblehead Harbor, people, Summer|0 Comments

Turning Leaves at Herreshoff Castle

I was out yesterday looking for signs of Fall on a crisp cool day and found myself at Crocker Park at one point. As I walked up the road leading to the park, I passed Herreshoff Castle on my right. I have tried to figure out a unique composition for this castle in Marblehead but failed until I spotted the leaves changing color along the entryway. I positioned the camera fairly close to the ground so that you could just make out the front door with its large knocker as you looked beyond the red leaves. The sky cooperated well [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-10-09T22:19:10-04:00October 10th, 2013|Categories: Fall|Tags: Crocker park, Fall, foliage|0 Comments

The End of Summer in Marblehead

I was trying to decide on an image to share today and started looking at the 'to be posted' folder of images. As I worked my way down the list with the windows open and the cool air coming in, I knew that I needed to find an image that exemplified the end of Summer in Marblehead. Though the leaves have started to turn colors, this small burst of Summer-like weather had put me back in that frame of mind. As soon as I clicked on this image, I knew it would be perfect. This was taken on July 31st [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:50-05:00October 4th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Crocker park, Marblehead Harbor, people, Summer|0 Comments

Foggy Morning in Marblehead Day 2 – First Colors at Crocker Park

Continuing on from yesterday's post, here is another image taken on the (soon to be) foggy morning of a hot September 11. I had photographed Marblehead harbor filled with boats and the lighthouse for a while and kept looking in the other direction to see how the light was faring over there. When the light picked up, it seemed to set off the small clump of foliage in the rocky cliff of Crocker Park that had started to change color. I set up on the float for this composition including the nearby rowboat on a private float and the Crocker [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:51-05:00September 17th, 2013|Categories: Park|Tags: Crocker park, fog, foliage|0 Comments

Abbot Hall Under the Tree

I've photographed Abbot Hall countless times at this point and so, when I spotted a new vantage point and composition on the morning of August 3rd, a huge grin plastered itself on my face. This was taken shortly after yesterday's image of the float at Crocker Park as I made my way back to the car. The sun had risen into the morning sky and I had exhausted all possible compositions and angles to be had on this particular morning. As I walked by the tree at Crocker Park and saw that Abbot Hall could be seen under its full [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:52-05:00August 28th, 2013|Categories: Landmark|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, tree|0 Comments

Quiet Morning at Crocker Park Float

Back to Crocker Park and that great dawn of August 3rd. I shared two other images from Crocker Park taken this morning. This one came about after both of those when I walked down the steps to the bridge connecting the Crocker Park float in Marblehead harbor to the stairs and mainland. The waters were calm and the light great making for a very serene morning scene. Only a few more weeks to enjoy the float and the waters in town.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:52-05:00August 27th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Crocker park, dawn, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Morning Comes to Crocker Park

I've shared a few images from this dawn photoshoot that took place in the first week of August. As I mentioned, the light changed so dramatically in the hour before sunrise (the so-called blue hour) that I ended up with 9 favorites from the session. This image came about after another taken at Crocker Park focusing on the harbor filled with boats. I decided to step back and try to find a composition including the great trees that stand near the flag pole while keeping the harbor and lighthouse in strong positions in the frame. This spot seemed perfect and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:53-05:00August 19th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Crocker park, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

An Incredible Dawn from Crocker Park

On Saturday, August 3rd, I woke at 4:45am for no good reason. My first instinct was to grab the iPhone and figure out cloud cover, sunrise time and location before even considering going back to bed. The conditions seemed decent so I quickly changed and headed out of the house. I made a pit stop at Dunkin Donuts as the sky started to brighten and then made a beeline for Crocker Park as the sky started to build with color. I parked on Water Street and snuck some quick shots from the water before running to the top of the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-08-04T15:16:22-04:00August 5th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Crocker park, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments