Marblehead Skyline – A Perfect Morning

On December 17, I headed out of the house before dawn in hopes of capturing the moon setting over the Marblehead skyline. I had missed the chance to photograph the moonrise the night before and was excited about the prediction of clear skies and cold temperatures for the next morning. There was a small chance for sea smoke inside Marblehead Harbor and I could only imagine what that might look like with familiar buildings above a layer of sea smoke with the moon setting above. Sadly, the temperatures weren't cold enough for sea smoke. I did however manage to capture [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:44-05:00January 15th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, dawn, houses, skyline|0 Comments

Seagull at Dawn in Marblehead Harbor

I spent all of last week sharing images of a great dawn over Marblehead Harbor during which the fog gradually thickened as the sun rose. Once the sun rose high enough in the sky, I sought out compositions to take advantage of the great diffused red light that bathed the harbor and boats. This was one such scene. I was reasonable happy with the composition at first but felt it was missing something. Then, as if drawn by an artist's eye, this lone seagull swooped in to just about the perfect spot in the frame. For such an ugly bird, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:50-05:00September 25th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, fog, seagull|0 Comments

Heading Down to Gas House Beach

The morning of June 12th ended up being a very busy one and would result in a number of different images being shared on this site. I started with a shot of the harbor at dawn and then made my way around to State Street Landing followed by a stop at Little Harbor. Below you can see the other images shared from this single morning's outing. By the time I reached this spot at Gas House Lane, the sun had climbed a fair amount but the clouds continued to diffuse the light. I found this kayak holder that had left [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:50-05:00September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, boats, dawn, Gerry island, island, Little Harbor|0 Comments

Foggy Morning in Marblehead Day 1 – Marblehead Harbor at Dawn

On the night of Tuesday, September 10th we were on the cusp of a 90 degree day and so I turned to my weather apps to try to predict the next morning's sunrise conditions. I was disheartened to see clear skies in the forecast and turned to twitter to see if Matt Noyes might help me out. As a testament to his availability and knowledge, I received the following information from him that night: "Well...the app likely says clear b/c it's tied to computers which also mostly say clear after 3am clearing trend commences. But..Presence of cloud deck now, including [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:51-05:00September 16th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, reflection|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

Dawn of a New Year of Wednesdays in Marblehead

Yesterday, I shared a frenetic slideshow showcasing every one of the 726 images shared in the first three years of Wednesdays in Marblehead. I was trying to decide how best to start Year 4 and went through the archive until I found this image from mid-January of a beautiful dawn captured from Front Street. This was one of many failed attempts to capture sea smoke over the last Winter but, on this particular morning, I was rewarded for my efforts with great clouds above the horizon that encircled Marblehead Neck as well as wispy clouds higher up in the sky [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:53-05:00August 15th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, dawn, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck|0 Comments

Dawn Breaks Over Marblehead Harbor

Back to the sunrise of August 3rd to start this week off right. As I mentioned previously, I woke at 4:45am on this particular Saturday and decided to take advantage of that by heading down to the Crocker Park area to shoot the dawn as it broke over Marblehead Harbor. Before heading up there, I ran down to the water's edge and captured these incredible colors in the sky and reflecting in the waters of Marblehead harbor. I love seeing the harbor filled to capacity with boats and the calm waters on this early August morning helped keep them sharp [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-08-08T19:59:49-04:00August 12th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, dawn, lighth, Marblehead Harbor, reflection|0 Comments

Heading Out to Fish in Marblehead

There seem to be two types of people that are fortunate to regularly witness the beauty of a Marblehead dawn and sunrise - photographers and fishermen. There have been numerous times when I have been out shooting and spotted a fisherman boarding his boat ready to set course for an early catch. This image comes from Saturday, August 3rd when I woke at 4:45am for no good reason and decided to take advantage of the situation rather than trying to get back to sleep. I managed a few shots near the water before this boat started up with its crew [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:53-05:00August 8th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boat, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|2 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