Fall over the Harbor

This was the sunset view I was chasing with my drone while also capturing the October Sky I shared yesterday morning. It's hard to believe but this was the first time I had flown my drone in over a year (and I had only one outing in 2019 as well). I made my way from Riverhead Beach to this point staying fairly low in the sky to avoid the high wind gusts while also trying to keep all the important elements in the final composition - the boats in the harbor, the soft color reflected in clouds overhead and that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-10-05T22:03:29-04:00October 6th, 2020|Categories: Aerial|Tags: Abbot Hall, aerial, boats, drone, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|2 Comments

Peak Color at Ware Pond

On Saturday afternoon, I took advantage of relatively calm conditions to fly over Ware pond in hopes of capturing some fall foliage. Marblehead was between storms and I knew that the coming one with 50-70MPH gusts would destroy what little foliage was to be found around town. As luck would have it, the trees surround the water were displaying peak color (though more than a few bare branches could be seen as well). For a lackluster year of foliage hunting, this was about as nice of a scene as I could have hoped for.

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-29T21:28:34-04:00October 30th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, drone, Fall, foliage, Phantom 4 Pro|3 Comments

The Beach at Brown’s Island

Grace Oliver Beach was my first stop on Sunday morning and I launched from the entrance to Crowninshield Road from which I could explore Doliber's cover and Brown's Island. I was hoping for more color in the dense tree cover at Brown's but found only a hint of yellows and oranges. Instead of focusing on foliage, I decided to fly higher and capture the whole of the island while focusing more on the beach at Brown's Island as well as the shallow waters. Sunday may have been the final day of this Indian summer as a cold front was due [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-22T22:31:15-04:00October 27th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, beach, Brown's island, Doliber cove, drone, Phantom 4 Pro|39 Comments

Spotting Foliage on the Neck

I mentioned yesterday that I had gone out for a second time on Sunday in the hopes of spotting foliage from above and flew my drone from Riverhead Beach. I spotted a tree sporting bright orange leaves almost immediately and headed across to Marblehead Neck for a closer look. I explored the tree you can see near the water between piers from various angles and heights. This one was taken at nearly 400 feet above the ground and offered a view of the full depth of the Neck with some foliage apparent near the bird sanctuary. I made sure to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-22T22:17:50-04:00October 25th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, drone, Fall, foliage, Marblehead Neck, Phantom 4 Pro, trees|4 Comments

A River Runs Through It

This is just about the exact opposite of yesterday's image of Abbot Hall with brilliant red foliage. I had gone out for a second time at 5:00pm hoping the early evening light would help with what little foliage was to be found. I flew my Phantom 4 Pro out from Riverhead Beach to mid-harbor and then came back and over the causeway headed for Goldthwait Reservation. I wondered what a direct aerial image of the marsh might look like and was not disappointed with the views. I flew over the marsh for a while exploring the patterns below. From above, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-22T22:03:38-04:00October 24th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, black and white, drone, Goldthwait, Phantom 4 Pro|0 Comments

Fall in the Air over Seaside Park

On Sunday, I watched the sky fill with clouds in the morning but then show signs of breaking up in the afternoon. I had to pick up my son on the Neck and so I threw the drone in the car and stopped at Seaside Park after picking him up and forcing him to join me. I was surprised to find another drone at the park - this one was a racing model flown by a boy with first person view goggles on. I was a bit jealous as I set my much larger drone down and flew it in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-16T22:32:18-04:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boats, drone, Fall, foliage, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, Seaside park|0 Comments

Sunset Flight over Marblehead

What do you do when the sky explodes in color all around but you're at home without enough time to drive to a good spot? Fly 400 feet straight up and capture this incredible view over the Atlantic and Boston skyline! I arrived home a little after 5:30 this evening and caught a quick glance at the sky wondering if the clouds might break in time for sunset. I didn't think much more of it as I sat in my office until I saw a bit of light hit the tall tree across the street and checked the webcams around [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-16T18:28:49-04:00October 16th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, Boston, drone, Phantom 4 Pro, pink, skyline, sunset|24 Comments

Friday Night Lights – Marblehead High School Football

With conditions for the Marblehead High School football game, I grabbed my drone and headed out to capture an aerial image of Friday Night lights. This was one of many aerial images I had hoped to capture when I purchased the Phantom 4 Pro but had to wait for perfect conditions (as well as an FAA waiver) to allow me to realize it. The Marblehead Magicians were facing off against Gloucester in a home game on a warm fall evening and would go on to win this game and continue their undefeated season. I showed up five minutes before kickoff [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-10-14T10:59:16-04:00October 16th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, drone, Magicians Football, Marblehead high school, Phantom 4 Pro|12 Comments

Coming Home to Marblehead

A lone boat approaches the Neck while coming home to Marblehead on a beautiful and warm Summer day. These are the types of days we live for around here and are a good reminder as the days get shorter and colder heading into Fall and Winter.

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-20T21:57:37-04:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boat, drone, Marblehead Neck, Phantom 4 Pro|2 Comments

Abbot Hall and Historic Downtown Marblehead

Today's image came about as a lucky accident as I had another image in mind when I launched the drone over historic downtown Marblehead. Taking care to keep vertical over the launch area and keep the drone in site the entire time, I found Abbot Hall quite literally shining below me with all of 'Old Town' spread out beyond. I could not have asked for better light and lucked out with the angle of the late Summer sun shining on the red brick facade of this beautiful building.

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-17T20:44:32-04:00September 20th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: Abbot Hall, aerial, drone, historic downtown, Phantom 4 Pro, Washington Street|44 Comments