Last Friday, I shared an image and asked viewers to figure out where it was taken. That was a fun exercise and I thought I would repeat it with this view of a path leading under/through a canopy of trees. Anyone know where in Marblehead this was taken? Answer in the comments below.
October brought with it cool nights and changing colors to the trees in Marblehead. I would go out periodically looking for new vantage points from which to capture those beautiful Fall colors. On this early October night, I had decided to check some spots on Marblehead Neck. As I drove across the causeway, I noticed this scene flash by and decided to pull over to capture it. While the colors in the trees weren't quite at peak, I was worried some coming storms might lead to a very quick and abrupt leaf loss. The relatively calm waters helped me capture [...]
And so it ends...an absolutely perfect Fall day in Marblehead that began at Tedesco Country Club, continued at Ware Pond and the pond off Whittier Road, headed onto Beacon Street, now comes to a close with this view of peak foliage on Brown's Island. By the time I reached an area from which to capture this image of peak foliage on Brown's Island, the clouds had started to build and were obstructing the sun all too often. I had to wait for just the right moment at which some rays of light made their way through a helped illuminate the [...]
As you have hopefully been able to see, Wednesday October 23rd offered perfect conditions to capture peak Fall foliage in Marblehead. I started off at Tedesco, then drove over to Ware pond, headed up to the pond at Whittier Road and then came up on this scene on Beacon Street. I actually had stopped here for the flowers that line Beacon Street and tried to find a composition that would highlight the flowers against the great red and yellow hues of the trees in the distance that had reached peak Fall colors. As I moved further down to get a [...]
When you think of perfect Fall scenes, a few elements come to mind - peak foliage on the trees, water to reflect those perfect Fall hues, blue skies with a hint of clouds, maybe a bench to sit on and take in the view....oh and a fountain...definitely a fountain! I tried to capture an image of this pond last year but missed the peak Fall colors that year and ended up with a drab scene lacking most of the above elements. On this particular morning (Wednesday, October 23rd), I arrived here at 11am after capturing the colors at Tedesco Country [...]
The next stop on this outing to capture peak Fall colors in Marblehead from Wednesday, October 23rd was Ware Pond. I hadn't visited Ware Pond since last Fall and found that I had missed the peak of Fall colors in the trees that line the pond. I decided to walk around to the rail trail and see what the path that leads to the waters edge might offer. I arrived at this spot at a little after 10am and the sun was offering great dappled light through the trees and happened to be highlighting this collection of fallen leaves. The [...]
On Wednesday, October 23rd, the Town of Marblehead seemed primed to display peak Fall foliage colors. I had been scouting locations for two weeks and the conditions seemed perfect on this Fall morning to venture out and capture them all. I plan on sharing images this week taken from this single day and showcasing five very different Fall views of Marblehead. Tedesco Country Club was my first stop on this particular morning. I had been watching a few trees that line the first hole and noticed their color gradually changing and brightening over the week. I arrived on Salem Street [...]
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 [...]
On Tuesdays, I have to be at work by 7:30am for early appointments and to supervise allergen immunotherapy. Most of the time, that ends up on either end of the sunrise and dawn but, twice a year, I manage to cross Lafayette Street at just the right time. This year, I had been keeping my eye on the trees that line the rail trail and Salem Harbor waiting for them to show some signs of changing color. The color seemed to come on this week and I decided to head back at some point to capture it. When Tuesday rolled [...]
Last night I had a bit of writer's block (or whatever the equivalent is called). I sat in front of my computer scrolling through the 383 images of Marblehead that are in my 'to be posted' folder and just could not decide on a theme, let alone an image. I put the question up on my FB page and the first five responses were for: sun, fog, foliage, ocean, architectural detail. Given the time of year, I opted to go with foliage and found this image with some fog and (it's a stretch) architectural detail in the form of the [...]