Purple Fog in Marblehead

For today's image we return to the night of July 5th and the incredible display of fog that descended on Marblehead harbor as sunset approached. This was the last of several images captured in the span of an hour while running around Chandlery Hovey Park exploring compositions. At this point, the sun had slipped behind the tree line and the sky took on the color of purple fog. I composed this image to include the boats moored near the mouth of the harbor and caught a small Townie class boat heading in using what little wind afforded them some semblance [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:28-05:00August 17th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|2 Comments

Finding their Way in the Fog

I hope you're not tired of these foggy images yet because I was like a kid in a candy store out at Chandler Hovey Park for the hour of incredible light on the night of July 5th. At this point, the light was starting to deepen and the fog had lifted a bit just as the Town class boats made their way back into the harbor. I can't recall what boat created the two lines in the water but the two sailors in this small townie seemed to be finding their way in the fog by following the line in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 22nd, 2016|Categories: From the Water|Tags: boat, fog, sailboat|2 Comments

Golden Fog in Marblehead Harbor

I can't help but return to the view of golden fog which descended on Marblehead on July 5th. I've shared several images from this evening already and remarked on how the fog kept shifting as did the light to create entirely new scenes from this familiar spot. As the fog began to thicken, I composed this image including Marblehead's simple skyline and homes along the harbor with boats filling the water. The fog created a painterly effect that was incredible to behold then and now. Just the other night, fog again rolled into town near sunset and, again, I ventured [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Boats in the Fog

This was my first view from Chandler Hovey Park on July 5th and I think my mouth hung open for a few minutes before I recovered and started capturing the scenes before me. I initially had my favorite 24-105 lens on the camera and shot this view of the Town class boats leaving the harbor at the maximum zoom for that lens. This was taken as the fog had reached its maximum and yet was still staying very close to the water line. The result was the view you see in the distance of fog following the contours of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-07-10T19:06:40-04:00July 14th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, fog, sailboat|2 Comments

Foggy Sunset in Marblehead

This was one of the last images captured on July 5th from Chandler Hovey Park as a foggy sunset lit up the gathered fog in color and light. I had been shooting a tighter view of this as the Town class boats passed by these much larger sailboats moored in the harbor. Once they passed, I widened my composition to include the full height of the boats and the incredible light being cast by the setting sun diffused by the fog in our harbor. I can't count the number of times I have gone out in the evening as fog [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 13th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, fog, sunset|4 Comments

Marblehead Harbor Layered in Fog

As I stood at Chandler Hovey Park capturing endless compositions of foggy scenes, I couldn't help but marvel at the power of fog to transform familiar scenes. I've shot this composition of Abbot Hall and a harbor filled with boats countless times but with the scene now layered in fog, it became new and exciting. As the fog was rolling into the harbor, it kept thickening then thinning out. At one point, it had thinned out in layers which added incredible depth to this view of boats and Abbot Hall surrounded by houses. The warm glow of sunset filtered through the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-07-10T18:28:21-04:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, fog|0 Comments

Racing Toward MH1 – Fine Art Photography of Marblehead

A few years ago, the concept of fine art photography took hold with grand long exposure black and white images or incredibly atmospheric views of far off places. Try as I might, I hadn't been able to realize my version of this genre until July 5th when the perfect amount of fog rolled into Marblehead harbor only to be backlit by the setting sun. As the fog thickened and thinned out and its color changed with the position of the sun, I composed images within Marblehead harbor while keeping my eye on a group of Townies heading out. Five Town [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 11th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, fine art, fog, sailboat|17 Comments

Capture the Fog

Yesterday's image of two Townies under the red light of a foggy sunset was one of the last images I captured on Tuesday night as fog rolled into Marblehead harbor. This was one of the first. I had left my house as soon as I saw fog rolling in as I knew the timing offered a chance for spectacular light conditions around the harbor. I drove across the causeway in thickening fog and parked as soon as I could on Marblehead Neck only to double back and set up for this shot. With flags hanging from the lamp posts and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 8th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: causeway, fog, lamp post|2 Comments

Sailing Under the Sunset

I learned long ago that fog produces my favorite atmosphere with which to capture images of Marblehead. Two of my black and white images of foggy scenes were awarded Best of Show at the Festival of Arts a few years ago and a write up in the Reporter at the time was titled 'The Fog-tographer'. And so, on Tuesday night when I looked out and saw hints of fog in the distance, I grabbed my camera bag and headed out toward the harbor. I found myself in dense fog as I crossed the causeway and immediately pulled over on the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: fog, sailboat, sunset|19 Comments

Moored in the Fog

It had been over three months since my last sunrise shoot when I decided to set the alarm clock for an early wake up on Wednesday, May 25th. The forecast when I made the decision the night before was for partially cloudy skies and the tide looked perfect. I really should have paid more attention to the predicted humidity since I found myself surrounded by thick fog as soon as I reached my destination at the Dolphin Yacht Club. Rather than turn around, I looked for opportunities to shoot in the less than ideal conditions. I started off aiming toward [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-06-01T20:44:23-04:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Dolphin yacht club, fog|0 Comments