Leaves on Fire at the Old Post Office

Here is yet another view from the very productive foliage hunt that took place on Wednesday, October 17th. Shortly after leaving the Tree on the Path, I found myself on Pleasant street to check the status of this lone tree. I had noticed the unusual shape of the tree in my rearview mirror of all things a few weeks previously and liked the location...in front of the Old Post Office. It turns out that this tree was showing off its great colors as well on this particular morning and I sought to capture them. Between the color of the leaves [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:08-05:00October 28th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Fall, foliage, leaves, Pleasant Street, post office, tree|0 Comments

Fall Colors come to the Path

A rare Saturday post brought about in large part to the great conditions I found when shooting on October 17th. I had planned one shot for that day but had scouted out a number of other possible spots and found great colors at each point. The early morning light helped a great deal as did the circular polarizer which allowed me to cut down on light reflecting off the leaves and bring more vibrancy to the images. This was taken across from the post office along The Path. The toughest decision was whether to isolate the tree from the graffiti [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:08-05:00October 27th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Fall, foliage, graffiti, path, rail trail, tree|0 Comments

Gatchell Field and the Old Maple Tree

I love the huge tree that stands in the midst of Gatchell's field and have been hoping for a good shot of it at peak foliage colors. With each passing year though, the tree seems to turn earlier and lose it's leaves far too quickly. I'm not sure if it is stressed or sick but I just haven't been able to get the timing right for a decent image. This year, I kept passing the tree without seeing that moment but, after a rain storm, decided to head out one more time. The top of the tree was bare at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:08-05:00October 26th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: baseball, Fall, foliage, Gatchell's park, tree|0 Comments

Where Mohawk and Pleasant Meet

Two weeks...that's how long I've watched and waited for this tree to get to this, the peak of its color display. I had noted this great tree before whenever I drove by but started to get the sense that this Fall might prove an especially good one a few weeks ago. The tree was holding onto its leaves and the color just started to change at the top initially. Through rain and wind, the leaf drop was minimal and I kept up my scouting trips. Finally, last week, I decided to make this my first stop on a foliage photoshoot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:08-05:00October 25th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Fall, foliage, Mohawk Street, Pleasant Street, tree|0 Comments

Red Leaves and Old Town House

Last Wednesday proved to be a perfect one for shooting Fall colors around town. This was my second stop of the morning and I got to this position on Mugford Street at a little after 9. The sun was climbing up in the sky and offered a great backlight to this tree that really highlighted the colors of the leaves. I liked the juxtaposition of the Fall colors against the yellow backdrop of Old Town House still covered in the red, white and blue.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 24th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Fall, foliage, Old Town House, tree|0 Comments

The Maple Tree on the Corner

Last week, I put out a question on my Facebook page asking if anyone had a great tree in their neighborhood. I received a few responses including one remarking on the near-peak maple at the corner of Bowden and Bessom. As the sky cleared after a light rain and the light dipped lower in the sky, I decided to head over and check out the tree. The report was spot on and I quickly set up in the parking lot at Gilbert and Cole to capture the maple. The most nagging part of this image was what to do about [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Bessom Street, Bowden Street, Fall, foliage, maple tree|0 Comments

Foliage in the Fog at Seaside Park

Fall's colors have finally arrived in town and I have been trying to capture the great displays that are occurring throughout the town. I started shooting on Wednesday and had some solid photos after an afternoon wandering throughout Old Town and beyond. On Saturday morning, however, I was pleased to see some fog roll in and I instantly decided to shoot the one tree that had eluded me in the prior effort. This tree at Seaside park was in the wrong light when I had visited it on Wednesday but the fog brought an extra dimension to this scene that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T16:40:26-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Fall, fog, foliage, park, Seaside park, tree|0 Comments

Leaves Start Changing at Lookout Court

It's Friday and time to 'play' with photography. As I mentioned in past posts this week, I took part in a Worldwide Photowalk in which a group of 50 participants followed our leaders through the streets of Marblehead. As the light was fairly harsh, I had decided to walk with a single lens and see if I could add to the Experimental Friday archives. I had also been on the hunt for Fall colors in town and this scene seemed to offer a chance at both. I noticed these leaves against the blue fence as we headed down Lookout Court. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T14:38:03-04:00October 19th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: experimental, foliage, leaves|2 Comments

Experimental Friday – Yellow Trees on Beacon Street

I've shared some other 'experimental' shots on Fridays and thought I would bring this one out from hiding to see what you thought of it. In mid November, I was driving around town looking for spots of color and happened upon this curve on Beacon Street. The problem was that the only interesting part of the scene was the yellow color on this group of trees. I therefore decided to darken the surrounding parts of the image and use a technique called the Orton Effect to add a deeper color and more painterly quality to the image. So...does it work?

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 12th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: Beacon Street, foliage|0 Comments

Falls Colors on Display at Memorial Park

These cool days (and my recent trip up to Vermont) have put me in the mood to chase foliage in town. While I've only had a bit of success so far, I decided to dive into the archives and share some images from last year. Yesterday, I showed the Gun House with a brilliant yellow tree in the background. Today, we visit Memorial Park. This maple tree was at peak color (and had already started to drop its leaves) when I visited on a late October day. The light was harsh at 11:30am but the polarizer I used served to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 11th, 2012|Categories: Fall|Tags: foliage, Memorial park|0 Comments