Top 10 of 2022 – #3 Fire for Independence

This is the first year in which I have had two sets of images captured on the same day make it into my top 10 list. On July 4th, I had made it out to Fort Sewall for the dedication of the newly renovated fort and to capture Glover's Regiment firing their new cannon. It was incredibly hot that day and I only had a few firings to make sure I had my settings dialed in correctly. As I quickly discovered, not every shot included a plume of fire as some were simple smoke shots. By the time the last [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-12-25T20:48:15-05:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: Favorite|Tags: cannon, favorite, Fort Sewall, Glover's regiment, people|0 Comments

Opening Act for the Fourth

On the Fourth of July, I had decided to set up along Fort Beach for the harbor illumination and fireworks show. I arrived with plenty of time to explore options along the rocks and made sure to race back up to Front Street as a subtle sunset formed between Fort Sewall and Marblehead Light. There was just enough water to reflect the pink hues. Unfortunately, this angle highlights the missing tree lost to a storm several years ago.

By Eyal Oren|2022-07-31T22:40:56-04:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Fort Beach, Fort Sewall, Front Street, sunset|0 Comments

Fire in the Hole

So this may be my favorite shot from Glover's Regiment firing of the new cannon at Fort Sewall on Independence Day in Marblehead. I had envisioned the shot I ended up sharing first - that of the cannon firing with Marblehead Light visible behind the fire and smoke. But after capture that image, and with the cannon being fired 13 times at noon, I had the opportunity to explore other angles and compositions. This one was captured from directly behind the cannon and I started firing off shots as soon as one member of the Regiment placed a flaming torch [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-07-06T17:55:26-04:00July 7th, 2022|Categories: Traditions|Tags: cannon, Fort Sewall, Glover's regiment, tradition|0 Comments

Fire for Independence

At noon on the Fourth of July, Glover's Regiment fired off the new cannon at Fort Sewall 13 times while reading the Declaration of Independence between volleys. It was a perfectly Marblehead moment and I was lucky to be able to capture the incredible plume of fire from several of the cannon shots. Photographer's note: I'm really glad they fired 13 times as this was maybe number 10. I had overexposed the first two and then there were several after that they were mostly smoke with a very small of fire. This and one other were the best exposed and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-07-04T14:08:38-04:00July 4th, 2022|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Fort Sewall, Glover's regiment, tradition|3 Comments

From Atop Fort Sewall

On May 15th, I headed out to Fort Sewall to capture the full moon rising. As I waited, I kept looking back towards Fort Beach and snuck over a little before 7 as a lackluster sunset began to take shape. This shot was taken just to the left of the plaque and without stepping on the grass being made ready for the Fort's grand reveal in a few short weeks. I hadn't shot from this spot in some time and forgot how nice this view is looking down at houses along Front Street and finding Abbot Hall in the distance. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-05-22T21:34:40-04:00May 23rd, 2022|Categories: Park|Tags: Fort Beach, Fort Sewall|0 Comments

Leading Lines at the Fort

After capturing the view from atop Fort Sewall, I made my way down the stairs and stopped short when I noticed the s-curve of the fence. I decided to use the curve as a leading line which would draw the viewer into the image taking in the new trees planted as part of the renovation before heading off to the distance with boats on their moorings and sunset light in the evening sky.

By Eyal Oren|2021-08-30T21:56:10-04:00August 31st, 2021|Categories: Park|Tags: Fort Sewall, sunset, tree|8 Comments

New Life for the Old Fort

Last week I visited the newly renovated Fort Sewall for the first time in well over two years. It's amazing to realize just how much the fort has changed since we moved to Marblehead in May 2008. Early on, I had captured a favorite shot of a tree in a blanket of white snow in front of the red doors. That photo still hangs in my home office but the tree fell years ago and the doors have since been painted white. Then there was the great tree that succumbed to a storm in August 2019. After a major renovation, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-08-29T22:31:27-04:00August 30th, 2021|Categories: Landmark|Tags: Fort Sewall|3 Comments

Top 10 of 2020 – #6 – Around the Fort

This is one of those images that I like as much for the circumstances in which it was taken as the final image. We had gone out to meet our former neighbor (and kids' surrogate grandfather in town) at the BYC for a dignhy ride around the harbor on a warm early summer afternoon (June 20th at 3pm). Not 5 minutes into the ride, he offered my daughter take the helm and she piloted us around under his direct supervision. I was there to shoot images of Marblehead from the water but spent as much time shooting them piloting as [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-12-24T13:26:14-05:00December 29th, 2020|Categories: Favorite|Tags: favorite, Fort Sewall|6 Comments

Around the Fort

Last Saturday, we headed out with our former neighbor for a dinghy ride around the harbor. As we made our way around the fort, I couldn't help but grab a few images with great light and clouds positioned perfectly above the outcropping of land. With COVID-19 restrictions and the cancelled fireworks show, it really is perfect timing for Fort Sewall's huge renovation. I can't wait to see it when it reopens.

By Eyal Oren|2020-06-28T21:41:19-04:00June 29th, 2020|Categories: From the Water|Tags: Fort Sewall, from the water|0 Comments

That Old Tree

Look what I found when digging through unpublished images from past Junes - that old tree at the Fort! At the time I didn't think much of this shot with a simple composition split between the tree and a solitary sailboat on its mooring. At the time, I was using the tree to help balance the focal point of the sailboat. Now, seven years after the image was taken in June 12, 2013, the view of the Giving Tree with its full canopy steals the eye and is a wonderful reminder of the majesty of this now lost symbol.

By Eyal Oren|2020-06-01T21:23:31-04:00June 2nd, 2020|Categories: Park|Tags: Fort Sewall, sailboat, tree|0 Comments

Fort Sewall

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