Gerry island

First Sunset of 2014 – Little Harbor and the Lighthouse

The New Year started off very nicely on Wednesdays in Marblehead.  I shared my annual year end slideshow to a very warm reception and then found myself at Redd's Pond where I was a bit surprised to see so many kids on the ice either learning to skate or taking part in pick up hockey games.  I shared a quick iPhone shot of that scene and must have triggered a fair share of memories as even more people seemed to identify with that image than the video. A bit later in the day, I brought my son to Redd's Pond [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:05:46-05:00January 2nd, 2014|Categories: Little Harbor|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Heading Down to Gas House Beach

The morning of June 12th ended up being a very busy one and would result in a number of different images being shared on this site.  I started with a shot of the harbor at dawn and then made my way around to State Street Landing followed by a stop at Little Harbor.  Below you can see the other images shared from this single morning's outing. By the time I reached this spot at Gas House Lane, the sun had climbed a fair amount but the clouds continued to diffuse the light.  I found this kayak holder that had left [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:05:50-05:00September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Beach|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Walking Home from Brown’s Island

The tides in Little Harbor and the way that roads appear and disappear between the mainland and both Gerry Island and Brown's Island have always amazed me.  I found myself at this spot in search of an image of the full moon one evening in July.  As I waited, I noted this group walking along the now submerged path from Brown's Island.  I caught a few photos as they walked through the water but this one of the leader looking back was my favorite. If you didn't know there was a path underfoot, the image would probably seem eerie and [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:05:52-05:00August 30th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Looking out over Gerry Island from Fort Sewall

On the same day that I captured a new (to me) composition of the road under a tree at Fort Sewall which I shared yesterday, I also snagged this image of Gerry Island at sunset.  While the light was not as spectacular as I might have hoped (though it ended up making up for it later...), the golden glow was reflected off the water below and lit up the nearby grass to great effect.  I needed to put in quite a bit of work to tease out all the great light and potential in this image and decided to show [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00July 2nd, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Morning in Little Harbor

Here is another image from my sunrise shoot on June 12th.  After shooting the sunrise from Hammond Park and then up and down the Landing and causeway, I drove up towards little harbor.  I ended up in front of Marblehead Lobster Company and found these boats parked in the waters of little harbor.  With Gerry island in the immediate background and the lighthouse jutting out in the distance, the composition seemed to work really nicely.  Hope you enjoy this serene image of morning in little harbor.

By |2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00June 28th, 2013|Categories: Little Harbor|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

A New Day Dawns Over Gerry Island

It still amazes me that Gerry island can appear so isolated at high tide and yet twice a day, as if by magic, a road appears linking us with this small island in Little Harbor.  This image was taken on April 3rd after a sunrise shoot that took place at Hammond Park.  The sun seemed to take forever to rise and I took advantage by driving over to Doaks Lane after finishing my shooting at the park. For this image, I decided to include a good deal of water in the foreground to highlight the isolation of the island but [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00May 30th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Long Exposure – Rocks Leading to Gerry Island

It's Tuesday and time for another Long Exposure image.  In mid-February, I drove out at sunset with the the aim of shooting some long exposure images.  The sky held promise with scattered clouds and the sunset did not disappoint.  This was the outing in which I captured one of my favorite images - Doaks Lane Sunset.  Immediately before that image, I had captured this one. The tide was just perfect for me to walk down to the beach and navigate to these rocks.  I set up the tripod and opened the shutter for 118 seconds to get this image.  As in the [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 29th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

From the Air – Little Harbor

If you saw my post last Tuesday, you'll know the back story to how this photo came to be.  If not, I highly recommend reading that first and then coming back to this image. As we flew over Marblehead harbor, I quickly took some photos looking down over Little Harbor.  It really is amazing to see this area from this angle and I definitely did not appreciate it at the time.  As your eye works its way around, you notice Gerry Island, Fort Sewall, Front Street beach and the houses (especially those on Doak's Lane). Hope you enjoy this aerial [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:06:17-05:00May 1st, 2012|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

Sunset over Gerry Island

The theme this week has been sunrises and sunsets and I therefore chose this photo which fit in nicely.  It's another from the archive and was taken on July 4th while awaiting the fireworks display.  A storm came through right before the fireworks were due to start and missed us but provided for a very intense sunset.  The best view ended up being this one looking out from Fort Sewall at Gerry Island.  This was taken as a 4 shot panorama.  If you look carefully (click the photo to see it bigger), you can see the American flag hanging from [...]

By |2014-04-20T17:06:01-04:00September 15th, 2011|Categories: Island|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

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