Mother under the Maple Tree

This is the perfect ending to Halloween week on Wednesdays in Marblehead. I was biking around town in search of foliage when I spotted this maple outside the cemetery on the corner of Elm and Creesy Streets. I couldn't find the right angle to shoot it from outside the cemetery so I ventured inside. Once there, I found a few gravestones that would make for a nice foreground but the light wasn't quite right. Then the clouds shifted and the light illuminated the singular word 'Mother' on the one gravestone standing apart from the rest. I dropped to the ground [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:23-05:00October 31st, 2011|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, foliage, gravestone, Green Street Cemetery, maple tree|1 Comment

A Purple Sky over Old Burial Hill

June 20th turned out to be an incredible productive day. It started on Beacon Street shooting the 'Marblehead or the Real World' sign and then progressed to a sunset shot of Gerry Island. On my way home, I somehow found myself at the base of Old Burial Hill and figured I would wander up as the light faded in the sky. I found this tree surrounded by gravestones and set up to photograph it. Just then, the sky took on an incredible purple hue that grew stronger and stronger. It just goes to show that the sky can continue to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:25-05:00October 26th, 2011|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: gravestone, Old Burial Hill, purple, sunset, tree|0 Comments

Here Lyes Buried – Halloween Week

After finding the praying mantis, we wandered around the tombstones until we found this one dated 1690 and holding the body of a gentleman 'aged about 70 years'. My five-year-old son was so enthralled by the skull and writing that he sat there and carefully sounded out each word until turning to me and grinned from ear to ear having read the entire inscription. I just had to photograph the stone at that point.

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T08:50:53-04:00October 25th, 2011|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, gravestone, Old Burial Hill|0 Comments

From the Grave – Halloween Week

It's the week before Halloween so I figured it was the perfect time to feature images taken in Marblehead's cemeteries. This first one comes from Old Burial Hill. My son and I attended the International Free Sail Regatta at Redd's Pond and, while everyone got their boats ready, we explored neighboring Old Burial Hill. He quickly spotted this praying mantis standing on a gravestone with beautiful morning light behind him. I crouched down and crept closer and closer with my zoom extended to try to capture every minute detail. Next time you visit Old Burial Hill, keep your eye out [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:26-05:00October 24th, 2011|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, gravestone, Old Burial Hill|0 Comments