Mid-Harbor Sunset

On Monday, I shared an image of the sunset over Marblehead Neck and mentioned having chased another sunset a couple of days before. On Friday, September 8, the sky seemed to hold promise with a buildup of thin clouds overhead and a break at the horizon which promised some nice light to reflect off the high clouds. I decided to head out to the Neck and brought both drone and camera with me. I ended up at the pier of the Pleon Yacht Club and shot with both camera and drone as the sun set and the colors took hold [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-12T22:21:46-04:00September 13th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, sunset|0 Comments

Sunset Views from the Mouth of the Harbor

For the past few nights, I have been chasing clouds and sunsets over Marblehead and been less than thrilled with the results. I returned home from a barbecue at the Marblehead Community Charter Public School at 6:30pm eyeing the sky all the way home and made a beeline for Chandler Hovey Park as soon as I could. The clouds held promise and the sun was descending over a cloudless patch of sky but, as I drove, I realized the angles were all wrong for shooting from the Neck. As luck would have it, I had the drone with me and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-11T06:40:31-04:00September 10th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, buoys, Chandler Hovey park, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, sunset|3 Comments

Vigilante under the Corn Moon

As the full Corn moon rose the other night, I had nearly endless compositions open to me by slightly adjusting my position and the zoom on my lens. For this shot, I wanted to focus on the J105 I spotted standing alone among a crowd of boats in Marblehead Harbor. With the naked eye, I couldn't make out the name but, upon coming home and working on images, I realized I had a Vigilante under the corn moon. With the filled harbor, grand houses on the Neck and a perfect full moon overhead, I knew I had to share at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-06T22:33:01-04:00September 7th, 2017|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, full moon, Marblehead Harbor, moonrise|3 Comments

Red Sun Rising

It had been a long time since I had woken up early enough to catch a sunrise but, with a storm coming, I figured odds were in my favor for a decent showing this morning. I had originally planned to capture the moon setting from Chandler Hovey and turn around for the sunrise when that had finished. As I drove across the causeway, the moon disappeared behind clouds and I changed my plans. I ended up at Hammond Park where I hadn't shot in ages and found a familiar seen of boats as far as the eye could see. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-06T09:44:26-04:00September 6th, 2017|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Hammond Park, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|2 Comments

Floating under the Light of the Moon

Tonight's moonrise was quite a sight to behold and I was thankful for a last minute decision to capture the full corn moon rising over the float at Crocker Park. I had originally planned to capture the moon from along Front Street but arrived to find a seemingly thick marine layer that I was sure would block the composition I had in mind. I made a quick decision to head to Crocker Park instead and arrived in plenty of time to set up. As I got to the float, I noticed the sign listing the dates of operation as June [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-05T20:45:46-04:00September 5th, 2017|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, Crocker park, full moon, Marblehead Harbor, moonrise|0 Comments

Heading into Harbor by Moonlight

On a mid-July evening, a friend and I took his boat out for an evening tour of Marblehead. As the last light of day was captured by overhead clouds, we passed Marblehead Light heading into harbor. A half moon sat high in the evening sky and I quickly composed this image of our lighthouse, houses on the Neck and the Corinthian Yacht Club under the light of that moon as day turned to night.

By Eyal Oren|2017-09-04T20:42:23-04:00September 5th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: from the water, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, moon|0 Comments

Harbor Tour at Sunset

In mid-July of 2013, a friend invited me onto his boat for a loop around Marblehead and a harbor tour as the sun set. We lucked out with great light and perfect conditions for a leisurely exploration of Marblehead from the water and I came away with some of my favorite images from this one day. In fact, there were so many opportunities for shooting that I'm still finding new images to share even four years later. Today's image comes from the last loop through Marblehead Harbor. The sun was just setting and I found myself aiming the camera at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-29T06:41:27-04:00August 29th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, from the water, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Keep Sailing Until the Lights are Out

In mid-June, I had gone out in hopes of capturing a nice sunset and lucked out with the view you see here. I took countless shots from above Marblehead Harbor but hadn't yet shared this one of a lone sailboat that seems happy to keep sailing until the lights are out. With the angle of the sun and clouds reflecting the colors of sunset, Marblehead harbor's waters took on a pink hue and it appears as though the sailboat is heading right to the peak of those colors. As the days start to shorten, I really need to capture a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-22T21:15:42-04:00August 23rd, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, sailboat, sunset|2 Comments

Cloud Filled Sunset

What better way to start a new year of Wednesdays in Marblehead then with this cloud filled sunset over a harbor filled with boats. Today's image was actually taken on a Tuesday evening (June 27th) as clouds filled the sky but left just enough space at the horizon for the setting sunlight to shine through and create a beautiful pink glow behind Abbot Hall. You can also make out Grace Community Church and St. Michael's Steeple towering over the familiar skyline. The benefit of these late sunsets is that I have plenty of time to come home after work, eat [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-15T22:22:09-04:00August 16th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|5 Comments

Last Light on a Full Harbor

As I was finalizing my image choices for this year's Marblehead Calendar, I struggled with the options I had to best represent August. I had an image of the causeway and Devereux Beach in mind but it didn't quite fit with this year's theme. With that in mind, I decided to head out on Sunday to capture the last light on a full harbor. I launched the drone from Crocker Park having arrived as the sun was beginning to set. The angle of the sun continued to shine light on nearly all of Marblehead Harbor as well as the Neck [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-09T06:32:19-04:00August 9th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, Phantom 4 Pro|13 Comments