On Golden Harbor

Last September, I was fortunate to witness and capture views of Marblehead harbor as fog rolled in at sunset. The result was a rapidly changing and incredibly beautiful scene that I took advantage of by shooting for almost an hour. I've shared several images from the explosive sunset that followed but, as the sun remained above the horizon, it served to turn our familiar waters into a golden harbor. The view of these boats sitting moored in their spots on still waters made for a picture perfect scene. I thought a bit of light might help push the gray morning [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-08-08T06:31:28-04:00August 8th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|3 Comments

Lasers at Sunset

Last week, I chased the clouds out to Chandler Hovey Park and was rewarded with a nice sunset. As the light hit its peak, three Lasers came into the harbor. Since Marblehead Junior Race Week began yesterday and continues for the next few days, I thought this image of Lasers at sunset would be a perfect one to share today.

By Eyal Oren|2017-07-25T19:19:41-04:00July 25th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|10 Comments

Mother Nature’s Fireworks

I couldn't post yesterday's image of fireworks without immediately recalling the display of Mother Nature's fireworks on June 27th. I shared an incredible image of multiple bolts as soon as I came home but had a few more captures from that night that I had wanted to share as well. This was the last shot I took on that evening. The sun had long since set and my exposure time was getting longer. At this point I had to up the camera ISO to 1600 to keep a reasonable shutter speed of 1.3 seconds. Thankfully, it was calm that night [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-07-16T21:08:36-04:00July 20th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, lightning, Marblehead Harbor|1 Comment

Unforgettable Sunset over Marblehead Harbor

On any other night, this unforgettable sunset over Marblehead Harbor would have been shared as soon as I returned home. However, June 27th wasn't quite like any other night and I had an incredible lightning storm as well as a rainbow over Castle Rock to share before getting to this image. I had actually started shooting an hour earlier at Chandler Hovey park as a lightning storm passed through town. When the rain hit, I raced to my car and waited for the next storm to arrive. I had little hope for a break in the clouds and, when the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-07-16T20:15:32-04:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|6 Comments

Piers of Gold in Marblehead Harbor

I apologize if the Sting song 'Fields of Gold' becomes stuck in your head when reading this image title but Piers of Gold just fit too well to pass up. This is the third image shared so far from last Thursday's flight over Marblehead Harbor. As the sun dipped lower toward the horizon, the golden hour washed Marblehead Neck in perfect light. I maneuvered the Phantom 4 Pro over these two docks and composed the image to include the Neck circling toward the Corinthian and Marblehead Light beyond while including the boats in the harbor reflecting the light of sunset.

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-25T20:22:47-04:00June 29th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, pier, sunset|5 Comments

Lightning Storm over Marblehead Harbor

What an incredible night and an epic lightning storm over Marblehead Harbor. I left the house a little after 7pm hoping to capture lightning from Chandler Hovey park but kept missing bolts during the first storm. As the rain pelted the Neck, I waited in my car and saw another storm heading our way on the radar. As I waited, I noted pink hues forming near the horizon and moved to a favorite spot on Corinthian Lane from where I captured a very nice sunset over the harbor. Just as the sunset light faded, the real show began and I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-12-20T12:06:12-05:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, lightning, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|102 Comments

Solar Flare over Marblehead Harbor

On Thursday night, I had set up at Harvard Street with my main camera on a tripod and the Phantom 4 Pro overhead to capture what promised to be a solid sunset. As the sun dipped lower in the sky, I turned the drone so that the sunlight washed across the front lens creating a solar flare and bathing the scene in a red glow. The view of boats filling the moorings in Marblehead Harbor is one of the main reasons I purchased the drone. Capturing them from the air creates a separation and depth to the final image that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-25T20:23:28-04:00June 26th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, sunset|1 Comment

Liquid Gold in Marblehead Harbor

Well, this Summer sure is off to a great start! I went out to grab dinner at Mino's while my wife and kids were at a friend's house and then drove across the causeway with an eye to the sky. Clouds had been forming and breaking since I got home and there looked to be a clearing near the horizon that slowly great larger as the sun set. I started off at Corinthian Lane, then at Peabody Lane before deciding to shoot from Harvard Street tonight. I set up the camera on a tripod and then ran to the car [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-22T22:03:45-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Harvard Street, Marblehead Harbor, sailboat, sunset|3 Comments

Summer Fog in the Harbor

As Summer officially begins, I thought it appropriate to share a warm image and immediately went to the most productive day of my past 9 years in Marblehead - July 5, 2016. It's rare to get a solid Summer fog in the harbor and to have it occur at sunset is an even rarer event. To have that happen while I was in a position to capture the dramatic scenes before me was serendipity. I've shared many images from this night but never this one. As I was shooting boats moored in the harbor from Chandler Hovey park, I spotted [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-21T21:34:48-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, fog, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|4 Comments

Summer Sunsets on the Harbor

With a record breaking second heat wave already this year, my thoughts have firmly turned to Summer and evenings spent chasing clouds across the causeway. On this night in September, I had set up on Corinthian Lane and captured one of the more incredible Summer sunsets on the harbor. The evening's sunset started off with yellows and oranges coloring the clouds and reflecting in the water below. Before it was over, the sunset had gone through a rainbow of colors including purples and finally reds. I can't wait to start chasing these warm Summer sunsets again.

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-14T06:41:17-04:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|10 Comments