Golden Water in Marblehead Harbor

Last weekend, I decided to head out as sunset approached hoping for a break in the clouds to help light up Marblehead harbor. As luck would have it, this was one of three sunsets in the past few weeks that have held great promise but fizzled in the end. However, before the light faded, I composed this tight shot of Abbot Hall rising above boats on their mooring with the last light of sunset creating the effect of golden water in Marblehead harbor. For every great sunset capture there are easily a dozen outings that don't quite work out. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-06-04T22:42:08-04:00June 5th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor|2 Comments

Boats in the Harbor

On Saturday night, I watched the clouds form and break and scouted out the various webcams pointed at Marblehead Harbor until I finally decided to get up and hope for a good sunset. I grabbed my camera as well as the Phantom 4 Pro with a specific location in mind. I drove across the causeway looking in my rearview mirror still unsure which way the sunset would go and parked along Foster Street in front of the Eastern Yacht Club. There I was greeted by the sounds of a steel drum band and learned that an engagement party was taking [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-05-29T21:43:19-04:00May 30th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, sunset|4 Comments

Rowing through Marblehead Harbor

As we head further into May and warm weather beckons, boats begin to fill Marblehead harbor's prized moorings. It won't be long before warm summer sunset take shape overhead and reflect on the still water as on this evening in September when I captured a lone kayak rowing through Marblehead harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2017-05-08T22:40:18-04:00May 9th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, people, reflection, sunset|1 Comment

Jackson Cup Racing in Marblehead Harbor

The Jackson Cup took place last weekend and I decided to capture it from an aerial perspective rather than my prior attempts from Hammond Park and the Pleon/Eastern yacht clubs. I was so thrilled with the video I captured that day that I promptly forgot about the still images. This was my favorite image of Jackson Cup racing in Marblehead harbor from last Sunday. The boats were racing deeper in the harbor than they had been previously and they had broken up into a linear formation. In this way, I was able to pull back a bit and capture the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-05-07T21:10:57-04:00May 8th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: Abbot Hall, aerial, Marblehead Harbor, Phantom 4 Pro, racing, sailboat, sailing|2 Comments

First One into the Harbor

After the past two days of perfect weather, I can't be the only waiting eagerly awaiting those warm Summer days. I decided to look through my archive of 'to be posted' images to find ones taken in April and instantly settled on this shot for today's post. On April 25, 2015, I had gone out near sunset on an equally warm night and found a single sailboat already moored in the waters. Its positioning was perfect from this angle on Parker Lane and it appeared to be the 'first one in the harbor' - or at least this part of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-04-11T22:32:12-04:00April 12th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, Marblehead Harbor, sailboat|0 Comments

Working Boats and Golden Light

Last Wednesday, I headed to Crocker Park with the Phantom 4 Pro in hand to capture sunset views from one of my favorite spots in town. I started off by flying over the working boats moored in an otherwise empty Marblehead Harbor and had reached this spot 40 feet above the ground when the sun broke through the clouds and lit Marblehead Neck in beautiful golden light. If you look closely, you can spot the anticrepuscular rays converging behind the Corinthian Yacht Club and there are subtle hints of the golden light reflecting in the still waters of the harbor [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-04-03T20:53:11-04:00April 4th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, Phantom 4 Pro, working boats|4 Comments

Old Town Sunset – Aerial Panorama of historic downtown Marblehead

On Wednesdays, March 29th, the dense clouds covering Marblehead for most of the day finally began to break as the day neared its end. I hadn't flown my Phantom 4 Pro in a few weeks due to rain, clouds and otherwise terrible lighting. When I finally made it up in the air, I knew the lighting on this night was going to be pretty special and ended up with a spectacular view of an Old Town sunset. I explored a few vantage points as I flew over Marblehead and fought the building wind as I chased the light. I found [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-04-02T20:27:41-04:00April 2nd, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: Abbot Hall, aerial, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, panorama, sunset|1 Comment

Summer Sunsets on the Harbor

Though it has been great to explore views over Marblehead with my new Phantom 4 Pro, I cannot wait for the mooring to fill with boats and capture warm Summer sunsets on the harbor. This image was taken on a picture perfect evening in September but we are only five weeks away from seeing boats starting to fill Marblehead harbor for the season.

By Eyal Oren|2017-03-21T21:09:49-04:00March 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, reflection, sunset|4 Comments

Brilliant Sunset on an Empty Harbor

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I had left the house on February 18th with the hopes of catching a solid sunset. As you can see, this brilliant sunset far exceeded my expectations. There's something different about the Winter sun and its accompanying sunsets that makes for these intense pinks when the clouds break just right. As luck would have it, I had positioned myself at Corinthian Lane and was able to capture this brilliant sunset reflecting on an empty Marblehead harbor with a private pier breaking up the foreground and Marblehead's skyline positioned in the lower third of the frame. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-02-20T21:00:28-05:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, pier, sunset|1 Comment

Frostbite Sailing in Marblehead Harbor – A Fifty Foot View

Yesterday was my 42nd birthday and I was fortunate to start it with a homemade breakfast with my wife and kids and end it with a great dinner out. In the middle of the day, I couldn't think of anything more fun than enjoying the Spring-like weather and flying my Phantom 4 Pro drone over Marblehead Harbor to capture scenes of frostbite sailing. The conditions were perfect for sailing with light winds and intermittently great for photography with cloudy skies and occasional breaks of brilliant light. I took turns shooting stills and video with the drone and switching to the real [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-02-20T00:03:51-05:00February 20th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, frostbite, Marblehead Harbor, sailboat, sailing|9 Comments