Long Exposure – Marblehead Harbor in Black and White

Much of my black and white long exposure work has been influenced by some incredibly talented photographers whom I have met through Google+. Of them, Joel Tjintjelaar has been a particularly strong influence. His work is simply incredible and I highly recommend a visit to his online gallery: http://www.bwvision.com/ This image was taken at dawn in mid-November shortly after capturing this view of Fort Sewall and the harbor [link]. I turned to face the causeway and captured this view of Marblehead harbor (now empty for the Winter) in a 15 second exposure. I had initially processed it in color but the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:06-05:00December 18th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, fine art, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, pier|0 Comments

Dawn Lights Up Fort Sewall

Two weeks ago, I ventured out at dawn in hopes of a nice sunrise from Front Street and Fort Sewall. I made my way down there at 5:30 in the morning and ventured out of the car (and into the cold) once the first light appeared at the horizon. I started off with this image of the houses that abut the Fort and the great tree that marks this part of town. There were just enough clouds at the horizon to capture the colors of dawn which also reflected off the windows of the house. The long exposure required due [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:07-05:00December 5th, 2012|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: dawn, Fort Sewall, house, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

A Late November Sunset over Marblehead Harbor

I went out last night in hopes that the clouds would break and allow me to shoot November's full moon. As I drove out to my intended destination, I looked in the rearview mirror and saw the sun slowly set and the clouds break into great patterns. I decided to head straight to Fort Sewall first and hoped the light would hold til I got there. I ran up the hill and explored both ends of the Fort but noted that the harbor side offered the best light. As the sun set, the light was picked up by the water. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:07-05:00November 29th, 2012|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: houses, Marblehead Harbor, rocks, sunset|0 Comments

Pink Clouds at Dawn Over Marblehead Harbor

Something told me that Tuesday morning's sunrise might be worth an early wake up so I dutifully set the alarm a bit early and made my way out to Front street at 5:30 in the morning. At first, the skies disappointed with some decent morning light but no clouds to reflect the pinks that typically accompany a late Fall sunrise. Just as the sun threatened to break above the clouds, these wisps showed up and quickly fell into place. I was shooting in landscape (horizontal) format and quickly switched to this portrait (vertical) orientation to get the tops of the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T14:42:43-04:00November 26th, 2012|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: clouds, dawn, Fort Sewall, Front Street, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, pink, tree|0 Comments

The Row Boat Independence

On Saturday, Rick Ashley and Dennis Curtin (two great local photographers) led a group of about fifty camera-wielding individuals through the streets of Marblehead as part of the Worldwide Photowalk. The experience was a great one and I really enjoyed the conversations I had with both Denny and Rick as well as a number of other 'walkers'. While the conditions were great for walking (crisp and sunny), they weren't perfect for photography. I decided to use a prime lens for the entire 3 hour walk and was hoping to build up my 'experimental Friday' theme a bit. When we reached [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 14th, 2012|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boat, Marblehead Harbor, water|0 Comments

Chasing the Light – One Sunset, Five Unique Photos

This will be a bit of a longer post to recap this great Summer sunset. I also want to point out that there will not be any posts for the next few days as I am driving up to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont to try and capture the incredible color up there. Today, I wanted to share the last image from a spectacular sunset that took place back in mid-August and explain some of my thought process at the time. To refresh your memory, for a stretch of 3-4 nights in August, we had been getting these incredible deep [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00September 30th, 2012|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, chasing the light, clouds, Marblehead Harbor, pink, purple, reflection, sunset|0 Comments

Experimental Friday – Get Your Feet Wet

I've featured a few shots on previous Fridays and am almost ready to label this an 'experimental Friday' theme. This is the floating dock at Crocker Park where I went with my son in the Summer for a swim test prior to sailing camp. It was a hot day and the cool water beckoned. I decided to focus on the ladder so that the viewer could sense that someone was just about to reach out from below and come out of the water after a refreshing dive.

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T14:29:57-04:00September 28th, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: dock, experimental, Marblehead Harbor, water|4 Comments

A Balcony View of Marblehead Harbor

As I mentioned in yesterday's From the Rooftops image, this was one of the first shots I took in the rooftop series and I had in mind the shot of the houses on Lee Street with Abbot Hall poking up from behind them. However, when I was welcomed to this home and shown the balcony view, I knew I had to spend a few minutes capturing the incredible view before me. I can't imagine there are too many spots in town like this one where you can sit and take in the sites and sounds of the harbor as the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:10-05:00September 21st, 2012|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: balcony, boats, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Marblehead Harbor Bathed in a Red Sunset

For the past two Wednesdays, I have been sharing photos from a single location as an incredible Summer sunset unfolded before me. You can catch up on the first [LINK] and second [LINK] by clicking the links. This was the end of the show. The colors that night had gone from the yellow glow as the sun set below the horizon to pinks then deep purples and finally this amazing red. As I mentioned before, this shoot was in start contrast to the 'chasing the light' one I had done previously in that I just moved a few feet in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:10-05:00September 19th, 2012|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, chasing the light, Marblehead Harbor, reflection, sunset|0 Comments

Purple Streaks of Sunset

As I mentioned in last Wednesday's post [LINK] I went out on August 21st under lackluster appearing conditions hoping against hope for a decent sunset. I setup at the pier where the Pleon Yacht club resides and looked on as the clouds began to take shape and break into wisps from the gray mass they had formed earlier that evening. I began by shooting toward the lighthouse. After getting the shot I posted last week full of pinks, I turned and saw this... The streaks in the sky were incredible and seemed to be emanating from this house on the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:10-05:00September 12th, 2012|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, chasing the light, house, Marblehead Harbor, pink, purple, sunset|1 Comment