Falling Snow on Old Town House

Back to last weekend and the more manageable and picturesque view of freshly falling snow that settled over Marblehead. I mentioned in Monday's post that I had captured images of Old Town House before turning toward State Street. This view of the iconic yellow Old Town House in the middle of Washington Street with the Bus Stop in complementary colors and Abbot Hall just visible in the distance was an easy favorite. The early morning hour meant there were no cars parked on the street to obstruct the view.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:12-05:00January 28th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: historic downtown, Old Town House, Washington Street|1 Comment

Historic Marblehead and Harbor from Atop Abbot Hall

I mentioned in yesterday's post that a combination of luck, circumstances and a commission to document the effort to restore Abbot Hall led me to the top of the scaffolding surrounding the building in November. While I spent much of my allotted time photographing details of the work, I couldn't help but take in the incredible views of historic Marblehead and harbor from atop Abbot Hall. This is my favorite view from this once-in-a-lifetime vantage point with all of historic downtown captured in a single frame. The harbor and Marblehead Light can be seen in the distance as can many [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:15-05:00December 26th, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Abbot Hall, historic downtown, lighthouse, rooftop|1 Comment

Hooper to the Harbor

Marblehead Festival of Arts 2015 People's Choice Award Winner During the Summer of 2014, scaffolding went up around St. Michaels' Church as a new steeple was raised on the building. I managed to make my way to the top of the scaffolding one August evening with the help of a friend and found this incredible view before me. I was struck by the row of houses along Hooper Street near Bank Square and the proximity of Marblehead Harbor (still filled with boats) as well the nearness of Marblehead Neck and the causeway. This view only existed for the briefest moments in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-07-06T17:31:06-04:00October 30th, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Bank Square, boats, Festival of Arts, historic downtown, Marblehead Harbor, rooftop, Washington Street|0 Comments

Historic Downtown and Marblehead Harbor

Back to the top of St. Michael's Church for this From the Rooftop view looking out over historic downtown and Marblehead harbor. I mentioned in Monday's post that I had been invited to the top of the scaffolding around St. Michael's Church on Friday night and had spent the first part of that night capturing scenes of Marblehead from the unique elevated vantage point. I had just thought that I was finished with my From the Rooftop series after climbing to the top of Marblehead Light and, with one phone call, I have many more images to share in this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 3rd, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, historic downtown, houses, Marblehead Harbor, sunset, Washington Street|2 Comments

From the Rooftops – Bank Square and Marblehead Harbor

Time for another entry in the 'From the Rooftops Thursday' theme and back to the cupola of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion. For this image, I decided to move the camera as close to the window as possible and compose an image of Bank Square seen below and Marblehead Harbor beyond with the sun's light diffused by a large cloud. This is how my eyes took in the scene and how I envisioned it but for technical reasons, the image needed to be composed of two shots with different focus points. A bit on the technical aspects of the image: This [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:28-05:00June 5th, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Bank Square, cupola, historic downtown, Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Old Town, rooftop|0 Comments