A Blizzard on State Street

As I write today's post, predictions are for Marblehead to receive anywhere from 2 to 3 feet of snow from Monday night through Tuesday. That led me to my photography archives and this image from February 9, 2013 when we last received almost 2 feet of snow. Once the driving ban was lifted, I headed out to capture scenes of Marblehead after the blizzard. This view looking up State Street hadn't been shared until now and seemed to be a nice compliment to yesterday's view.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:13-05:00January 27th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: houses, snow, State Street|0 Comments

Winter Wonderland on State Street

On Saturday, January 24th, we had one of our first real snow storms of the Winter season. It had been a while since I was last able to capture images of Marblehead in the freshly falling snow and so, as soon as I woke up, I headed out the door with a few destinations in mind. I shared an image of Fort Sewall over the weekend but this (and another image coming Wednesday) were my favorites from the day. I had just parked on Washington Street and captured images of Old Town House when I turned the corner and found [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:13-05:00January 26th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: houses, snow, State Street|0 Comments

From the Rooftops – Western View from Abbot Hall Tower

For this From the Rooftops Thursday, we return to the top of Abbot Hall Tower where I was fortunate to find myself on an early December morning. I had climbed the scaffolding surrounding Abbot Hall to help document the work being done to restore the tower to its full beauty and function. However, once up at the top of the scaffolding, I couldn't help but capture views of Marblehead from this incredible vantage point. In this image, I was facing roughly southwest from where I could angle the camera to include much of the Town of Marblehead and, in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:14-05:00January 15th, 2015|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Abbot Hall, Boston, houses, rooftop, skyline|0 Comments

Striking Sunset from Bass Rock Lane

This image from the rocks at the end of Bass Rock Lane was captured in mid-October. I had gone out with some ideas in mind for this shoot and had also brought along my new iPhone 6 to try out its time-lapse mode. I set up the phone and proceeded to scamper around the rocks looking for strong compositions including this one with the setting sun and houses along the Atlantic Ocean. I shared the time-lapse that evening but hadn't had a chance to share this image until today.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:17-05:00December 4th, 2014|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Bass Rock Lane, houses, ocean, sunset|0 Comments

Marblehead Harborfront

After the rain departed on Saturday, October 11, I decided to head out in hopes of capturing a few lingering clouds and some scenes of foliage around town. On an earlier venture, I had noticed that the Marblehead harborfront (not sure if that is an official name for the area depicted here) was showing signs of Fall colors. I made my way across the causeway to the public way at Parker Lane to see if the colors had indeed 'popped' in the interim. While there were some hints of orange and yellow in the trees, I was more intrigued by [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:20-05:00October 15th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Grace Community church, houses, Marblehead Harbor, St Michaels church|0 Comments

Indian Summer in Marblehead

This past Summer in Marblehead has to rank among the most perfect (weather wise) in a very long time. We had a mild June and July followed by a blast of heat and humidity at the end of August/early September and then the cool (but not too cold) days of late Summer/early Fall came. This weekend, though, brought back the warmth and humidity to stave off that Autumn and soon-to-be Winter chill for at least a few more days. While not meeting the technical definition of an Indian Summer in Marblehead (the Farmer's almanac states the warmth has to occur [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:21-05:00September 29th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, foliage, houses, Marblehead Harbor, Summer, sunset|0 Comments

The Light Show at Crocker Park

On August 27, a late Summer heat wave set up atmospheric conditions that resulted in an explosion of colors at sunset. I was at Crocker Park shooting toward the lighthouse when I turned and saw the light show begin behind me. I have shared one other image from this set thus far but couldn't wait to share this one. One of the first decisions I need to make when capturing a scene is the composition and, right off the bat, the orientation. Of the 1,000 images I have shared of Marblehead, 75% are horizontal and 25% vertical. With this particular [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 10th, 2014|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, dramatic sky, houses, sunset|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

Out for a Paddle in Marblehead Harbor

On Wednesday, July 30th I was out on the causeway waiting to cheer on a limousine as it drove around Marblehead and found myself staring at some beautiful cloud formations over Abbot Hall. By now the tower of Abbot had been adorned with a big 'M' and so I was in search of new vantage points from which to capture the school symbol and colors. As I decided on the best location for this composition, a woman got on to a stand up paddle board from Riverhead Beach and went out for a paddle in Marblehead Harbor. The water was [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 2nd, 2014|Categories: Beach|Tags: Abbot Hall, harbor, houses, people, reflection, Riverhead beach|0 Comments

The Sky Exploded Last Night at Crocker Park

With the near-90 degree temperatures that descended on Marblehead yesterday and the early forecast for possible thunderstorms, I had a feeling the sky might offer some nice colors at sunset. With that in mind, I made sure to throw the camera bag and tripod in the car when we headed out for an early dinner with friends. After the check came and was paid, I took off toward Crocker park while my wife, kids, and friends headed to Seaside for the evening's Movie in the Park. I was actually hoping for some nice clouds over Marblehead Harbor to reflect the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 28th, 2014|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, dramatic sky, houses, sunset|0 Comments