This image comes from the morning of February 6 and followed the image of the tree at Fort Sewall. When I composed that wider shot to include the snow covered branches of the tree, I had noticed the bright lights of the causeway shining at regular intervals. I decided to reposition the camera near the edge of the walkway at the fort and zoom in to highlight the alternating lights against the clouds and sky in the blue hour of dawn.
I had another post in mind for today but then this happened and I just couldn't wait to share it. Yesterday was a good day. It began with having the cast taken off my left foot where I had broken a small bone back on December 7. The feeling of having that weight lifted (literally) was tempered as soon as I stepped on the foot and realized I now had a long way to go in getting up to speed with walking. As it happened, I had a physical therapy appointment at the JCC a few hours later that went [...]
Fog Week continues on Wednesdays in Marblehead with this - the first image taken on a recent night of dense fog in Marblehead. As soon as the fog rolled in, I knew I had to head to the causeway. I had previously photographed a great foggy night on the causeway where I was lucky enough to capture people walking along the causeway. I realized I had never captured the causeway from the Marblehead Neck side though and sought to rectify that on this night. I started at the end of the causeway but wasn't thrilled with the far spacing from [...]
We had some incredible sunsets to mark the beginning of November. Friday's was breathtaking but I had to resign myself to enjoy it from my car as I made it home too late to get the camera and still capture those amazing colors. Saturday was a good show in its own right but we had plans that trumped any hope of getting out to shoot...again. On Sunday night, I decided to go out no matter what. With the end of Daylight Savings Time, that meant leaving the house at 4:15pm and hoping that the plentiful clouds that had filled the [...]
I shared an image of the sunset over Marblehead Harbor on Tuesday that came from a shoot on August 19th. This image was taken about an hour earlier and it seemed like a good time to share it as well. I've taken very few images from the small park that stands on the Marblehead Neck side of the causeway. It is a great spot with views of the ocean and Boston (on a clear day) and has nice benches that seem to beg visitors to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. While there, I noticed the interesting lines that [...]
I haven't shared a black and white image in quite some time and found this one waiting in the queue so thought it was a perfect opportunity to bring it out. This image was taken on Sept 2nd at 7:50am. This was a period of rain and fog which alternated between boring grey and beautiful moments of light. On this particular morning, the sky seemed to be clearing so I headed out to try to capture some of that nice light. As I drove, the light seemed to be best to the east and I ended up on Ocean Avenue [...]
A simple, clean composition to end the week. This image comes from mid-July and a trip to Devereux Beach to capture a long exposure of the ocean [LINK]. Before taking that shot and while the sun was still high up in the sky, I spotted the American flag on this nearby lamp post on the mainland part of the causeway. I chose a vertical or portrait orientation to capture the full length of the lamp post and went with a wide angle lens to heighten the separation from lamp post to the shores of Marblehead Neck. The light was perfect [...]
For the first night in what seems like forever, the conditions seemed right for a solid sunset. There were nice clouds in the sky, it wasn't bitterly cold out and I was free to shoot (not stuck at work watching as the sky exploded in different colors). I made my way down Ocean Avenue and stopped at Devereux beach. The light looked good but I decided to quickly scout out the view from the Neck. Turned out Devereux had the best vantage point and I got to shooting. I started off at 3:50pm near the water's edge. I shot the [...]
I shared a photo of the blue moon on Friday that was taken on August 30th. Turns out the moon turned full the next morning so I had one more shot at getting a photo of the rising moon the next evening. I started off at the beach near Goldthwait and got some nice shots as it first rose. I was with the family and so, after getting my shot, we walked down to Lime Rickey's for a celebratory 'end of Summer' ice cream. As we did, I saw the chance to capture the moon behind the lamp post and [...]
I have to admit that it took me a minute to remember where I took this image when I looked through the archives for today's post. This was taken in early May during the blue hour that precedes the dawn. With the incredibly low tide and some leftover moisture on the sand, Devereux beach took on a great mirrored appearance. If it wasn't for the familiar lamp posts on the causeway, I probably would have been scratching my head for a while longer trying to remember where I was when I took this. Hope you enjoy this calm morning view [...]