Catching the Good Light over Marblehead Harbor

This Spring has certainly seen an odd start with bursts of snow and whole weeks lost to rain. Last week as yet another rainy day came to an end, the clouds which had been so solid for much of the day began to break up and offered the first chance in weeks of a decent sunset. As sunsets now take place after 7pm, I was able to head out after work and dinner at home to Crocker Park in the hopes of catching some good light reflecting off the clouds over Marblehead harbor. I arrived at Crocker Park to find [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:34-05:00April 18th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, clouds, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Days End at Marblehead Light

In mid-May of 2013, I headed to Chandler Hovey Park in hopes of capturing some nice color to marks the days end. The clouds had built up during the day but a small clearing formed at the horizon just as the sun set. Almost as soon as I had put the car in park, I was out and getting my camera on the tripod to shoot the incredible sunset light that seemed to be exploding from the base of Marblehead Light and marking the days end (or is it day's end?). I shared a horizontal composition of this shot shortly after [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-04-15T16:56:07-04:00April 11th, 2016|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sunset|0 Comments

Moored in the Mouth of the Harbor

Today's image comes from June 21st and a trip across the causeway to this small beach at the end of Cove Lane. This beach has become a favorite location to shoot Marblehead Light, oncoming or departing storms and, especially, the Aurora Borealis. On this day, I was searching for an image that would capture the warmth of the day. The great Winter of 2015 was not yet a distant memory and any images of warmth were welcome. With a lone sailboat moored in the mouth of the harbor and bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, I knew [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00April 5th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: beach, boat, Cove Lane, lighthouse|0 Comments

Sea Smoke at Sunrise

I was going through images in my 'to be posted' folder to share this week and passed by the series of sea smoke shots captured on a freezing Valentine's Day. It's hard to believe that this was the scene at sunrise in Marblehead Harbor only 6 weeks ago with temperatures well below zero (even before taking into account the wind chill). I've shared a few images of the sea smoke rising from the ocean but still have many more to show. As the light changed and the smoke danced across the water, the compositions seemed to be endless.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:36-05:00March 28th, 2016|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: lighthouse, sea smoke, sunrise|0 Comments

Pastel Clouds over Marblehead Neck

Today's image comes from February 21 and a relatively warm Winter day at Fort Sewall. I had gone out with the aim of shooting the moon but a solid sunset developed which grabbed my attention well before the moon rose. As the sun set, it spread soft light that reflected off these pastel clouds over Marblehead Neck. I love this spot at Fort Sewall as I am able to capture the whole of the Neck in one frame (using my wide angle lens) and showcase its island-like appearance. I chose to include the rocky shore and white surf to break up [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:36-05:00March 24th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: lighthouse, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

A Shining Beacon – Marblehead Light

On December 20th, a solar storm held the promise of a display of the Northern Lights over Marblehead. Remembering this spot from my last capture of the aurora borealis in June of last year, I headed to Cove Lane and hoped to capture a similar scene with the added bonus of lights streaming down Marblehead Light. Despite the forecasts for a strong storm, no green or purple hues showed in the end. I did manage to capture a nice image of Marblehead Light displayed as a shining beacon in the night sky thanks to those lights that decorate it twice [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:37-05:00March 15th, 2016|Categories: Night|Tags: Cove Lane, light, lighthouse, night, stars|0 Comments

Childrens Island and the Neck Bathed in Golden Light

On February 21st, I headed to Fort Sewall to chase what was shaping up to be a nice sunset and to capture the moon rising behind the great tree. As luck would have it, the clouds had moved into a perfect position to reflect and accentuate sunset's golden light and I ended up with a number of keepers from various locations at the fort. This image represents the peak of the golden light that illuminated Childrens Island and the Neck. I had been shooting over Gerry Island when I spotted the clouds and quickly found a position from which I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:39-05:00February 26th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Childrens Island, Fort Sewall, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

Sea Smoke Sunrise

With past outings to capture sea smoke, one issue that has come up is that the mist rising from the ocean usually forms a thick band of fog at the horizon blocking any hopes of accompanying sunrise color. On Sunday, February 14, I arrived at Fort Beach to find the sky turning pink as pillars of sea smoke formed in front of and behind Marblehead Light. I captured several frames before the sun rose above the fog bank but this image of a sea smoke sunrise may be my favorite of them. You can see the light of the sun [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:39-05:00February 24th, 2016|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sea smoke, sunrise|0 Comments

Catching the Snow Moon

I shared an image of the nearly full snow moon last night taken from Fort Beach and commented that I had little hope for capturing the full moon tonight. As luck would have it, I finished up work right at 5pm and was able to make it down to the State Street Landing by 5:29pm - 4 minutes before the moonrise. I found two photographers already there ready to capture the beauty of a full moon rising over Marblehead Light and made my way a bit further down to see if I could line up this single boat out in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:40-05:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: moon|Tags: boat, full moon, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Tendrils of Sea Smoke at Sunrise

Sunday's arctic air resulted in a display of sea smoke the likes of which I had never seen before in Marblehead. The display kept me busy capturing various compositions as the wind and light changed to drastically alter the scene before me. On Monday, I shared a wide view of the sun just rising over the cloud of sea smoke and setting a nearby patch aglow. Exactly five minutes after that scene, this one appeared. The sun had risen enough to clear the smoke at the horizon and it created the most incredible backlighting for the tendrils of sea smoke forming [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:40-05:00February 17th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, sea smoke, sunrise|0 Comments