First Light on Marblehead Harbor

It had been three months since I last woke up before the sunrise and went out to capture images at dawn in Marblehead. On Sunday morning, I had decided to make up for last time and headed out of the house at 5:00am. I had checked the predicted location for sunrise and decided to drive to Crocker Park to capture the morning's first light on Marblehead Harbor. I arrived as the last stars in the sky were starting to fade and lighter shades of blue colored the morning sky. I captured scenes of the brightening light on Marblehead Harbor for [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Crocker park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|0 Comments

From the Lighthouse – Boats Passing in the Ocean

Back to the top of Marblehead Light for this From the Rooftops Thursday view. I shared a few images overlooking Marblehead Harbor from this unique vantage point but had also tried to find other compositions while standing at the highest point in Marblehead. This view of the tip of Chandler Hovey Park seemed to be missing something with the large expanse of ocean but then two boats passed before me and I captured the scene with a much-needed element.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:23-05:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, lighthouse, ocean, rooftop|2 Comments

Catching the Sunset at Marblehead Light

On July 21st, I headed out when dense fog descended on Marblehead and captured a number of scenes around Little Harbor and Redd's Pond. From there, I decided to head to Chandler Hovey Park hoping for a nice sunset given the fog and building clouds. By the time the sun set, much of the fog had dissipated but some haze remained to diffuse the light of the sun. I found a number of kids climbing the base of Marblehead Light and, rather than finding another vantage point, decided to incorporate the people in this composition. In this image, a boy's [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:24-05:00July 31st, 2014|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: lighthouse, people, silhouette, sunset|0 Comments

Through the Looking Glass at Marblehead Light

I skipped last week's From the Rooftops Thursday entry in favor of a dramatic sunset so today we return to the top of Marblehead Light for one of a series of images capture on July 2nd as we climbed to the top of the lighthouse to hang lights for the Fourth of July celebration. I began by capturing scenes of Marblehead Harbor from this unique vantage point but the red drapes and scaffolding around Abbot Hall forced me to look for other vantage points. The exercise proved to be a good one as I focused on shadows and the windows [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 24th, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, rooftop|0 Comments

Pink Sunset and Fog over Marblehead Harbor

Back to the incredible sunset that took place on Wednesday, July 16. I've share two images from that night so far but, between the fog over Marblehead Harbor and the spectacular colors that formed at sunset and for the 45 minutes that followed, I have 10 more images yet to share from this evening. I previously shared an image including Abbot Hall and one focused on the cranes at the end of the pier from which I was shooting. This was the view looking out toward Marblehead Light. At this point, the colors in the sky had shifted from blue [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 22nd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Eastern Yacht Club, fog, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, pink, sunset|0 Comments

Watching the Moon Rise from Fort Sewall

By popular demand - an image of the full moon rise from Fort Sewall captured on July 11, 2014. When I go out to shoot, I will often return with several images that I want to share. Such was the case with the full moon rise of July 11-12. On that first night, I had hoped for a new composition of the moon rising over Chandler Hovey Park as seen from Fort Sewall and achieved that when I used the leaves of the great tree at the Fort to frame this shot. However, moments later, the Glover's Regiment began their [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 21st, 2014|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, Fort Sewall, Green Street Cemetery, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, moon|0 Comments

Sailing Out of Marblehead Harbor

On Sunday, July 13th my family was invited by friends on a boat ride out to Halfway Rock. The sky was a clear blue on our way out of Marblehead Harbor but we were treated to slowly building clouds on our return. As we approached the mouth of the harbor, a sailboat came close crossing between Marblehead Light and the newly decorated scaffolding over Abbot Hall. I captured this image as the sailboat glided into a perfect position in my composition. Afterwards, I tried to bring out the red of the scaffolding and the large M recently added to it. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 16th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, from the water, lighthouse, sailboat|0 Comments

Sunset Salute at Fort Sewall by Glover’s Regiment

This weekend, Glover's Regiment held their annual encampment at Fort Sewall. The timing would prove to be perfect with incredible weather throughout the weekend and a supermoon making its appearance on successive clear nights. I couldn't wait to share two images of the full moon this weekend but this image was an easy choice for next up to share. As I waited for the supermoon to rise on Friday night, I overheard some members of Glover's Regiment discussing a sunset salute. The thought of capturing a volley of musket fire over Marblehead Harbor trumped any planned images of the moon [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 14th, 2014|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Fort Sewall, Glover's regiment, lighthouse|0 Comments

Supermoon Rises over Marblehead Light

Since the 'true' supermoon over 2011, it seems that each year we have more and more appearances of the so-called supermoon. The term originally was meant for the full moon which was at its closest proximity to the earth in nearly two decades and thus would appear 17% larger. The supermoons now are labels added to the closest proximity of the moon to the Earth for a given year. In 2014, we are due to have three such supermoons. With that being said, I am always up for capturing an image of a full moon over Marblehead (supermoon or not). [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 12th, 2014|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, full moon, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Amateur Fireworks over Marblehead Harbor

As I mentioned before, 2014 was an off year for the annual Marblehead Fireworks display. The official show was cancelled due to hurricane Arthur but I had set out for the causeway in order to capture the annual harbor illumination. In years past, I had noticed the amateur fireworks launched from both sides of Marblehead harbor but saw those as a small taste of the real show to come. This year, it was all we had but that made it all the more special. I spotted fireworks exploding in the space to the right of Abbot Hall and decided to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-07-06T20:51:05-04:00July 11th, 2014|Categories: Fireworks|Tags: Abbot Hall, fireworks, harbor illumination, lighthouse|0 Comments