Casting Shadows at Marblehead Light

From the Rooftops Thursday is back with a vengeance after yesterday's morning climb to the top of Marblehead Light! For the past four years, I have been trying to find a way to the top of our lighthouse but the timing never seemed to work out. Twice a year, the Rotary Club and volunteers string red, white and blue lights from the top of the lighthouse and I had hoped to join them but work kept getting in the way. And so, when I received a text message from Jack at All Marblehead to set up a time for hanging [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:26-05:00July 3rd, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, rooftop|0 Comments

Marblehead from the Water

Nothing quite matches the view of Marblehead from the water - a fact I was reminded of during a boat tour around Children's Island put on by the YMCA. We boarded the Hannah Glover on Saturday under perfect conditions and departed for the Children's Island orientation. While it was great to see the back of Children's Island (I shared an image of that yesterday), I was anticipating a few new compositions on our return to shore. Thankfully, the clear blue skies present at departure had given way to a few clouds close to the horizon and one errant one that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:28-05:00June 11th, 2014|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: boat, boats, Chandler Hovey park, from the water, lighthouse, Marblehead Neck|0 Comments

The Base of Marblehead Light

We enjoyed a perfect weekend in Marblehead these past few days with warm temperatures, occasional clouds and enough activities in town to keep everyone busy. As Sunday evening rolled around, I decided to head out and try to photograph the sunset in part to capture this moment. I drove across the causeway and ended up at Chandler Hovey Park as I chased the light breaking through clouds. When I arrived, I walked the park as if seeing it for the first time as I found myself needing to rethink all of my old compositions now that the skyline was punctuated [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:28-05:00June 9th, 2014|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, door, lighthouse, sunset|0 Comments

Dawn of the Summer Season

The unofficial start of the Summer season begins at dawn on Memorial Day as captured in this image taken at Crocker Park. Yesterday I posted the first image from my Memorial Day dawn shoot at Crocker Park with a beautiful crescent moon hanging over Marblehead Light. This was one of the last images I took on that morning. The light kept building but an unfortunate cloud bank kept the sun from entering the scene as I kept trying out varying compositions. At 5:10 am (40 minutes after the crescent moon image), the light finally heat its peak. I sought to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:29-05:00May 28th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Leave the Light On under a Crescent Moon

I went to sleep on Sunday night after checking forecasts for the morning and thinking there was a descent chance at a good sunrise. The chance wasn't quite high enough for me to set an alarm but I figured that if I woke in time, I would head out the door. Sure enough I woke at 4am and took that as a sign of good things to come. I had mapped out the direction of the sunrise and decided that Crocker Park would offer the best vantage point. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much Marblehead Harbor had filled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:30-05:00May 27th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, harbor, lighthouse, moon|0 Comments

Dawn over Marblehead Harbor

I had considered heading out this morning for a dawn/sunrise shoot but the forecast seemed to call for clear skies which usually lead to fairly boring color. Instead, I found this image from a dawn shoot in early August of last year to share. As this was taken in mid-Summer, Marblehead Harbor is filled to capacity with boats on their moorings. The colors of this dawn morning reflected beautifully in the waters of the harbor and the streaks of clouds above. It won't be much longer before we can count on regular warm days and can revisit Marblehead Harbor filled [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:30-05:00May 21st, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|1 Comment

Last Night at Chandler Hovey Park

For every vibrant sunrise and spectacular sunset that I share, there are an equal number of muted events such as last night at Chandler Hovey Park. I had noted the gathering clouds from my house at around 7pm and then saw the sun start shining through breaks in the clouds. I thought that the sky had about even odds of blowing up or fizzling out and decided to head out in hopes of the former. I drove to the causeway from which I could better evaluate the sky and became less sure of those odds. The clouds had disappeared over [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-05-15T21:47:51-04:00May 16th, 2014|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse|0 Comments

Pink Sunset over Marblehead Harbor filled with Boats

After the incredible weather that we experienced on Mother's Day and with today's expected continued warmth, it's only a matter of time before Marblehead Harbor is filled with boats. This was the view on an early June evening at sunset when a beautiful sky, made up of pinks reflected off clouds above, washed over Marblehead Harbor. I was standing on the Boston Yacht Club float on this particular evening as I had just captured an image of the cannon firing at sunset when this sunset began to take shape. I stayed on the floating dock as the composition from water [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:30-05:00May 12th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Boston yacht club, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, pink, sunset|0 Comments

Clouds Reflecting in Marblehead Harbor at Dawn

Wednesday, April 23rd proved to be a surprisingly productive morning which began with an incredible sunrise captured from Bass Rock Lane. After exploring a number of compositions there, I decided to drive out to Hammond Park as the gathering clouds promised a continuation of the great light I had been treated to. The view did not disappoint with calm waters serving to reflect the gathering clouds in Marblehead Harbor at dawn. I tried a few different compositions here as well but liked the expansive view - especially with the sole boat moored in the harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2014-05-06T23:01:42-04:00May 7th, 2014|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boat, clouds, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, reflection|0 Comments

Marblehead Light

I had a tough time deciding on an image to share today. The forecast is for 22 degrees and snow to start off this mid-April day which is depressing, frustrating and borderline ridiculous. I couldn't decide between a shot of snow showing that it could be worse or an image of boats in the harbor to get us over this hump in bad weather. As I scrolled through the archive, I found this simple composition of Marblehead Light and decided it fit well. I've never shared an image of Marblehead Light without incorporating its full structure or at least the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:32-05:00April 16th, 2014|Categories: Landmark|Tags: lighthouse, sunset|0 Comments