A Coating on the Corinthian

On October 30th, after more than the expected amount of snow fell in Marblehead, I headed out in the hopes of a nice sunset. I decided to shoot from along Foster Street and took turns with compositions of Abbot Hall and the harbor to the left with others of the Corinthian and Marblehead Light to the right. Here the coating of snow on the roof of the Corinthian added a bit of contrast to the building with Marblehead Light's green beacon shining at a more reasonable 5:35pm sunset all while the sky behind turned into shades of pink.

By Eyal Oren|2020-11-16T22:23:34-05:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Snow|Tags: Corinthian Yacht Club, lighthouse, snow, sunset|6 Comments

A New Day Dawns

As the month of October came to a close, I happened to have several great outings and posted new content day after day through the weekend. It felt great until November 3rd and then it all stopped. I can't be the only one who refreshed my iPhone, tablet and desktop every few minutes literally for days waiting for an answer to an election that really does feel like the most important one in a generation. With this country divided, a decision needed to be made on which way we would move forward and, after days of counting, that decision finally [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-11-08T22:06:27-05:00November 9th, 2020|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: lighthouse, seagull, sunrise|8 Comments

Halloween Blue Moon

And this was the view of the Halloween blue moon rising over Children's Island on October 31. I arrived at Crocker Park more interested in trying something new with focus stacking using a small pumpkin but, once the full moon appeared, I found myself in awe of the sight. There was something about this moment with the moon not yet cleared of Children's that made me immediately mark it as a favorite. The two boats moored in the harbor helped with a foreground element and broke up the otherwise empty harbor. I ended up with multiple outings between October 29 [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-11-01T21:03:29-05:00November 2nd, 2020|Categories: moon|Tags: boats, Childrens Island, full moon, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|20 Comments

Nirvana

This is my favorite time of year for sunrise shoots. The sun rises at 7:15am usually with mild temperatures and the frequent storms often bring great light. With yet another storm forecast for Thursday afternoon, I figured conditions were absolutely perfect for a vibrant sunrise. I woke up at a reasonable time, headed to Hammond Park, and found still waters reflecting a whole lot of nothing... The scene was kind of boring with lackluster skies and I kept hoping for some light as the timing of sunset approached. Just as 7:15 rolled around, a working boat decided to head out [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-10-29T21:03:15-04:00October 30th, 2020|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, Hammond Park, lighthouse, sunrise|4 Comments

Fort Beach and the Neck

I went out twice yesterday and left my gear in the car 'just in case' only to completely miss the potential for a nice sunset; let alone a rainbow and lightning that I saw posted later that night. Misses like that where I stand looking up at the sky and realizing it's too late to do anything but marvel at the light make me appreciate the times that I do make it to the right spot at the right time. This shot comes from mid-August and followed another stormy day in Marblehead. I arrived at Fort Beach a little before [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-10-07T22:30:17-04:00October 8th, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: boats, Fort Beach, lighthouse, Marblehead Neck|1 Comment

October Sky

Having gone out Wednesday during the day and again for the moonrise, I wasn't feeling up to another outing on Thursday night but then the sky started to break in just the right spots and I found myself driving towards the causeway to find the right angle for a shot. I ended up crossing the causeway and promptly turning back towards Riverhead Beach. I had charged my drone which I hadn't flown in a while and launched that after setting up the real camera on a tripod. I was able to capture images through a remote while flying over the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-10-04T20:41:15-04:00October 5th, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Sit for a Spell

It seems like forever since I was last out to shoot around Marblehead but, looking back, it had only been two weeks. I had the day off and, once the rain cleared, found picture perfect conditions for a mid-day outing. I crossed the causeway and then stopped at the public ways and some other spots along the Neck to capture views of the harbor and boats under cumulous clouds. Chandler Hovey Park was a mid-journey stop and I arrived to find myself one of only three people out enjoying the wind coming off the water. The views towards Abbot were [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-09-30T17:33:02-04:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse|14 Comments

Green Light in the Blue Hour

A few people thought yesterday's image of foliage at Seaside was a bit too soon so here is a shot from an early September evening captured one year ago - September 2, 2019. I remember heading out on this night hoping that the clouds over the Neck might serve to reflect the light of sunset but the clouds never broke and I was left with a fairly monotone scene. I waited a bit past sunset for the blue hour and then spotted the reflection of Marblehead light's green beacon reflecting in the still water of the harbor. That and the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-09-14T21:36:55-04:00September 15th, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Simpler Days

As we pass six months of social distancing and mask wearing, I found myself drawn to my admittedly few environmental portraits that had yet to be shared. This shot of Glover's Regiment crossing Marblehead harbor as a tribute to simpler days was an instant selection. The shot was captured on December 1, 2018 and features the whole of the Regiment well within our now 6 foot distance. At the time I thought nothing of this shot and put it in the 'to be published' archive having favored some others from the outing. Now it carries so much more weight and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-09-09T21:24:13-04:00September 10th, 2020|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Glover's regiment, lighthouse, people|13 Comments

Bathing in Light

Back from a week's staycation with this shot from that mid-August outing which featured the most varied light conditions I've seen in some time. From the same evening in which I captured the ominous sky over the causeway and Tinkers as well as the rainbow at Castle Rock and the vibrant sunset from the Pleon, I also found this scene of Marblehead Neck and Chandler Hovey Park bathing in light from the setting sun. This was a surprisingly tough shot to capture and process with the sunlight on the Neck so bright and yellow that it seemed fake even while [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-09-07T21:59:50-04:00September 8th, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Neck, sunset|5 Comments