The Lightning Show at Castle Rock

To finish off this 'lightning week', here is an image from August 4th captured from Castle Rock. I was in the midst of a hiatus from sharing images of Marblehead and had been rediscovering the joy of capturing the beauty of this town. On this night, I was fortunate to capture a beautiful sunset as well as a lightning storm. I'll share the sunset photo on another day... This image is actually a composite including the five bolts you see from five different (sequential) exposures to make up the final lightning show. I'll leave it to you to decide if the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:01-05:00August 21st, 2015|Categories: Storm|Tags: Castle Rock, lightning, storm|0 Comments

Preston Beach Lightning – Forked Bolt over the Ocean

While not the brightest bolt of lightning captured on this Saturday night at Preston Beach, I really liked the appearance of the forked bolt and its reflection in the wet sand. At this point in the evening (this was taken between Monday and Tuesday's captures), the sky took on a more dramatic and menacing appearance which added an extra dimension to the scene.

By Eyal Oren|2015-08-16T14:00:21-04:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Storm|Tags: dramatic sky, lightning, Preston Beach, storm|0 Comments

Preston Beach Lightning – Cluster of Bolts Ends the Show

After capturing images from Preston Beach, I rechecked the radar on my iPhone and saw an approaching rain storm was nearly upon us. I quickly moved up to the top of the rock wall and positioned myself behind the old anchor for the last few shots. As the light had faded, I was able to leave the shutter open for much longer exposures and greatly increase my chance of capturing bolts of lightning. During this exposure, I managed to capture a cluster of bolts situated in the same location and placed perfectly in relation to the old anchor.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:01-05:00August 19th, 2015|Categories: Storm|Tags: anchor, lightning, Preston Beach, storm|0 Comments

Preston Beach Lightning – Near Miss at Ram Island

Continuing with 'lightning week' on Wednesdays in Marblehead - here is an image of the opposite viewpoint as yesterday's capture of twin lightning bolts. This image was taken 40 minutes after yesterday's as the storm moved across the horizon. The position of the lightning bolt makes it appear as if it just missed striking Ram Island.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:01-05:00August 18th, 2015|Categories: Storm|Tags: lightning, Preston Beach, Ram island, storm|0 Comments

Preston Beach Lightning – Twin Bolts at Sunset

On Saturday night, a lightning storm took shape over Boston at 6:30pm. I decided to head down to Preston Beach in the hopes of capturing some of the lightning bolts from a safe distance. The storm ended up being a very active one and, despite many, many missed shots, I came home with a handful of images of lightning striking over the Atlantic Ocean. In this image, you can see twin bolts at sunset. This was only a 0.4 second exposure which meant luck was firmly on my side in capturing the twin bolts. You can just make out the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:01-05:00August 17th, 2015|Categories: Storm|Tags: lightning, Preston Beach, storm|0 Comments

Purple Bolt of Lightning over Marblehead Harbor

On August 4th, a procession of thunder storms developed around Marblehead. I had headed out to Chandler Hovey park for the first one and found incredible light that kept me busy but was disappointed by the few bolts of lightning. When the winds shifted threatening to bring the storm closer to Marblehead, I ducked into the car and pulled up the radar. I saw an even bigger storm with purple dots mixed in with the deep red core and thought I would have another chance to catch a bolt of lightning over Marblehead Harbor. I set up at the base [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-08-04T18:08:29-04:00August 4th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, dramatic sky, lightning, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

The Light Show over Marblehead Harbor

I posted a single strike yesterday after the storm powered through and before running out to chase rainbows. I later reviewed my shots and found a few more bolts. I decided to stack the shots together and highlight the impressive light show that mother nature put on. Fitting as an even bigger show will be erupting over the harbor in just over a week.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:14-05:00June 24th, 2012|Categories: Storm|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, lightning, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

Caught a Bolt of Lightning over Marblehead Harbor

Great little storm just passed through and I was one of a few at Chandler Hovey park enjoying the light show. Took almost 900 images to capture this one perfect bolt. Had Pearl Jam's Nothingman in my head the whole time: 'Caught a bolt of lightning... Cursed the day he let it go'

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:14-05:00June 23rd, 2012|Categories: Storm|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, lightning, Marblehead Harbor|0 Comments

The Lightning show at Devereux Beach

I had just remarked to my wife about the relative paucity of lightning and thunderstorms in Marblehead when a monster of a storm swept through town. I tried to capture shots of lightning at Chandler Hovey park within the safety of the lighthouse initially. After that failed, I drove by Devereux and witnessed explosions of light to the south. For the next hour, I tried to capture the power and beauty of this storm as the number of spectators rapidly grew. At times, the show rivaled our fireworks display in the number of bursts. In the shot above, mother nature [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T13:00:27-04:00June 6th, 2011|Categories: Storm|Tags: beach, black and white, Devereux Beach, lightning, long exposure, ocean|1 Comment