Still Waters at Sunset in Marblehead

On Tuesday, October 14, I had decided to head out at sunset which seemed to hold the promise of a decent showing. I spent much of my time between two docks along Marblehead Neck. As the sun set and the color began to creep into the sky, I noted this composition of the Corinthian Yacht Club with Marblehead Light poking out behind it. The waters were calm but I made them more so with this 30 second exposure. The addition of a circular polarizer helped bring out the reflections in the still waters at sunset in Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2014-10-19T20:03:04-04:00October 22nd, 2014|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Corinthian Yacht Club, lighthouse, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor|1 Comment

The Lobster Shanty

The lobster shanties that line Fort Beach Way seem to offer a wealth of photographic opportunities. This one in particular with its great lines has been begging to be photographed and yet the light never seemed right or there was too much clutter or not enough lobster traps to fit together as a solid composition. On this particular day, I headed out when I saw just enough cloud cover and hoped I would make it in time to catch some light at the right angle off the curved roof of this particular lobster shanty. As it turned out, I couldn't [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:49-05:00October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, fine art, long exposure|1 Comment

The Iconic Beauty of Abbot Hall

One thing I have discovered over the past three years of sharing images of the Town of Marblehead is that there is incredible beauty to be found almost everywhere you look. The downside to that beauty is that I tend to come away with a number of good images from each outing and the photos keep piling up. As of this post, I have shared 715 images but I have 332 processed and just waiting to see the light of day. Because of this, I have been posting on a daily basis (well, Monday through Friday) for almost two years [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:53-05:00July 29th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, long exposure|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Clouds Over Devereux Beach

It has been a while since I've gone out to take a long exposure image and this Tuesday spot has been taken up by other images in the interim. On Monday, July 15th, I found myself with an opportunity to do so once again and headed out in search of subjects. I had an idea for a shoot at Devereux Beach and arrived there at 6pm to see if I could make it happen. When I saw these soft wispy clouds hanging over the ocean, I changed my plan and decided to shoot over the water instead. The three white [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:54-05:00July 23rd, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, clouds, Devereux Beach, long exposure, ocean|0 Comments

Long Exposure – A Waterfall in Marblehead

It's been a while since I shared a long exposure image on what has become 'long exposure Tuesday' on this site. In part, that is due to having not shot in a while. In fact, today's image comes from almost exactly one year ago - June 17, 2012. Calling this a long exposure is a bit of a stretch considering the exposure time was really only 0.3 seconds. However, the goal was to slow the shutter enough to essentially created the appearance of a waterfall in Marblehead. I'm going to stop there and leave some mystery as to the location [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00June 11th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, long exposure, waterfall|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Red Sky in Morning, Sailor Take Warning

This image has been waiting in the 'to be posted' folder since a birthday shoot on February 19th. I had shared another image from that sunrise several months ago [CLICK HERE to view] but kept this long exposure one 'in the queue' until now. This long exposure image was taken 15 minutes before the other image (with that one showing the sun rising above Marblehead Neck). In this one, I decided to focus on the intense color coming from the red sunrise and allow the water to smooth with the five second exposure time. As the title suggests, this image [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:57-05:00May 21st, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: long exposure, sunrise|0 Comments

Ferris Wheel on the Last Night of the Carnival

The 2013 Marblehead High School Senior carnival came into town on Thursday and, as is always the case, brought with it cold and a bit of rain to break up the warm Spring days we had been enjoying up til then. The weather improved over the weekend and the carnival seemed better attended than recent years. I had little opportunity to shoot without my kids clamoring for cash but managed a sunrise session and one evening shoot. This image was taken on Saturday night. I had arrived at 7pm and ended up parking behind Dennis Curtin and Rick Ashley (two great photographers [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:58-05:00May 6th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, carnival, long exposure|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Corinthian Dock and the Mooring

On this Long Exposure Tuesday, I decided to share an image taken in early April 2012. This was an exceptionally warm day (hard to believe with the weather we've had so far this month) and I ended up wandering up and down the harbor's edge hoping to shoot under and around the piers that line the water. I ended up at the Corinthian near the end of my shoot and noted the way their dock lined up with Abbot Hall in the distance. As I got closer, I found this great old mooring somehow cemented in the rocks and decided [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:59-05:00April 16th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Corinthian Yacht Club, long exposure, pier|0 Comments

The Bent Tree on Crowninshield Road

So this has to be one of my favorite trees in Marblehead. There is something about the odd bend in it and its location on the edge of the ocean that makes it instantly appealing. I had struggled with compositions to highlight those characteristics until January 2012 when some great clouds rolled around. As I made my way around town photographing various scenes, I drove along Beacon Street and spotted the tree against the backdrop of those clouds. I pulled over and put on my longest lens to make sure I could get the tree as the focal point of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:59-05:00April 9th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, long exposure, tree|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Turquoise Atlantic and Boston Skyline

Yesterday, I shared an image taken from Ocean Avenue with turquoise waters, great big clouds and the Boston skyline in the distance. This image was taken exactly 10 minutes later. On top of the circular polarizer, I decided to add on two more neutral density filters to cut down the amount of light by more than 99.9%. That meant I went from a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second with yesterday's image to 357 seconds with this one! I don't think I have ever shared a side-by-side of a 'normal' and long exposure and this is easily one of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:00-05:00April 2nd, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: clouds, long exposure, ocean, turquoise|0 Comments

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