Long Exposure – Clouds Fly Over Browns Island

I remember when I took this photo in February that it had been prompted in large part by someone at the Reporter asking if I had any shots of Brown's (or Crowninshield) Island. I had to confess I didn't have any that featured the whole island and so I made it a point to head down to Harding Lane and find a good vantage point. I had chosen a day with good clouds and a nice wind and decided to shoot this as a long exposure. The fading light made exposures quite difficult and I managed a single good image [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00October 9th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: Brown's island, clouds, Crowninshield island, island, Little Harbor, long exposure, reflection, sunset|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Sit and Watch the Waves at Preston Beach

I told you that 'long exposure Tuesday' was back ; ) With the waves that came from an offshore storm in early September, I decided to head to Preston beach and see what I could do with the action at high tide. As the waves weren't crashing as expected, I decided to change my approach and shoot long exposure images instead. For this one, I found a chair (as well as socks, shoes and pants) facing the ocean and decided to use that as the focal point. This is a relatively short 'long exposure' at only 15 seconds but it [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:09-05:00September 25th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, long exposure, mist, ocean, Preston Beach, waves|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Stairs to the Mist

Continuing with the newly resurrected long exposure theme, here are the stairs leading down from the sea wall I showed in yesterday's post. Prior to taking that photo of the overlook, I played with long exposures and the waves that slammed against the sea wall. By extending this exposure time to 20 seconds, I was able to turn the crashing waves into a mist and make it appear that the stairs were descending to clouds or some other-worldly substance below.

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T11:46:07-04:00September 18th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, long exposure, mist, ocean, stairs|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Clouds Pass Marblehead Light

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I had set out on Saturday hoping to use the fast moving clouds for a long exposure image. It has been a while since I had pulled out the 10-stop filter and played with exposures measured in minutes. As the light faded, I found myself near the edge of the lot and trying to capture the lighthouse with clouds behind and the crashing waves transformed to mist below. In this two minute exposure, you can make out the streaks of clouds in the sky. Even more amazing is the swirls of white in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:11-05:00September 11th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, clouds, lighthouse, long exposure, mist, ocean, rocks|0 Comments

Riverhead Beach at Sunset

After the big sky that I posted yesterday, I watched as the clouds moved off and sunset's pastel colors took over. I decided to walk down to Riverhead beach and ended up making my way to the boat ramp. With the high tide, I was able to compose this image and use the curb of the ramp as a leading line into the image. I decided to use a long exposure to calm the water and put a polarizer on the front of the lens to help bring out the subtle reflections of the clouds above.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:11-05:00August 23rd, 2012|Categories: Beach|Tags: long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, reflection, Riverhead beach, sunset|0 Comments

Long Exposure – More Waterfalls in Marblehead

Time to return to Castle Rock for yet another temporary waterfall. If you missed the earlier waterfall shots, click here. This and the rest of the images of crashing waves were taken in mid June during a particularly high tide and with surprisingly large waves that came to shore. I made my way to a ledge under the main outcropping at Castle Rock and used my longest lens to zoom in on the waves as they washed over rocks. By slowing the shutter speed, I was able to capture these temporary waterfalls. Black and white helps isolate texture in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:13-05:00July 24th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Castle Rock, long exposure, waterfall, waves|1 Comment

Long Exposure – Scattered Rocks at Preston Beach

Two and a half minutes - that's how long this image took to produce. I had set out at the end of May to photograph Preston beach at sunset. The clouds and sunset didn't offer much so I decided to simplify the scene by composing it for a long exposure black and white image. The rocks in the foreground balance out the houses beyond. The long exposure turned the ocean into a mirror to reflect the light in the sky.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:13-05:00July 17th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, black and white, long exposure, Preston Beach, rocks|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Crumbling Sand at Preston Beach

Another early image - this is the first long exposure that I took in Marblehead and again seems fitting for a theme of the week. I was exploring Preston beach at sunset on May 27th and found the outflow track from the drainage pipe had formed this great channel in the sand. I set up the camera on a tripod and took a few images as the sun set and the blue hour began. The sand kept crumbling into the rushing water and, during this 25 second exposure, it had just calved and created this beautiful passage. Make sure you [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00June 19th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: beach, blue hour, long exposure, Preston Beach, sand, water|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Grace Community Church

On the same day that I would capture a long exposure image of Our Lady Star of the Sea, I managed to get this image of clouds streaking over Grace Community Church. I had driven down Pleasant Street on countless mornings hoping to capture this church in the early morning light and without cars stopped in front. I was thwarted on each attempt by parents dropping off kids at the daycare. I therefore had very little hope of shooting the full facade of this church at noon on this very windy day but, lo and behold, there it stood [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:15-05:00June 5th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, church, clouds, Grace Community church, long exposure|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Rocks Leading to Gerry Island

It's Tuesday and time for another Long Exposure image. In mid-February, I drove out at sunset with the the aim of shooting some long exposure images. The sky held promise with scattered clouds and the sunset did not disappoint. This was the outing in which I captured one of my favorite images - Doaks Lane Sunset. Immediately before that image, I had captured this one. The tide was just perfect for me to walk down to the beach and navigate to these rocks. I set up the tripod and opened the shutter for 118 seconds to get this image. As in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:16-05:00May 29th, 2012|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, Gerry island, island, Little Harbor, long exposure, rocks|0 Comments