Calm Morning – Marblehead Harbor in the Blue Hour

On Saturday, February 1st, I woke early so I could drop off my son at the YMCA snowboarding/skiing trip to Nashoba Valley. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I had thrown my camera bag and tripod in the car and, after dropping him off at 6:45am, drove in search of good light. I watched the clouds as I drove and decided to shoot from the overlook at the end of Chestnut Street where it meets Cliff Street but the view wasn't quite what I had in mind. I quickly jumped back in the car and drove [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:45-05:00February 3rd, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, Hammond Park, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, reflection|0 Comments

A View of Boston from Marblehead Neck

This view really never gets old. Though I have photographed it previously under different conditions (most recently with turquoise waters - LINK), I couldn't help but pull over on Ocean Avenue on Marblehead Neck when the clouds began to reflect the light of sunset on this mid-August night. The small beach offered just enough of a foreground element to ground the scene and instruct the viewer that this view of Boston was from Marblehead Neck.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:48-05:00November 14th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Boston, Marblehead Neck, ocean, skyline, sunset|0 Comments

Fall Colors on Marblehead Neck

October brought with it cool nights and changing colors to the trees in Marblehead. I would go out periodically looking for new vantage points from which to capture those beautiful Fall colors. On this early October night, I had decided to check some spots on Marblehead Neck. As I drove across the causeway, I noticed this scene flash by and decided to pull over to capture it. While the colors in the trees weren't quite at peak, I was worried some coming storms might lead to a very quick and abrupt leaf loss. The relatively calm waters helped me capture [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-11-09T13:28:44-05:00November 12th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Fall, foliage, houses, Marblehead Neck, tree|1 Comment

Dawn of a New Year of Wednesdays in Marblehead

Yesterday, I shared a frenetic slideshow showcasing every one of the 726 images shared in the first three years of Wednesdays in Marblehead. I was trying to decide how best to start Year 4 and went through the archive until I found this image from mid-January of a beautiful dawn captured from Front Street. This was one of many failed attempts to capture sea smoke over the last Winter but, on this particular morning, I was rewarded for my efforts with great clouds above the horizon that encircled Marblehead Neck as well as wispy clouds higher up in the sky [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:53-05:00August 15th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, dawn, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck|0 Comments

A 600 Million Year Old View – Castle Rock

Though I've often visited (and photographed) the area around Castle Rock, I have very few images focused on the large rock itself. On Sunday, I noted nice clouds forming during the afternoon and decided to brave the heat and humidity for a photoshoot. The outing took me to Devereux Beach and then to various points around the neck. I ended at Castle Rock and started there with some compositions of the beach. I then turned and focused on this rock face and included the great clouds above and sailboats in the distance. On returning home, I decided to try to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:54-05:00July 15th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Castle Rock, Marblehead Neck|0 Comments

Castle Rock seen from Sky High

One of the most rewarding result of starting Wednesdays in Marblehead has been the incredible people whom I have met and who have invited me into their homes. Such was the case at 'Sky High' which I had happened to photograph recently from atop Castle Rock when on an outing driven by the turquoise waters that had suddenly appeared. The image turned into a canvas order and the delivery of the print turned into an hour long conversation and tour of this amazing house and its residents. It wasn't one week later when I called the owners during a sunset [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00June 10th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Castle Rock, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

Tendrils on the Neck and Tinker’s Island in Storm Light

On Friday, the grey skies that had dominated for days on end finally threatened to break. As I drove home after work, I noted some dramatic skies with amazing cloud formations taking shape and decided to head out as soon as I could. I stopped home long enough to grab my camera and tripod and then made my way out to Marblehead Neck. I stopped at a number of spots along the way and will share those in the days to come. One of my final destinations was Castle Rock where I took this view after the more classic one [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00May 29th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: island, Marblehead Neck, ocean, Tinkers island|0 Comments

Birthday Sunrise over Marblehead Neck

Last Tuesday, I celebrated my birthday and awoke before the alarm clock at 5:30am. I had previously scouted the location and time of the sunrise as it had occurred to me I had never tried to shoot a sunrise on my birthday. Having woken up early enough and with some time until I had to be at work, I quickly got dressed and headed out the door. I had two possible locations in mind but decided on the Devereux Beach one when I saw how the light was developing. I photographed the dawn as light began to grow at the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-02-27T06:30:57-05:00February 27th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Marblehead Neck, sunrise|0 Comments

Worm Moon Rises Over Marblehead Neck

On the same night that I captured Monday's image of the frozen harbor at sunset, I also managed this image of the full Worm moon rising over Marblehead Neck. The original plan was to shoot this moon as it rose over the lighthouse. I arrived at the location I had scouted with too much time to spare so I drove across the causeway and photographed the ice along the harbor as the sun set. Given the clouds on the mainland side, I had little hope for the moon rise. As I packed up and drove back across the causeway however, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:03-05:00January 30th, 2013|Categories: moon|Tags: lighthouse, Marblehead Neck, moon|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Rocks in a Milky Harbor

Tuesday means another Long Exposure image. This one comes from last Wednesday morning on an ill-fated attempt to shoot sea smoke. Despite the 10 F temps, the harbor was eerily clear when I arrived at dawn to photograph this scene. Rather than giving up, I decided to wait til sunrise and see what the clouds and light might offer. As it turns out, the image came out great and I ended up sharing it last week. Before the sun rose, however, there was just enough light to play with some long exposures. This was still the blue hour and I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:03-05:00January 29th, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: black and white, fine art, long exposure, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck|0 Comments