Full Buck Moon over Ram’s Island

The full buck moon was due to rise tonight and I had been struggling with a location from which to capture the moonrise. After nearly six years of shooting photos in Marblehead, I feel like I've explored most variations of the moon rising near the lighthouse and other iconic spots. I checked my favorite app (the photographer's ephemeris) and found that I could capture the full buck moon over Ram's island if I headed toward Bass Rock Lane. I've tried this exact shot once before but the moon rose later in relation to sunset and haze at the horizon meant [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-07-19T20:53:52-04:00July 19th, 2016|Categories: moon|Tags: full moon, moonrise, Ram island|4 Comments

Harvest Moon Rises over Homes on the Neck

A full moon is due to rise tonight and that put me in mind of past moonrises that I had not yet shared. Today's image comes from the Harvest Moon that rose over homes on Marblehead Neck on September 26, 2015. I had borrowed a friend's super telephoto lens and zoomed to its maximum of 400mm for this view of a seemingly huge Harvest moon. You can just make out a seagull flying through the evening sky as the masts of boats moored in the harbor punctuate the scene.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 19th, 2016|Categories: moon|Tags: full moon, Harvest moon, houses, Marblehead Neck, moonrise|0 Comments

Strawberry Moon on the Summer Solstice – Castle Rock, Marblehead

The full Strawberry moon rose tonight just as we reached the Summer solstice - a phenomenon that occurs approximately every 50 years. With that knowledge in mind and clear conditions forecast, I planned out spots from which to shoot the full moonrise. After much deliberation, I decided on Castle Rock as my destination and hoped to shoot the moon against the familiar rocky face of the outcropping. I reached Castle Rock 30 minutes early and used the time to walk over to Nashua Avenue to watch the sunset. I was treated to some nice color and a composition including Old [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-06-20T21:32:59-04:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: moon|Tags: Castle Rock, full moon, moonrise|41 Comments