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

Wednesday in Marblehead – Turquoise Water off Ocean Avenue

For anyone who might be new to the site or who hasn't read the About section, Wednesdays in Marblehead got the name because I typically have the day off work on Wednesdays and had decided in August 2010, to devote that day to shoot the town of Marblehead (whenever conditions allowed). Since then, I have definitely gone out to shoot on other days and share my images every weekday so the name has lost a fair amount of its initial importance. That being said, on Wednesday March 27, the light was so good that I came away with well more [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:00-05:00April 1st, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Boston, clouds, ocean, skyline, turquoise|0 Comments

Day 4 – Curling Waves at Devereux Beach

Saturday seemed like a normal day - wake up, play some squash, get some breakfast...the usual. As I finished a game, I received a text from a friend with an image of crashing waves at Preston Beach. This was high tide but I figured the storm would have left and the seas would be calm at this point. Guess I was wrong. I quickly headed home and grabbed my camera for another outing. I started off at Bass Rock Lane and then headed to Preston Beach where I got a cool shot with the anchor (image is 'in the queue'). [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00March 14th, 2013|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, Devereux Beach, island, ocean, Tinkers island|0 Comments

Day 2 – The Old House and The Sea

By Thursday, March 7th, the storm was really starting to show off its power. I again headed out at high tide hoping to capture some of the ocean's strength on camera. I previously shared an image taken at Devereux Beach of a wave cresting over the causeway (LINK if you missed it). After getting that shot, I headed over to Lovis Cove planning to shoot The Barnacle getting hit by waves. I have captured some amazing waves hitting the Barnacle previously and was equally impressed by the ocean's power on this day. However, after getting those images (I'll share them [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00March 12th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: house, Marblehead Harbor, ocean, waves|0 Comments

Day 1 – Crashing Waves from the Steps of Castle Rock

With the storm now passed and all images processed, I find myself with nineteen images to share with you. I struggled with which to start with and then decided to display photos as the storm unfolded. So here we go with Day 1. On March 6th, the storm was still offshore but the wind had started. I decided to head out with my son to Castle Rock at high tide to see if we could spot any big waves. As soon as we walked down toward the big rock, we saw the sea spray sail over the stone wall and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00March 11th, 2013|Categories: Storm|Tags: Castle Rock, ocean, waves|0 Comments

The Wave and the Causeway

The latest storm to hit our shores made landfall on Thursday, March 7th and the forecasters were predicting huge waves and storm surges at high tide. Though I had to drop off my son at school and be at work by 9, I figured there was enough time to sneak out of the house at daybreak and try to capture some storm shots. I headed out at 6:30 as the tide peaked and drove down to Devereux Beach. I figured if the waves weren't great there, I would keep going to Castle Rock or head up to the Barnacle. When [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:01-05:00March 8th, 2013|Categories: Storm|Tags: causeway, ocean, waves|0 Comments

Blowing Snow and the Boston Skyline

What an incredible weekend! The Blizzard of 2013 rolled through and dumped snow continuously from Friday afternoon through most of Saturday. I had decided to try my hand at a timelapse and set up my camera looking out our window at the street. Using an intervalometer set to shoot at 5 minute intervals, I ended up with 228 images that combined to a 10 second synopsis of the storm. I posted the result on my Facebook page and on this site over the weekend and the response was incredible. I've never had anything truly 'go viral' before but this video [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 11th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: ocean, snow, sunset|0 Comments

Sunset After the Blizzard

If there's one thing you can count on with a good storm, it's that a solid sunset/sunrise will usually follow. So as the Blizzard of 2013 (Nemo to some) finished dumping 20+ inches of snow and as the driving ban finally expired at 4pm, I took off to shoot the after effects. I started off in Old Town and spent some time up and down Washington Street and walking out to Crocker Park, back through State Street... It was quite a trek. As I made my way back from State Street, I noted the light starting to take shape. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 9th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: ocean, snow, sunset|0 Comments

Dawn’s Light and Tinkers Island from a House on Ocean Avenue

On Monday, I shared an image from Castle Rock with the sun's rays shining on ice as a result of the arctic weather. I promised a backstory for that shot so here goes... A few weeks ago, I received a request to purchase a matted print of my Walk in the Fog image (you can see it in the Best of 2011 gallery by using the menu above). At the time, I was also asked about being commissioned for a special photo shoot. When I delivered the print at the house on Ocean Avenue, I surreptitiously scouted the location knowing that I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:03-05:00February 6th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: beach, dawn, island, ocean, Tinkers island|0 Comments

Ram Island Surrounded by Sea Smoke

On Wednesday morning, I woke up early and hoped to capture some sea smoke. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite cold enough and I had to settle for a pretty awesome sunrise. On Thursday, I figured there was no hope of shooting anything. I had to drop off my son at school at 7:55 and head to work in Danvers afterwards. When my wife texted me from the JCC to tell me there was sea smoke on the water, however, plans changed. I still dropped off my son but then ran to the car and drove out to Bass Rock Lane. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:04-05:00January 25th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: island, ocean, Ram island, sea smoke|0 Comments