The Green Room and the Wine Cellar

The King Hooper Mansion dates back to the early 1700's and has been meticulously cared for throughout the nearly 300 years of its existence. It is now the home to the Marblehead Arts Association and the rooms are used to show member artists' works. The photo above depicts how the wine cellar would have looked sometime in the 1700's with the window looking out toward the well cared for garden. Below is one of the rooms on the second floor. I was fortunate to have the chance to shoot it between showings and, therefore, bring out the beauty in the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-06T22:24:49-04:00June 13th, 2011|Categories: Landmark|Tags: HDR, Hooper mansion, landmark, Old Town|0 Comments

Before These Crowded Streets – Old Town House

Only one week left until the overnight parking ban is lifted and the parked cars return. I'm convinced a photographer came up with the ban that extends from the end-of-Fall until early-Spring! It's a wonder to walk these streets in the early morning hours and explore them before the town stirs. On this morning, I walked the length of Washington street to the Old North Church and wandered up and down State and Pleasant streets. Here are the first two images of Old Town House from that walk. The morning light was absolutely perfect on this particular day and turned [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:30-05:00April 13th, 2011|Categories: Old Town|Tags: HDR, landmark, Old Town, Old Town House, State Street, sunrise, Washington Street|0 Comments

After the Blizzard in Marblehead

The blizzard of 2010 has come and gone leaving about 18" of snow in Marblehead. After digging out and sledding with the kids, I took a drive around town and captured these images. Technical: All taken with Canon 50D and EF-S 10-22 lens. +1 EV.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00December 27th, 2010|Categories: Snow|Tags: Old Town, Old Town House, Redd's pond, snow, State Street|0 Comments

Early Morning on Washington Street

Today's post features two images from Washington Street taken in the early morning hours. Above are the wonderful shops that line this crowded street before any parked cars could disturb this tranquil scene. Below is the view of Pleasant Street and one of my (and my son's) favorite buildings that houses Mud Puddle toys. Exploring Old Town in these early hours provides a very peaceful and calm feeling - I highly recommend the experience if you're willing to brave the cold and give up the extra hour of sleep....

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00December 22nd, 2010|Categories: Keep it Local, Old Town|Tags: business, dawn, HDR, keep it local, Old Town, Pleasant Street, Washington Street|0 Comments

The Christmas Tree at Abbot Hall

Happy Holidays! The Christmas tree at Abbot Hall is lit as part of Marblehead's Christmas Walk. I missed the actual lighting but added this to my list of shots to post on the blog. It ended up being tough to find a time that was still enough for the lights to come out sharp and without motion artifacts. On this day, I showed up at Abbot Hall at 3:30 and waited impatiently until the lights flickered on. Shot this as an HDR to bring out the texture in the tree, the detail in the lights and the beauty of Abbot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-12-01T21:25:44-05:00December 15th, 2010|Categories: Landmark|Tags: Abbot Hall, Christmas, HDR, holiday, landmark, Old Town, tree|0 Comments

Old Town House

The parking ban went into effect over the Thanksgiving weekend and I took advantage of the empty streets early Tuesday morning to shoot the Old Town House. I'm sure this building has been photographed thousands of times and I sought to add a slightly different perspective. I love how the house stands on its own in its brilliant yellow coat. The wreaths on the door add a nice festive touch. Technical: Canon 50D and EF-S 10-22 lens. 6 bracket exposure.

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T12:46:38-04:00December 8th, 2010|Categories: Old Town|Tags: HDR, landmark, Old Town, Old Town House, sunrise|4 Comments

State Street Sunset

I had wanted to shoot State Street for a while now and happened to drive up here after shooting on Front Street to find a brilliant pink sunset. The biggest problem was dealing with the traffic on this busy street as the light faded. Managed a few usable frames and this one which I really liked. Best part of the night was meeting up with a friend and having a drink at Maddie's! I'll definitely be shooting this street again as the Winter parking ban goes into effect soon and I plan to explore the streets of Old Town in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T12:17:05-04:00November 24th, 2010|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Old Town, State Street, sunset|0 Comments