Counting Down the Days

As of today, the causeway is officially closed to pedestrians. With a fairly narrow sidewalk serving two way pedestrian traffic and the concerns for spreading coronavirus, the causeway will be closed until further notice. While I understand the concerns of those who will miss walking this great stretch of road that divides the Atlantic Ocean and our own Harbor, I completely support the decision to try to stem the tide of infection that is so easily transmitted. There has been at least one study of droplets and the effect of the slipstream formed from brisk walking, running or biking that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-04-09T21:43:11-04:00April 10th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: causeway, fog, people|0 Comments

Beach Party

No April Fools Jokes this year but rather a hopeful look forward to a similar beach party scene taking place at Devereux Beach this summer. Everytime I look at this image, I notice something new. Between the sunbathers on the beach, the swimmers in the ocean and those on the wet sand in between, there are endless micro scenes to explore.

By Eyal Oren|2020-03-29T17:38:01-04:00April 1st, 2020|Categories: Beach|Tags: aerial, Devereux Beach, people|1 Comment

Football Season in Marblehead

The Marblehead varsity football team has their first home game tonight. This is a shot from the first game of 2018 in what would turn out to be a great season. Here's hoping for another strong season this year.

By Eyal Oren|2019-09-18T20:39:20-04:00September 20th, 2019|Categories: School|Tags: Magicians Football, people|1 Comment

Summer Days in Little Harbor

Yesterday's incredibly warm weather put me in mind of time spent last July 4th running around Marblehead capturing images of from the ground and air of the various 'watering holes' around town. I hit Little Harbor at what seemed like peak tie up with boats filling the harbor and plenty of folks in the waist-high water taking advantage of warm Summer days in Little Harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2019-08-20T06:52:59-04:00August 20th, 2019|Categories: Little Harbor|Tags: Little Harbor, people|6 Comments

Harbor Row

I shared a few photos from our Friday evening boat ride around Marblehead Harbor but just finished working on several more images from that trip to add to my 'from the water' series. As we rounded Fort Sewall and made our way into the protected waters, we spotted a lone man taking advantage of the warm weather and calm conditions for a harbor row. From this vantage point, the moorings and boats were out of the frame and I was able to focus on the single canoe with the trees of Fort Sewall to the right and Abbot Hall in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-07-29T06:58:38-04:00July 29th, 2019|Categories: From the Water|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, people|2 Comments

Sunset Skate – brief break from hiatus

This might be the longest stretch that I have gone without taking a photo of Marblehead in almost ten years. I had influenza for the first time in my life and finally appreciated just how awful that virus can be. We all receive the vaccine annually and, while it is nowhere near 100% effective, my wife and daughter did not get the flu so that was a small win. It took longer than expected to recover from that illness and I had absolutely no interest in venturing out during the recent arctic blast so I was content with letting the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-02-02T09:05:22-05:00February 2nd, 2019|Categories: Pond|Tags: frozen, ice, people, Redd's pond, sunset|24 Comments

Pond Skating in Marblehead

Today's image comes from my 'to-be-posted' archives from January 11, 2015. Many of my favorite images of Redd's come from the month of January when the ice is typically perfect for skating and snow has not yet fallen to affect the surface. I had gone to Redd's on this afternoon to check on conditions and was delighter to find the ice bustling with activity. There were kids and adults skating across the small pond and a pickup hockey game was taking place as well. I decided to set up near the hockey goal and used a slow shutter speed to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-01-06T10:09:16-05:00January 10th, 2019|Categories: Pond|Tags: frozen, ice, people, Redd's pond|7 Comments

Epiphany Tree Burning – Tonight at Riverhead Beach

The annual Marblehead Epiphany tree burning is tonight at Riverhead Beach. The tradition of lighting collected Christmas trees resumed in 2016 and has been taking place on January 6th every year since (with the one exception last year when it was delayed 2 days due to arctic cold - remember that?) This image was captured last year when the delay meant the tree burning took place under falling snow and made for some incredible photo opportunities. I was set up across the street at the Neckrun Cafe where the slight elevation combined with my longest lens allowed me some really [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-01-02T20:48:49-05:00January 6th, 2019|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Christmas, epiphany, people, Riverhead beach, tree|3 Comments

Guardians of the Eastern

Not long after capturing Glover's Regiment on the stage at the State Street Landing, I watched them load up into this boat and reenact the crossing of the Delaware. I shot frame after frame as they crossed in front of Marblehead Light and then watched them pause in front of the Eastern Yacht Club. As I watched through the viewfinder, I spotted one member of the regiment approach the bow and captured this image as he fired a shot back toward shore. It looked as though Glover's Regiment were the guardians of the Eastern - ready to take on all [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-12-03T21:43:07-05:00December 5th, 2018|Categories: Traditions|Tags: boat, Eastern Yacht Club, Glover's regiment, Marblehead Harbor, people|10 Comments

Framed by Smoke at the Landing

On Saturday, Glover's Regiment took part in the annual Christmas Walk and then arrived at the State Street Landing before 3pm to fire a salute and then re-enact the crossing of the Delaware River. I arrived a little before 3 and tried to find a new vantage point from which to shoot the regiment as it fired three volleys over the water. As luck would have it, the company leader (Seamus Daly) let me know they were going to head onto the stage and I quickly came up with this composition. My hope was to capture Glover's Regiment firing their [...]

By Eyal Oren|2018-12-03T21:16:32-05:00December 4th, 2018|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Glover's regiment, people, The Landing|5 Comments