Smoke-Filled Sunrise

What an incredible morning! So all week as predictions for a brutal cold snap kept coming in, I considered my options when it came to capturing sea smoke. This is by far my favorite scene to capture as it is one I have only seen in Marblehead (having been raised on the West coast). As a last minute surprise, my daughter told me that she wanted to join so, alarms set, we had a plan! Woke at 6am and checked the outdoor temperature: -10F. We headed to Fort Beach where I was thrilled to see my work partner had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-02-05T09:06:33-05:00February 4th, 2023|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: lighthouse, sea smoke, sunrise|0 Comments

Top 10 of 2022 – #1 Arctic Sunrise over Tinkers Island

Maybe one other first in a top 10 list - the top two entries both feature the same subject; Tinker's Island. As soon as I saw this scene and clicked the shutter, I knew it would end up being one of my favorites of the year. Captured on an arctic morning on January 15th, I had made my way to Devereux Beach hoping for a bit of sea smoke. Rather than shoot towards Marblehead Light, I thought this view would be more interesting. It truly was arctic this morning and I kept dashing back to the car as the sun [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-12-25T21:04:46-05:00December 30th, 2022|Categories: Favorite|Tags: favorite, sea smoke, sunrise, Tinkers island|0 Comments

Above the Smoke

Continuing with the morning of January 15th, when the sun rose behind Tinker's Island it created incredible backlight on the smoke rising from the Atlantic Ocean. Once the sun had risen high enough in the sky, I tried to capture more images of the smoke coming off of each wave as it approached the shore. Here I lucked out with a lone bird whose feathers are backlit by the risen sun.

By Eyal Oren|2022-01-23T20:50:42-05:00January 26th, 2022|Categories: Island|Tags: bird, sea smoke, Tinkers island|0 Comments

Smoke Washing Ashore

As luck would have it, we had another very cold morning in Marblehead on January 15th and I decided to capture the sea smoke as dawn broke behind Tinker's Island. Once the sun rose high enough, I turned the camera to capture smoke washing ashore with each wave and hitting the rocks along the causeway. The arctic air created interesting heat diffraction in sections of the image along the lamp posts.

By Eyal Oren|2022-01-23T20:47:45-05:00January 25th, 2022|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: causeway, sea smoke|0 Comments

Hint of Smoke at Marblehead Light

When temperatures drop, I tend to hit Front Street in the hopes of capturing sea smoke surrounding Chandler Hovey Park. Unfortunately with the high winds on the morning of January 11th, there was only a hint of smoke to be seen and captured on this arctic morning. I ended up liking my shot of the smoke around Cormorant Rock more so I posted that one and saved this in the 'to be published folder' until today.

By Eyal Oren|2022-01-23T20:43:33-05:00January 24th, 2022|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sea smoke|0 Comments

Arctic Sunrise over Tinkers Island

What a morning - and I thought it was cold on Tuesday... So on Tuesday the 11th, I had gone out before work to capture sea smoke and found just a hint of it to be found from along Front Street. With this morning's projected temperatures to be even lower, I thought I had a better chance despite the predictions for high winds. This time I headed for Devereux Beach knowing that the sun would rise over Tinker's Island and serve to backlight the rising steam from the Atlantic ocean. I arrived at 7am and dound some really nice sea [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-01-15T09:40:53-05:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Island|Tags: sea smoke, sunrise, Tinkers island|0 Comments

Hint of Smoke at Cormorant Rock

On January 11, Marblehead was predicted to see temperatures in the single digits and so I made sure to head to Front Street in the hopes of capturing some sea smoke. While temperature is a key factor in seeing mist rising from the relatively warm ocean water, wind is another key element. On this morning, the wind was strong which greatly diminished the presence of smoke. I found the highest amounts around Cormorant Rock and waited until the sun rose above the cloud/fog bank to light up the smoke. With the green channel marker bobbing in the water, I timed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-01-12T16:31:01-05:00January 13th, 2022|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Cormorant rock, dawn, sea smoke, sunrise|0 Comments

Sea Smoke – Remastered

Just received a print order for one of my all time favorite images of sea smoke surrounding Marblehead Light and couldn't pass up a chance to remaster this shot from 2012. Here is the new version that I thought would be a perfect share as we face 90+ degree temperatures...again. 10 year retrospective coming tomorrow...

By Eyal Oren|2020-08-11T07:05:40-04:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: lighthouse, sea smoke|0 Comments

Smoke in the Harbor – Eastern Yacht Club

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I had gone out on an arctic morning near the end of December 2017 to capture sea smoke and was surprised to find it rising off the waters inside Marblehead Harbor. Usually the phenomenon is better seen in the open water near Chandler Hovey aided by backlighting of the morning sun. Here is the view of the Eastern Yacht Club from my spot along Front Street.

By Eyal Oren|2019-01-16T19:07:36-05:00January 17th, 2019|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Eastern Yacht Club, sea smoke|2 Comments

Smoke in the Harbor – Corinthian Yacht Club

One year ago on a truly arctic morning at the end of December, I made my way to Front Street and captured sea smoke inside Marblehead Harbor. Since moving to Marblehead in 2008, I've been fascinated by the phenomenon of sea smoke - literal steam coming off the ocean when an arctic air mass lies above the water. The smoke has appeared as early as late December or as late as mid-February. On this particular morning, the combination of very cold air and relatively warm water allowed smoke to appear inside Marblehead Harbor. I had only seen this once before [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-01-15T21:56:36-05:00January 16th, 2019|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Corinthian Yacht Club, sea smoke|5 Comments