Dawn from Castle Rock

The past few weeks have been filled with a dizzying array of emotions - from joy to stress, exhaustion to exhilaration, and finally gratitude. The book is now firmly on the road to being made and it's time to get back to our regularly scheduled programming... I struggled with the choice of an image for today. As beautiful as snow can be, I am just so tired of this long, cold winter. I thought about bringing out a spring or summer image but that felt almost cruel - holding out hope of warmth as the weather reports predict more cold [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:39-05:00March 10th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Castle Rock, dawn, snow|0 Comments

Snow Bank at Sunrise from Castle Rock

On Wednesday, February 19, I decided to wake up early and capture the sunrise from Castle Rock. I had discovered the joy of photographing the start of a new day on my birthday the previous year and felt like repeating the now tradition. As we had freshly fallen snow from the night before, I decided to drive to Castle Rock where I hoped to capture the reflections of the sun as it rose off the snow banks. When I arrived, I found tracks along the upper section but untrodden snow lay below. I set up for this shot at dawn [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:39-05:00February 26th, 2014|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Castle Rock, snow, sunrise|0 Comments

Sand Trap in the Snow – Tedesco Country Club

This has been a long Winter with all too frequent snow storms and plenty of sub-freezing temperatures to go along with them. That being said, there is something incredibly beautiful about a coating of freshly fallen snow. On Saturday, February 15, immediately after dropping off my son at the Tedesco parking lot for the YMCA snowboarding clinic, I headed across the street to capture the view you see before you. Snow had fallen the night before and a nice sunrise was developing as I found this composition near Tedesco Street. I was surprised to see that the sand trap had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-02-26T09:05:43-05:00February 20th, 2014|Categories: Snow|Tags: dawn, snow, trees|0 Comments

The Calm Before the Storm – Greystone Beach

On Saturday, February 15, I woke early to take my son to the YMCA snowboarding lesson and then drove in search of images of the early morning sun reflecting off snow. We already had a good amount of snow on the ground and were due for yet another blizzard that evening. I figured the unsettled air might help bring out a nice sunrise. I began with images of Tedesco's trees and greens covered in snow and then drove off to find good light. As I watched the sky brighten, I decided to head to Greystone beach in the hopes of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:41-05:00February 18th, 2014|Categories: Snow|Tags: beach, Greystone beach, snow, sunrise|1 Comment

Impossibly Beautiful – Fences in the Snow and the Ocean Beyond

Continuing with this week's theme of images captured on the morning of Thursday, February 6 after 10-12 inches of snow fell on Marblehead, we come to this impossibly beautiful scene. After capturing the image at Fort Sewall and then the tree lined street of Glendale Road, I noticed the clouds were lighting up and decided to head to a nearby favorite vantage point. I arrived at Bass Rock Lane to find much of the lane that extends to the Atlantic ocean beyond covered with unmarked snow. I hated to disturb the snow and so I set up a vertical shot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:42-05:00February 12th, 2014|Categories: Snow|Tags: Bass Rock Lane, bird, clouds, ocean, seagull, snow|1 Comment

A Canopy of Snow on Glendale Road

I have wanted to capture the classic New England scene of a canopy of trees contrasted with fresh fallen snow for years now. I had spotted this great tree lined street only blocks from my house on Glendale Road several years ago but the conditions hadn't come together until the snowfall of February 5th. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the snow was falling too heavily during the day to properly capture these scenes and so I had gone out early the morning of Thursday, February 6. I started off at Fort Sewall and was coming home when I glanced [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-02-26T09:02:30-05:00February 11th, 2014|Categories: Snow|Tags: houses, snow, trees|1 Comment

Fort Sewall in the Snow

On Wednesday, February 5th, Marblehead received a solid snowfall with nearly 12 inches falling over the course of the day. Given the timing of the heaviest of the snowfall, I wasn't able to photograph snow covered scenes until early the next morning. I woke and left the house just before the blue hour began and made my way to Fort Sewall. The wet snow had clung to the trees and the still air after promised that much of it might remain to serve as a great contrast against the branches. I arrived to find this beautiful scene before me at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-02-26T09:02:05-05:00February 10th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: blue hour, Fort Sewall, houses, snow, tree|0 Comments

Winter comes to Summer Street

I haven't yet had a chance to photograph the after effects of the 10-12 inches of snow that fell on Wednesday, February 5 but this image was taken almost exactly one year ago on February 9, 2013. We had a lot more snow one year ago and I headed out when the driving ban had finally lifted to explore the streets of Marblehead covered in snow. As I walked down Washington Street, I looked up Summer Street and saw the light of the sunset reflecting off the houses that neighbor St. Michael's Episcopal Church. I walked up the hill and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:43-05:00February 6th, 2014|Categories: Snow|Tags: church, houses, snow, St Michaels church|0 Comments

Brown’s Island Covered in Snow

Still in the archives but moving a bit closer to the present day with this image from January 3rd, 2014. I had gone out at high tide after the Nor'easter / Blizzard swept through. After capturing the impressive power of the waves crashing against the causeway and at Devereux Beach, I made my way out to Little Harbor and stopped along Beacon Street where I was awed by the level of the water at high tide. You can see the ledge and ladder on the left of the image and, if you have seen it during normal tides, might appreciate [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:49-05:00January 21st, 2014|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, island, Little Harbor, snow|0 Comments

After the Storm – Lovis Cove at High Tide

On Friday, January 3rd, the storm that dropped almost 2 feet of snow and brought with it arctic temperatures had finally departed from Marblehead. As high tide approached, the remnants of the storm's power could be seen in the astronomically high water levels and I drove around town trying to capture the feel of the storm's cold and the high tide. As I came down Front Street, I found the way to Fort Beach closed off due to flooding but saw this scene before me at Lovis Cove. I have shot from Lovis Cove on a few occasions and actually [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:45-05:00January 7th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: cove, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, ocean, snow|1 Comment