In a Fog on Washington Street

Best of Show - Marblehead Festival of Arts 2013 As a photographer I've come to really love "bad" weather. It was for this reason that I woke up without an alarm on three successive mornings during the recent arctic blast and why a smile crept on my face as the warmup and light rain after blizzard combined to make for some dense fog on Monday night. As soon as I got home from work, a meeting at a local hospital and reading a book with my son, I headed out in hopes of capturing the wonderful mood that fog adds [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 13th, 2013|Categories: Old Town|Tags: Abbot Hall, black and white, fog, snow, Washington Street|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

Blizzard of 2013

With the blizzard predicted to dump 2 feet of snow, I thought it might be cool to watch the snow fall as a time lapse. I set up my camera on a tripod against a window looking out at the street at noon on Friday. Using an intervalometer, I had the camera take a photo every 5 minutes and stopped it at 7am. After some quick edits, I combined the 228 images into this 10 second time lapse. Enjoy! Now to dig out so I can get some photos around town...

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 9th, 2013|Categories: Video|Tags: snow, time lapse|0 Comments

Fort Sewall – 1742

A hint of things to come? As we get ready for what may be 1-2 feet of snowfall, I decided to bring out this image taken in mid-January after a much quieter snow storm. This particular one only dumped a few inches but the timing was perfect and the snow was wet enough to stick to branches and serve as a great contrast. I have shared a few images from this particular day but have been saving this one in the archive. I took this image as I was leaving Fort Sewall and noted that I had never photographed the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 8th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: black and white, Fort Sewall, snow|0 Comments

Falling Snow on Redd’s Pond

On Wednesday, January 16th, a snow storm was predicted for Marblehead. It was supposed to be a fairly small one with a few inches expected. I decided to try to make the most of the opportunity and headed out at dawn to capture the event. As luck would have it, I arrived at Redd's pond while the snow continued to fall. I have a few images of Redd's blanketed in the white stuff but none of actively falling snow. I set up the camera on a tripod and grabbed the umbrella to keep snow from hitting the lens. The tricky [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 21st, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: pond, Redd's pond, snow|0 Comments

The Red Doors of Fort Sewall in the Snow

Hope no one is tired of the snow fall from December 30th yet. As I mentioned previously, this was about as perfect of a snow fall as a photographer could hope for. After State Street and the sunrise, I photographed Fort Sewall and came away with a few favorite images. One of them was this photo of the the red door leading to a bunker in the hillside. Rather than take a straight shot of the door, I decided to use the contrasty posts as a leading line taking the viewer's eye from the left bottom corner of the screen [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 17th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: Fort Sewall, snow|0 Comments

Old Town House Blanketed in Snow

It seems like forever since we had just the right amount and type of snow (not to mention the timing of the fall). This image from the morning of December 30th followed such a perfect snow storm. The snow proved just wet enough to stick to trees and the wind died down to keep it there. The snowfall amount wasn't excessive so that large piles didn't push onto the sidewalks and the salt was kept to a minimum. It was in such perfect conditions that I found myself on this morning. I first photographed State Street in what quickly became [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 14th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: Old Town House, snow, Washington Street|0 Comments

The Red House on Hooper Street

Back to the snow of December 30th for this image of a house on Hooper Street. I've wanted to capture this house for a long time and found myself in front of it as the light rose on December 30th. I had already photographed State Street and the sunrise from Front Street. I had made my way to try to capture Old Town with the benefits of the parking ban when I came across the great contrasts here. The snow along the clapboard panelling and the wreath on the door made for a beautiful scene. Reading the sign shows that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 10th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: Old Town, snow|0 Comments

A Shining Star Over State Street

On the morning of December 30th, I headed out in hopes of capturing the streets of Old Town draped in a light dusting of freshly fallen snow. As the sun had yet to rise, I decided to head to Front Street first and capture the sunrise. Along the way, I drove down State Street. When I saw the wreaths on the lit street lamps and the shining star in the distance, I knew I had to stop and capture this scene first. The only spot that worked for the composition I had in mind was the middle of the street [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 7th, 2013|Categories: Snow|Tags: blue hour, dawn, snow, State Street|0 Comments