Sunset in the Snow

The past week in Marblehead featured some incredible sunrises and sunsets and, for a variety of reasons, I missed every single one of them. I got to enjoy a few while home with the family but was never in position to capture one. I decided to look through my 'to be posted' archive for vibrant sunsets and stopped at this image captured on February 10th of this year. I shared a horizontal view shortly after taking this picture of a beautiful sunset forming over Abbot Hall which I captured from Crocker Park covered in a very deep blanket of snow. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:54-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, houses, snow, sunset|0 Comments

A Blanket of Snow over Marblehead

Yesterday I got my first sunburn of the season (a mild one thankfully) and also realized that the vivid memories of this past Winter's snow had started to fade. It's amazing what a few warm days will do to the human mind and psyche and likely explains why we all continue to live here year after year. As a former resident of Los Angeles (13 years), I can tell you I wouldn't have it any other way. With that being said, the warm days seemed to clear the way to share some images of snow that I had not had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00May 11th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Abbot Hall, Brown's island, Little Harbor, snow|0 Comments

Falling Snow on Old Town House

I realize just about everyone is tired of snow at this point but this image of freshly falling snow on Old Town House comes from one of the earliest snow storms of this season - January 24, 2015. Who knew at the time that this would be the start of a record breaking Winter with seemingly endless waves of snowstorms and freezing temperatures in between that kept the snow firmly in place. There's something about the first few snowfalls of the season that elicit a sense of childlike wonder and I was thrilled to be able to capture the still [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:08-05:00March 20th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Old Town House, snow, Washington Street|0 Comments

Cracked Ice on the Forest River

On Friday, March 13th, I drove home by way of Leggs Hill Road and noted the ice along the Forest River had started to break up into large chunks. I decided to return to the spot at sunset to capture the unique view before the upcoming warmth and rain obliterated this remnant of the Winter of 2015. When I arrived at Leggs Hill Road closer to sunset, I found the view looking back toward Lafayette Street to be drab due to the overcast conditions. However the view toward Loring Avenue held far more promise and was one I had never [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:08-05:00March 16th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Forest River, ice, snow, sunset|0 Comments

A Spring Thaw on Marblehead Harbor

On Sunday, March 8, I awoke at 6:30am completely confused about whether I had gotten too little or too much sleep as we entered Daylight Savings Time. Whichever the case might have been (it was too little by the way), I decided to take advantage and rush out of the house to capture the dawn and sunrise. The last time I had captured images of Marblehead Harbor was the morning on February 18th when I found the harbor had frozen for the first time in years. With that in mind, I headed to one of my favorite spots for a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:09-05:00March 9th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, dawn, Marblehead Harbor, snow|0 Comments

Buried in Snow at Old Burial Hill

Another image from my outing on Wednesday, February 25. After exploring Brown's Island, Ben and I headed over to Redd's Pond and then walked across the snow covered frozen water to Old Burial Hill. I captured a few images of gravestones buried in snow before reaching the gazebo and taking in this view. You'll have to pardon the pun but I'm sure everyone in Marblehead feels as though we have been buried in snow and here, at Old Burial Hill, that has literally become the case.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:09-05:00March 4th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: gravestone, Old Burial Hill, snow|0 Comments

A Study in Pink at Crocker Park

I've shared a few images from the incredible sunset that took place on February 10th though all of those were of Abbot Hall and the houses surrounding it. From my vantage point atop a large piece of granite at Crocker Park, I was able to turn around and shoot toward Marblehead Harbor as the sun set. At this point, the light had reached its peak opposite the setting sun (the show was only getting started in the other direction). I decided on a wide view and used the nearby tree to frame the composition together with the deep blanket of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:09-05:00March 3rd, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Crocker park, lighthouse, snow, sunset, tree|0 Comments

A Bright Day Ahead at Brown’s Island

On Wednesday, February 25th, I met up with a photographer from Maine whose work I greatly admire and showed him around the Town of Marblehead. The sky was a boring (but welcome) bright blue and the tide was low so I decided to walk across Little Harbor to Brown's Island. We captured a few photos of the pancake ice that lined Brown's Island and then trudged through the deep virgin snow to this vantage point. I decided to compose this image to include both Marblehead Light as well as Children's Island. The sun was high overhead and I caught the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:09-05:00March 2nd, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Brown's island, lighthouse, snow|0 Comments

Jophiel Asking for a Blessing – A Sculpture in Snow

There's no question that this Winter has been an incredible and soon an historic one with record amounts of snow and long durations of freezing temperatures. I've tried to capture some of the beauty that comes with the cold and snow and, when I first learned that a local artist had produced a sculpture in snow of an angel, I hurried to photograph it. Unfortunately I was too late (mother nature had destroyed her) but, for good or bad, more snow and continued cold meant that Jonathan Sherman had an opportunity to work on an even bigger piece. Starting with [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:10-05:00March 1st, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: moon, night, snow, stars|0 Comments

Snowed in – Winter in Marblehead

This image was captured after yesterday's share from February 10 at Crocker Park. The last light of sunset was fading as I headed to my car and looked back to find the incredible piles of snow pushed against this house on the corner of Darling and Front Streets. I remembered that I had a very similar image and checked my archives to find it was taken on February 9, 2013. It's amazing to see the difference in snow height compared to the last snowy Winter in Marblehead. February 9, 2013:

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:10-05:00February 24th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Darling Street, houses, snow|0 Comments