Flash of Light

This has been a tough month for photography with grey skies dominating and flat uninteresting light day after day. I had gone out for another storm in early June and was thrilled to capture my first lightning of the season. When the radar showed storm cells heading in our direction again last night, I made my way out to the Neck again. I set up at Chandler Hovey Park for this expansive view of Marblehead harbor and had to guess at the direction of the storm and subsequent lightning. This was the third bolt of the storm and my [...]

By Eyal Oren|2023-06-20T06:54:49-04:00June 20th, 2023|Categories: Storm|Tags: lightning, Marblehead Harbor, storm|2 Comments

First Strike

I was downright giddy when I first saw mention of possible thunderstorms tonight and made it out to this spot on Corinthian Lane to try to capture my first strike of the season. I had a radar app alternating with a lightning strike spotter app and, between them, tried to capture bolts as they appeared. I missed two great ones near Abbot Hall but managed to get this bolt (and a half) as it struck over a rapidly filling Marblehead harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2023-06-20T06:52:53-04:00June 20th, 2023|Categories: Storm|Tags: lightning, Marblehead Harbor, storm|0 Comments

Hint of Blue Light

I had two favorite images from the second outing on August 7th and as a band of thunderstorms approached town. The first shot I shared became a quick favorite of mine and yours to take first place in the voting to represent August in the 2023 Marblehead Calendar. This shot was captured just a few minutes later and, while not as impressive with the golden light of sunset, has a really cool hint of blue light in the top of the frame. I'm guessing lighting was firing above the cloud to give off that blue light and I made a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-08-21T19:46:48-04:00August 24th, 2022|Categories: Storm|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, dramatic sky, storm|0 Comments

Stormy Weather

This is definitely not the image I had in mind as I drove across the causeway ahead of an incoming storm. The darkening skies at 7pm made me check the radar and I spotted a large cell headed our way. As soon as dinner was finished, I headed out not exactly sure where I might capture the storm from. I ended up at Foster Street as it seemed to be in line with the coming cell. I set up just in time to capture a few frames of golden light against the deep blue of the stormy weather headed our [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-08-07T21:22:45-04:00August 8th, 2022|Categories: Storm|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, storm, sunset|0 Comments

Storm Break

Overnight, a strong storm swept through Marblehead bringing rain and very high winds. The rain passed just as a high tide approached at 11am which, combined with the full moon, made for some potential flooding around town. It was actually the Code Red call warning the causeway would be closing that prompted me to get out the door and explore town. I started off at the State Street Landing and watched as waves crested over the concrete barrier along Tuckers Wharf. From there, I moved on to Doaks Lane and the stairs overlooking Little Harbor from where I was able [...]

By Eyal Oren|2022-01-17T19:19:18-05:00January 17th, 2022|Categories: Storm|Tags: Brown's island, Gerry island, Little Harbor, Peach's Point, storm, The Landing|0 Comments

Nature’s Fireworks

In lieu of this year's harbor illumination and show, I thought I would share this image from a few days ago when a storm approached and put mother nature's fireworks on full display. I had gone out earlier to Fort Beach and captured a bolt of lightning from a departing storm as well as a nice rainbow. As I checked radar, I found a very active storm approaching to the south so I headed back out. Given the track of the storm, I crossed the causeway and set up at the small beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. I captured a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2021-07-01T22:20:44-04:00July 4th, 2021|Categories: Storm|Tags: dramatic sky, lightning, storm|0 Comments

Please Stay Off Beach

I couldn't help but combine three shots from this spot along Ocean Avenue on the Neck to create a more impressive view of the lightning strikes over Boston from a very active storm that came through on August 23rd. This was the same storm that I captured in that purplish orange sunset with a single bolt. Having gotten that shot, I headed for home but then decided to turn onto Ocean Avenue as lightning kept striking to the south. I used my widest lens and shot several frames until I managed to capture this collection of bolts over the span [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-08-31T21:48:14-04:00September 1st, 2020|Categories: Storm|Tags: lightning, storm|0 Comments

Passing Storm

Hope you aren't tired of images from Wednesday August 19 yet but, as the difference from yesterday's afterglow to today's dramatic sky illustrate, there was such a wide spectrum of light conditions that every location offered completely different clouds and lighting to play with. This shot of the passing storm crossing over the causeway and the Neck was captured earlier in the evening at my first stop - Riverhead Beach. When I am dealing with uncertain conditions, I tend to head to this spot to quickly check the sky and light from every direction. As it turned out, I had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-08-26T20:12:45-04:00August 27th, 2020|Categories: Storm|Tags: causeway, dramatic sky, storm|9 Comments

June Storm in the Harbor

[Update] - well...that was short lived... I was wrong. I decided to give up posting to Facebook and Instagram because I was frustrated with their algorithms and all of the politics and hate (mostly on FB). But then I opened up Facebook this morning and saw a beautiful shot of a spectacular sunrise from Alex Falk and realized I was wrong. This shot brought a smile to my face and, if my images can do the same to you amidst everything going on, it is worth the minor frustration. Ironically, you'll have to visit my Facebook page to see his [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-06-01T17:38:47-04:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, lightning, Marblehead Harbor, storm|0 Comments

By Request – Weathering the Storm

I received another request the other day for a 'storm' shot and thought this would be a good one to end the week with. Just as the Barnacle has borne the brunt of countless storms, so will the town of Marblehead weather this storm of health, social and economic impacts while sheltering in place and trying to keep the community safe. I read today that Marblehead Board of Health has joined other towns in enacting a mask law beginning today that, according to the Reporter: "requires residents to wear a face mask if they are entering any business including grocery [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-04-17T07:20:13-04:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: Storm|Tags: Barnacle, storm|0 Comments