A New Day Dawns Over Gerry Island

It still amazes me that Gerry island can appear so isolated at high tide and yet twice a day, as if by magic, a road appears linking us with this small island in Little Harbor. This image was taken on April 3rd after a sunrise shoot that took place at Hammond Park. The sun seemed to take forever to rise and I took advantage by driving over to Doaks Lane after finishing my shooting at the park. For this image, I decided to include a good deal of water in the foreground to highlight the isolation of the island but [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00May 30th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: dawn, Gerry island, island, Little Harbor, sunrise|0 Comments

Long Exposure – Red Sky in Morning, Sailor Take Warning

This image has been waiting in the 'to be posted' folder since a birthday shoot on February 19th. I had shared another image from that sunrise several months ago [CLICK HERE to view] but kept this long exposure one 'in the queue' until now. This long exposure image was taken 15 minutes before the other image (with that one showing the sun rising above Marblehead Neck). In this one, I decided to focus on the intense color coming from the red sunrise and allow the water to smooth with the five second exposure time. As the title suggests, this image [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:57-05:00May 21st, 2013|Categories: Long Exposure|Tags: long exposure, sunrise|0 Comments

Cliff Street Houses and Abbot Hall at Sunrise

Can you believe this was the scene that I woke to on May 6, 2012? I had gotten up early that day hoping to catch the moonset but the clouds at the horizon made that a wasted effort. However, I was able to capture a number of images in the blue hour that I've shared previously and this one which has been sitting in the queue for a while. I've shared similar compositions to this on prior images. The three stately homes that reside on Cliff Street make for an awesome subject - especially when you reach that point along [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:59-05:00April 15th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Abbot Hall, Cliff Street, houses, sunrise|0 Comments

Sunrise Over the Houses of Little Harbor

After photographing dawn from Hammond Park last Wednesday, I decided to drive out to Doaks Lane and shoot Gerry Island as well as the houses that line Little Harbor. If you have followed this site for a while, you will likely recognize this composition. I have shared some long exposures taken at sunset from this vantage point but never thought to photograph at sunrise. It turns out that the sun was coming up at just the right angle to bathe these houses in great light. The image needed amazingly little work at the computer apart from removing one wayward duck [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:59-05:00April 10th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Doaks Lane, houses, Little Harbor, sunrise|0 Comments

Birthday Sunrise over Marblehead Neck

Last Tuesday, I celebrated my birthday and awoke before the alarm clock at 5:30am. I had previously scouted the location and time of the sunrise as it had occurred to me I had never tried to shoot a sunrise on my birthday. Having woken up early enough and with some time until I had to be at work, I quickly got dressed and headed out the door. I had two possible locations in mind but decided on the Devereux Beach one when I saw how the light was developing. I photographed the dawn as light began to grow at the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-02-27T06:30:57-05:00February 27th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Marblehead Neck, sunrise|0 Comments

Dawn Lights Up Tinkers Island

I shared the story of how I came to photograph this view from a home on Ocean Avenue previously but have a few favorites from this dawn photoshoot so thought I would share another today. Click here to read the backstory - LINK Whenever I shoot a scene, I always evaluate a number of different compositions. The previous image was a 'straight' shot which was all I had time for as the light quickly started to fade. After grabbing that image, I slowed down and explored other possiblities. In this one, I decided to use the curve of the beach [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:02-05:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: Island|Tags: dawn, island, sunrise, Tinkers island|2 Comments

First Light on an Icy Castle Rock

Back to some recent images taken before the January thaw. On this particular morning, I again headed out in hopes of capturing some sea smoke. It turned out that my search was in vain but I did not come away empty handed. In fact, I witness (and captured) and incredible early dawn image that I'll share in the next few days (you'll understand why later) and then headed here to Castle Rock. I was surprised to see the tide pools had turned to ice and I quickly scampered down to the rocks as the sun began to rise. By positioning [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:03-05:00February 4th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: Castle Rock, frozen, ice, sun rays, sun star, sunrise|0 Comments

Cold Dawn over Marblehead Neck

Yesterday, January 23rd, was slated to be our first near-zero degree day in a while. With the recent moderate weather and ocean temps in the 40's, I figured I had a good shot at capturing some sea smoke. With that in mind, I woke up early on Wednesday and drove to a few spots. Unfortunately, Redd's Pond and Little Harbor didn't have anything in the way of smoke. I crossed my fingers and made my way to Front Street hoping for better luck. For whatever reason, the water was smooth and smoke-free. I sat there in the car trying to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 24th, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: clouds, dawn, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, sunrise|0 Comments

The Sun Rises over Marblehead Harbor and the Lighthouse

When I go out for a shoot, I typically will return with a number of images that I can't wait to share. In the case of this Summer sunrise that took place at the end of June 2012, I ended up with two favorites. The first was shared a while ago and featured a seagull that entered the frame at just the right moment. This image sat in the queue waiting patiently for the world to see it. For sunrise and moonrise shots, I rely on an app called TPE to help predict where the sun or moon is expected [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:05-05:00January 16th, 2013|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunrise|0 Comments

Dawn of a New Year in Marblehead

2012 began with a sunrise shoot from the roof of the Old North Church. It was therefore with a sense of symmetry and a feeling of starting a new tradition, that I climbed the steps of St Michaels Church to shoot sunrise on January 1st, 2013. Unfortunately, the conditions did not permit a shoot from the top of the steeple. I'll share one image from that outing tomorrow. I did finish up there just in time to head down to the water and try for a sunrise from a new location. I parked at The Landing and walked along the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:06-05:00January 2nd, 2013|Categories: Sunrise|Tags: boats, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Old North Church, sunrise|0 Comments