Crocker Sunset

Last night was my first outing in weeks and this is the first 'new' photo I've been able to share since the shot of a sailboat at Redd's several weeks ago (the others have all been pulled from my to-be-published folder). I couldn't decide if tonight's sky might break at the last minute and give way to a nice sunset so I took a chance and threw my bag in the car. I quickly noticed the western sky held more promise than the view east and crossed the causeway. I kept watch on the clouds as I drove up the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-06-03T21:35:57-04:00June 4th, 2020|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, sunset|0 Comments

Cotton Candy Sky

As May comes to a close I looked back and found four more images captured in Mays gone by that had yet to see the light of day. This one was taken on May 16, 2019 when I lucked out with a passing storm at sunset leading to a nice mix of pink clouds and darker blues that brought to mind cotton candy in the evening sky.

By Eyal Oren|2020-05-25T21:41:17-04:00May 26th, 2020|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, pink, sunset|0 Comments

Blinded by the Light

As I looked through my archive for today's image I stopped when I hit this shot from August 1, 2018 and instantly knew the title had to be 'Blinded by the Light'. On this summer evening, the sun was perfectly positive behind Abbot Hall as it slowly set and I used the tower to break up the light and keep the scene from being blinded by the strong sunlight. Even better, the lyrics to the song include this bit: Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun But mama, that's where the fun is Seemed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-05-19T23:11:11-04:00May 20th, 2020|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Under the Cloud

After nearly ten years of Wednesdays in Marblehead, I've lost count of how many times I've shot the same scene - like this one of boats gathered at the mouth of the harbor as viewed from Fort Beach. But all it takes is one element to dramatically change the composition as in this one where the same scene changes under the cloud bathed in perfect golden light. Rather than focusing on the familiar boats, the eye wanders up to the sky and appreciates the texture and color of the cloud in a familiar landscape. Just goes to show why capturing [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-05-12T22:16:44-04:00May 13th, 2020|Categories: Sunset|Tags: cloud, Fort Beach, sunset|0 Comments

Summer Nights in Marblehead

Sometimes as I go through my 'to be posted' archive, I come across an image and wonder why it didn't make the cut initially. In this case, I looked back and found that I had been playing with reflections of the lighthouse in a puddle of water from a recent rain and then later was treated to an even nicer sunset sky. B0th of those images were shared shortly after this outing on July 18, 2017 but this one stayed back. Looking at it now, all of the elements of summer nights in Marblehead seem to be perfectly captured in [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-05-05T22:08:37-04:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, people, sunset|0 Comments

I’m Looking Forward To…

Last night as I looked through my 'to be posted' archive, I kept thinking to myself 'what am I most looking forward to?'. When I got to this image captured on October 5, 2018, I knew I had my answer. I'm looking forward to a full harbor, warm summer nights and Abbot bathed in golden light. What are you looking forward to?

By Eyal Oren|2020-04-14T21:06:29-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: From the Water|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, from the water, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Summer Sunset from Village Street

I went out twice yesterday to capture photos with the second outing being a hope of a decent sunset that never did materialize. I came home and started scrolling through my archives trying to remember what a vivid sunset actually looked like after endless days of grey and found this gem from July 19, 2019. I still remember driving home with my son as the sky began to light up and then making an impromptu turn onto Village Street where I quite literally pulled over for this. I came away with more compositions than I could share that night and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-04-06T21:19:41-04:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Sunset|Tags: pier, sunset, Village Street|0 Comments

Fort Beach Reflections

We'll end the week with one of my favorite summer outings every - July 3, 2018. I had just left the Crocker Park music festival (part of the annual Marblehead Festival of Arts that has been cancelled this year). I made my way to Front Street and then up a bit where the road curves to Fort Sewall. From here I was able to capture the first part of a sunset that would end up turning pink and purple and creating an incredible display over the harbor. This was captured as the first light of the setting sun lit up [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-04-02T21:08:58-04:00April 3rd, 2020|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Fort Beach, sunset|0 Comments

Pond View at Sunset

It's been a while since I posted any images of Marblehead. This was partly meant as a break to allow me to recharge and ended up being great timing as our winter without snow did not offer many opportunities for photography over the past few months. With the lack of snow this season, I went through my archive looking for images of Marblehead in the snow and found five to share this week and next. I don't plan on jumping back to the daily posts just yet though which means the Facebook and Instagram algorithms may not show these posts [...]

By Eyal Oren|2020-03-01T07:51:19-05:00March 2nd, 2020|Categories: Snow|Tags: Redd's pond, snow, sunset|1 Comment

Top 10 of 2019 – #1 – Orange Sky over Marblehead Harbor

I hate to follow one sunset shot with another but these did end up being my two favorite images of 2019. Today's shot was captured on September 4th as a storm passed over Marblehead and then the Neck. I had gone out to Crocker Park to chase the clouds and actually had been hoping for a rainbow. I remember waiting for the rain to pass under the covered benches near the seal sculpture and then, as the rain ceased, the sky took on an odd orange glow. I couldn't take in the full scene even with my widest lens and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2019-12-30T21:17:29-05:00December 31st, 2019|Categories: Favorite|Tags: Crocker park, dramatic sky, favorite, Marblehead Harbor, panorama, sunset|0 Comments