Sunset Before the Storm

I captured this image of clouds behind Marblehead Light on Chandler Hovey Park last week at sunset but didn't have a chance to work on the image until yesterday's snow day. I had been photographing with my Phantom 4 Pro at Crocker Park before deciding to change vantage points and ended up at Chandler Hovey Park just as the sun was setting and with perfect clouds formed behind the lighthouse. I shot this is a vertical panorama while standing beside the flag pole so that I could include the foreground rocks and stone bench lit in golden light. Hope you [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-03-15T07:49:46-04:00March 15th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sunset|2 Comments

Four Hundred Feet over Marblehead Neck

I just couldn't wait to share tonight's sunset over Marblehead Neck. I had a small window to shoot tonight but the building clouds which began to appear around 4pm made me certain that the sunset would be worth chasing. I stopped home after dropping my kids at their afternoon activities and headed out with an idea for an aerial panorama of Marblehead Neck. I was a bit worried as the winds would gust on the ground and I received a few warnings from the drone as I took it up to four hundred feet over Marblehead Neck from the launch [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-03-08T19:30:00-05:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, drone, Marblehead Neck, sunset|4 Comments

Sunset on the Neck

Last week I sat for the FAA part 107 certification examination and became a certified pilot of small unmanned aircraft systems (aka drones). In celebration, I wanted to share some images that I have been working on with the Phantom 4 Pro while exploring the many new compositions available to me with a third degree of movement above Marblehead. This image of sunset on the Neck was taken on Friday, March 3rd. I had returned home from work and watched the clouds along the way wondering if they might pick up the light of the setting sun. I grabbed the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-03-05T20:20:18-05:00March 6th, 2017|Categories: Aerial|Tags: aerial, causeway, Marblehead Neck, sunset|20 Comments

The Neverending Sunset – Abbot Hall Streaked with Light

This is another image from the incredible sunset of February 18th. I mentioned previously that the sunset seemed to last forever and so, as a child of the 80's, I couldn't help but title it the Neverending Sunset. At this point, the light had left the clouds overhead and become concentrated near the horizon. I zoomed in and composed this image to include Abbot Hall with streaks of light overhead.

By Eyal Oren|2017-02-20T21:10:37-05:00February 24th, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, sunset|1 Comment

Brilliant Sunset on an Empty Harbor

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I had left the house on February 18th with the hopes of catching a solid sunset. As you can see, this brilliant sunset far exceeded my expectations. There's something different about the Winter sun and its accompanying sunsets that makes for these intense pinks when the clouds break just right. As luck would have it, I had positioned myself at Corinthian Lane and was able to capture this brilliant sunset reflecting on an empty Marblehead harbor with a private pier breaking up the foreground and Marblehead's skyline positioned in the lower third of the frame. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-02-20T21:00:28-05:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Marblehead Harbor, pier, sunset|1 Comment

Fifteen Degree Sunset

This is the dorkiest title I have ever given to an image but I just couldn't come up with anything good... After capturing images with the Phantom 4 Pro from above Devereux beach on Monday night, I switched over to the real camera and set about capturing a Winter beach sunset. While most of the good light was down the beach, I kept my eye on this diagonal band of clouds and switched to this composition as they picked up the light of the setting sun. I timed the shot to capture the gentle surf coming ashore. As for the title, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-18T21:14:15-05:00January 19th, 2017|Categories: Beach|Tags: Devereux Beach, ocean, sunset|0 Comments

Winter Beach Sunset – From above the Ocean and the Edge of the Waves

Last night, I drove out to Devereux Beach with both drone and camera in hand hoping to capture a nice Winter beach sunset. I had started to become comfortable flying the Phantom 4 Pro and was now looking to start pushing its boundaries to see what I could do that was more creative. At the same time, I didn't want to miss out on shooting a nice sunset with the real camera. I made it to Devereux beach with plenty of time to spare and set up the drone first. I crossed the causeway and found the combination of water and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-16T22:29:50-05:00January 17th, 2017|Categories: Beach|Tags: aerial, Devereux Beach, ocean, sunset|0 Comments

Working Boats of Marblehead Harbor

This sunset image of the working boats of Marblehead harbor seemed like a fitting way to head into the long weekend. As the days grow longer and after this January thaw, Spring suddenly doesn't seem so far away. This image was taken on April 12, 2016 at 7:20pm as the sunset gave up its last rays of light to illuminate the sky and the working boats of Marblehead harbor floated on the still waters. From now until late April, these boats will remain the sole denizens of our harbor and then each mooring will begin to fill with pleasure boats [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-12T22:34:31-05:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Full Buck Moon over Ram Island

The full moon is rising tonight but I won't have a chance to capture it. Instead, I looked through my to-be-published archive and found this image of the full buck moon from July 2016 rising over Ram Island. The sun had just dipped below the horizon (after 8:00pm!) and lent the sky a pink hue. I've shared one other image from this evening shortly after moonrise but really liked this one for the addition of the moonlight reflecting in the calm ocean waters.

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-11T20:48:19-05:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Island|Tags: full moon, Ram island, sunset|0 Comments

Crashing Surf at Chandler Hovey Park

After capturing the view of sunset from Chandler Hovey Park, I watched the light until it started to fade and then turned to head towards my car. As I did, I spotted pink light over Childrens Island and walked around the lighthouse to see the last glow of sunset fading near the horizon. At the same time, I heard the familiar sound of crashing surf rolling the pebbles along that section of Chandler Hovey Park where flat rocks lead to a miniature beach. I quickly got into position and slowed the shutter speed to capture the movement of the water as [...]

By Eyal Oren|2017-01-04T22:34:21-05:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, ocean, sunset|0 Comments