Foggy Sunset in Marblehead

This was one of the last images captured on July 5th from Chandler Hovey Park as a foggy sunset lit up the gathered fog in color and light. I had been shooting a tighter view of this as the Town class boats passed by these much larger sailboats moored in the harbor. Once they passed, I widened my composition to include the full height of the boats and the incredible light being cast by the setting sun diffused by the fog in our harbor. I can't count the number of times I have gone out in the evening as fog [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 13th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, fog, sunset|4 Comments

Sailing Under the Sunset

I learned long ago that fog produces my favorite atmosphere with which to capture images of Marblehead. Two of my black and white images of foggy scenes were awarded Best of Show at the Festival of Arts a few years ago and a write up in the Reporter at the time was titled 'The Fog-tographer'. And so, on Tuesday night when I looked out and saw hints of fog in the distance, I grabbed my camera bag and headed out toward the harbor. I found myself in dense fog as I crossed the causeway and immediately pulled over on the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: fog, sailboat, sunset|19 Comments

Old Town House Bathed in Gold

The Marblehead Festival of Arts is upon us and two of my prints are hanging up at the Old Town House this weekend. I was honored to receive an Honorable Mention award for 'Lunar Eclipse and Abbot Hall'. As in years past, the public gets to vote of their favorite image which is then awarded the Peoples Choice Award. I would greatly appreciate your vote if you make it through the photography exhibit on Friday (2-7pm), Saturday (10-5pm) or Sunday (12-5pm). Today's image comes from that same sunset and incredible light show of last Thursday night. In fact, this was [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00July 1st, 2016|Categories: Old Town|Tags: historic downtown, Old Town House, sunset, Washington Street|4 Comments

Marblehead Concerts at Crocker Park

One of the best parts of the annual Marblehead Festival of Arts is the concert series that takes place each day in Crocker Park. Beginning Friday before sunset, this year's Concerts at Crocker Park kicks off with jazz. The music continues day and night throughout the Fourth of July weekend. Last year, I was fortunate to be at Crocker Park enjoying the music with my family when the sky exploded in a brilliant pink and purple sunset. I captured familiar compositions including the view of Abbot Hall from the park but also climbed up behind the stage to photograph the band during [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-06-27T22:04:14-04:00June 30th, 2016|Categories: Park|Tags: Crocker park, July 4th, sunset|0 Comments

Golden Water of Riverhead Beach

On Thursday, June 23rd, my wife, daughter and I took our new dog to walk the causeway. While they ate ice cream from Lime Rickeys, I held a leash in one hand and my camera in the other. It wasn't long before the sun dipped below a cluster of clouds and began to spill its light painting the water of Riverhead Beach in a golden hue. I quickly handed off the leash and crossed the causeway to get a better vantage point. I tried to include as much sky as the lens would allow while still capturing the golden water [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:29-05:00June 27th, 2016|Categories: Beach|Tags: clouds, Riverhead beach, sunset|2 Comments

State Street at Sunset

Five years ago, I captured an incredible sunset from this exact spot on State Street. The sky exploded in bright pink colors that bathed the classic houses on this street and made the entire street come to life. Ever since then, I've tried to recreate that image with varying levels of success. On Wednesday night, I headed out in hopes of capturing one of the many great sunsets that had been taking place in town over the past few weeks. As luck would have it, clouds ended up blocking much of the sunlight and I ended up packing up without [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:30-05:00June 23rd, 2016|Categories: Old Town|Tags: historic downtown, houses, State Street, sunset|3 Comments

Pink Sky over Riverhead Beach

Last night, I headed out just before sunset on a bit of a hunch and with a particular destination in mind. I had met someone recently who inquired about my shooting from her home of 24 years that they had recently sold. After discussing a bit about the property, I promised I would do my best to capture an image with which to remember this house with a view of Marblehead Harbor. I ended up shooting a few scenes from the cupola of her home while we talked and kept my eye on a particular cloud that shifted just out of [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:30-05:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: causeway, pink, Riverhead beach, sunset|12 Comments

Clouds on Fire over Marblehead Harbor

The final image from Friday night's outing at Riverhead Beach and the peak of sunset light over Marblehead Harbor. I hadn't moved between the three images shared this week except to adjust the focal length of the camera's lens and slightly adjust the camera on the tripod's ballhead to change compositions. It never ceases to amaze me just how much the light will change in a matter of minutes and such was the case on this night as the earlier golden light gave way to a pink/orange/red mix that reflected off and seemed to set the clouds on fire. The [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:30-05:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, clouds, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Golden Light Strikes Abbot Hall

Less than a minute after yesterday's image of blue skies and streaking clouds, I captured this shot of boats in Marblehead harbor and golden light striking Abbot Hall. I had gone from the widest view on my zoom lens for yesterday's image to its most telephoto for this one. The difference from a 24mm to this 105mm view was like night and day allowing me to capture the golden light in the early evening sky lighting up Abbot Hall's clock face and weathervane. One more image from this evening outing coming tomorrow - stay tuned.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:30-05:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Sunset Reflection at Rockett Landing

On June 2, 2014, I chased the evening colors out toward Rockett Landing before circling back towards Fort Sewall. This familiar pier/float was the location for numerous sunrise and sunset shoots when we lived on Willow Road upon first moving to Marblehead in 2008. The spot serves as a tie up for dinghies, a place to unload a boat and rinse it off or take a launch service out to moored boats in Salem harbor. On this night, I had the run of Rockett Landing and shot several compositions as the sun dipped below the horizon and illuminated the evening sky. As I headed back [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-06-05T20:23:36-04:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Salem Harbor|Tags: reflection, Rockett Landing, Salem harbor, sunset|0 Comments