Budding Trees under Purple Skies

After capturing the image shared earlier this week at Crocker Park, I headed up the path and toward my car. As I looked over my shoulder, I found this scene before me and decided I needed to capture at least one more image of the purple skies over Marblehead Harbor. I composed this image to include the budding trees which line the path leading towards the harbor. Can't wait for the float to be installed for the Summer at the end of this path. Seems like only a few more weeks before Crocker park is filled with people and dogs [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:34-05:00April 21st, 2016|Categories: Park|Tags: Crocker park, sunset, trees|0 Comments

Catching the Good Light over Marblehead Harbor

This Spring has certainly seen an odd start with bursts of snow and whole weeks lost to rain. Last week as yet another rainy day came to an end, the clouds which had been so solid for much of the day began to break up and offered the first chance in weeks of a decent sunset. As sunsets now take place after 7pm, I was able to head out after work and dinner at home to Crocker Park in the hopes of catching some good light reflecting off the clouds over Marblehead harbor. I arrived at Crocker Park to find [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:34-05:00April 18th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, clouds, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Longing for Summer Sunsets

As the days get longer, one can't help longing for Summer sunsets over Marblehead harbor. This incredible sunset filled with pinks and purples formed over a full harbor on July 21, 2013 and I was setup at the Pleon Yacht Club's pier for a perfect vantage point. This particular sunset seemed to go on forever (I have images starting to show brilliant pinks at 8:20 and finishing 11 minutes later). I can't wait for a full harbor and warm days to recapture these moments in Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:34-05:00April 13th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, Summer, sunset|0 Comments

Days End at Marblehead Light

In mid-May of 2013, I headed to Chandler Hovey Park in hopes of capturing some nice color to marks the days end. The clouds had built up during the day but a small clearing formed at the horizon just as the sun set. Almost as soon as I had put the car in park, I was out and getting my camera on the tripod to shoot the incredible sunset light that seemed to be exploding from the base of Marblehead Light and marking the days end (or is it day's end?). I shared a horizontal composition of this shot shortly after [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-04-15T16:56:07-04:00April 11th, 2016|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, lighthouse, sunset|0 Comments

Purple Sunset and a Golden Weathervane

Though yesterday's snow started off with beautiful big flakes, the wind picked up too fast to allow for any good photo opportunities. As we remain firmly in stick and mud season, I turned to my archive of images for this week's posts. Though I have now shared over 1,400 images of Marblehead on this site, I still have over 650 in the 'to be posted' folder from outings that resulted in too many images to share... Today's shot comes from an incredible night at Crocker Park. I had gone out to shoot the full moon and had just taken a [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00April 4th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, purple, sunset|0 Comments

Summer Can’t Come Soon Enough

As we're treated to warm days (interspersed with cooler and rainy ones), I can't help but look forward and keep thinking that Summer can't come soon enough. This image was taken at sunset on August 4th, 2015 from one of the public ways in town. As Summer hits its peak, Marblehead Harbor is filled with boats and it's a wonder that they can navigate through the moorings and make it out to sea. This particular spot allowed me to capture the boats stacked deep in the harbor with the perfect backdrop of Abbot Hall and a warm Summer sunset behind [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:35-05:00March 31st, 2016|Categories: Summer|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Marblehead Harbor, Parker Lane, sunset|0 Comments

Clouds on Fire – Marblehead Harbor

On Friday night, as the sky exploded in pinks and purples, I pulled out my iPhone and snapped a quick photo to share on my Facebook page. This image was taken immediately after as the vivid pink light of sunset created the illusion of clouds on fire over Marblehead Harbor. The scene before me was incredible to behold in person. The incredible pink light on the underbelly of the clouds, the dramatic structure of those clouds, a lone pier extending into Marblehead Harbor, and the familiar skyline of Marblehead with Abbot Hall all captured in a single frame. I packed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:36-05:00March 25th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor, pink, sunset|0 Comments

Pastel Clouds over Marblehead Neck

Today's image comes from February 21 and a relatively warm Winter day at Fort Sewall. I had gone out with the aim of shooting the moon but a solid sunset developed which grabbed my attention well before the moon rose. As the sun set, it spread soft light that reflected off these pastel clouds over Marblehead Neck. I love this spot at Fort Sewall as I am able to capture the whole of the Neck in one frame (using my wide angle lens) and showcase its island-like appearance. I chose to include the rocky shore and white surf to break up [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:36-05:00March 24th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: lighthouse, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

Golden Light over Marblehead’s Skyline

I had planned to share images of Friday night's spectacular sunset this week but last night's full moon offered an opportunity I couldn't miss. With that captured, shared and voted on (the final shot with the face won by a landslide), it's time to turn back to Friday night's show. On Monday night, I shared an image taken at the peak of the pink and purple color and Tuesday night featured an image showcasing the incredible clarity that developed early on. Tonight's image was taken at 6:35pm - in between the first two shared images. As the sun set lower [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:36-05:00March 23rd, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, dramatic sky, Grace Community church, skyline, St Michaels church, sunset|0 Comments

Clear View Across the Harbor

Continuing with images captured during Friday night's remarkable sunset, this view of houses along Marblehead harbor was one of the first shots taken. I had started off shooting along Foster Street and was struck by the incredible clarity of the houses and Abbot Hall seen across the harbor. I watched as the clouds churned overhead and a break formed on either side of Abbot Hall and started to fill with the golden light of a pending sunset. As luck would have it, a single beautiful ship was moored in Marblehead harbor and turned to its side just as the light [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:37-05:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boat, dramatic sky, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments