Pink Clouds and Purple Haze – Corker of a Marblehead Sunset

Marblehead, you never cease to amaze me. It has been almost 6 years since I started this Wednesdays in Marblehead project and I still find myself going out to chase a sunset in the hopes of capturing some good light and then, once in a while, something like this develops and it's all I can do to take a breath and try to do some justice to the beauty in front of my eyes. On Friday night, I headed out the door after work as clouds developed and then broke apart near where the sun was due to set. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:37-05:00March 20th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: house, Marblehead Harbor, pink, purple, sunset|0 Comments

Bathing in the Light

Only a few minutes after capturing yesterday's image, a golden retriever came onto Riverhead Beach with its owner in tow. He (or she) walked without hesitation to the water's edge and into the very cold water of the harbor. As the golden retriever passed under the light of the slowly setting sun, I captured this frame featuring the dog quite literally bathing in the light of the sun with the lamp posts of the causeway above. I hope the owner doesn't mind that I took a bit of creative license in cloning her out of the final image. I thought [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:37-05:00March 18th, 2016|Categories: Beach|Tags: dog, Riverhead beach, sunset|0 Comments

Perfect Spot for a Sunset

Last night, the sunset was due to take place at 6:48pm thanks to the magic of Daylight Savings Time and, after a quick check of the weather conditions, I thought it might turn into a good show. With that thought in mind, I headed out with a few destinations in mind. I started off shooting along Riverhead Beach and started to become nervous as the clouds built up near the horizon. I stayed in that spot until 6pm and then decided to head to a location I hadn't visited since the Summer - Corinthian Lane. This might just be the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-03-13T20:48:32-04:00March 14th, 2016|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Corinthian Lane, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Fort Beach Sunset

On February 21st, I visited Fort Sewall to capture a full moon and ended up being treated to a nice Winter sunset. I began shooting on the far end of Fort Sewall looking out toward Gerry Island and slowly made my way around as the sun set and the colors built up in the sky. As the light began to fade, I found this vantage point from atop Fort Sewall looking out over Fort Beach and the waning light of sunset. This is one of the few spots where a lack of boats can be helpful to the scene. In [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-03-08T21:47:09-05:00March 9th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Fort Beach, Fort Sewall, sunset|0 Comments

Waves Roll in to Little Harbor

While I've shared a few images from the night of February 21st, this spot is where I spent the majority of the evening. It had been another of the 50+ degree days that seemed to fill most of this Winter and I had left for Fort Sewall to capture the sunset. On arriving at the Fort, I decided to walk to its far side and found wave after wave coming into Little Harbor between Fort Sewall and Gerry Island. As it was low tide, rocks dotted the foreground below and one patch of ice clung to the rocks facing open [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:38-05:00March 2nd, 2016|Categories: Little Harbor|Tags: Gerry island, Little Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Red Sky over Marblehead Harbor

The recent run of warm weather has put the Summer season firmly in mind and made me long for evenings where the sun sets after 7 and does so over a harbor filled with boats. Today's image was taken on August 18 at 7:26pm as hazy conditions contributed to a red sky at night. I decided to shoot this as a tighter image with little sky over Abbot Hall but with a subtle reflection in the water surrounding boats on their moorings.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:39-05:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, red, sunset|0 Comments

Catching the Sunset at Fort Sewall

February 21st ended up being a very productive day with great light affording new compositions of Gerry Island (coming Wednesday) and this view of the great tree at Fort Sewall. While I've taken photos from this spot before, I don't recall ever including General Glover's plaque in the frame. As the sun set, it lit up the plaque (as well as a house on the Neck) and I composed this image to include the benches looking out over Marblehead Harbor and the tree backlit by a beautiful Winter sunset.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:39-05:00February 29th, 2016|Categories: Park|Tags: Fort Sewall, sunset, tree|0 Comments

Childrens Island and the Neck Bathed in Golden Light

On February 21st, I headed to Fort Sewall to chase what was shaping up to be a nice sunset and to capture the moon rising behind the great tree. As luck would have it, the clouds had moved into a perfect position to reflect and accentuate sunset's golden light and I ended up with a number of keepers from various locations at the fort. This image represents the peak of the golden light that illuminated Childrens Island and the Neck. I had been shooting over Gerry Island when I spotted the clouds and quickly found a position from which I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:39-05:00February 26th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Childrens Island, Fort Sewall, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead Neck, sunset|0 Comments

A Shining Star and Abbot Hall

Every December, a shining star appears atop a crane in Marblehead as one of many local markers of the holiday season. I've shot this star from State Street, the causeway and Chandler Hovey Park trying to find interesting compositions. One year, I found a spot where the star seemed to hang over Abbot Hall tower... This year, I ventured out on a very mild mid-December evening as a nice pink sunset formed over Marblehead Harbor. I ended up walking the length of the causeway and stopped when I reached this point. The position of the shining star to the right [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-02-10T20:29:18-05:00February 11th, 2016|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Cliff Street, houses, stars, sunset|0 Comments

Sunset After the Storm at Crocker Park

Once in a while, a snow storm departs just as the sun begins to set leading to perfect conditions and incredible light. Such was the case on this day one year ago - February 10, 2015 - when one of the countless storms departed as the sun began to set. I was at Crocker Park shooting a favorite composition of Abbot Hall when I turned and saw the golden light spread over Marblehead Neck. I quickly changed position and composed this image including the barren branches of a tree to help frame the final scene. I haven't had a chance [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:41-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Snow|Tags: Crocker park, lighthouse, snow, sunset|0 Comments