This week has felt much more like the end of Summer than late Fall. I haven't been able to motivate to shoot Marblehead Harbor now mostly emptied of boats on these warm Fall days and so I looked in the archive for a better representation of this perfect weather. The image was taken on August 18th and, as you can see, the harbor was filled with boats. There's nothing better than enjoying a warm Summer sunset over Marblehead Harbor.
Yesterday began with fog then rain and stayed grey for much of the day. As the sun began to dip lower in the sky, the clouds broke up and I thought there might be a chance for a decent sunset. I had missed a few good ones lately so I made up my mind to head out. I stopped at a number of locations including Rocket Landing off Village Street, Parker Lane on the Neck and a few other old favorites before circling back and stopping at Devereux Beach. I looked up as I got out of the car and [...]
On Sunday night, my son and I ventured out to scout out a new location for a shoot. It was great having him with me to help carry gear and bat away mosquitos as I explored a new-to-me vantage point. We packed up as the sun began to set on a cloudless sky and made our way home to catch the second half of the Patriots game. As we rounded the corner at Redd's Pond, I saw this scene before me and, before I said a thing, my son asked if we were going to stop and shoot the sunset....that's [...]
In June 2013, I had set a goal to photograph five of the Marblehead yacht clubs firing their sunset cannons. One of the final images was of the cannon at the Dolphin Yacht Club and, on that night, I was fortunate to capture the cannon firing under a subtle rainbow in the evening sky. A few minutes after taking that image, I composed this one to include the kayaks in the dock adding color to the pink sunset over Marblehead Harbor. Here is the image of the sunset cannon firing at the Dolphin Yacht Club:
On July 24th, I chased a rainbow and then a rain cloud before finding myself on the edge of Fort Beach Way trying to capture the last colors of sunset. The location offered a unique vantage point of the boat yard that makes up the Little Harbor boathouse. Despite this shot being taken in the midst of a picture perfect Summer, there were still a few boats to be seen dry docked in the boat yard.
On the same night in which I captured an image of rocks along this section of Marblehead Neck abutting the harbor, I found a number of other interesting compositions. This one was taken just a few minutes earlier when I made my way past a private pier and noticed Old Glory flying high overhead. As I looked around for a composition, I found this spot where the Corinthian Yacht Club can be seen through the pylons of the pier and its flag can just be made out juxtaposed with Old Glory. The flying flag and warm light convey the heat [...]
Today's image was taken on Tuesday, August 18 from the pier at the Pleon Yacht Club. I had set up early for sunset figuring the clouds in the sky might offer a decent show. As it happened, the clouds served to create these beautiful rays of light while the sun was still fairly high above the horizon. The clouds then thickened as the sun descended and caused the sunset to fizzle out. I saw the lackluster show developing and so I packed up my camera and tripod and headed to the car. It was then that I noticed the Eastern [...]
This is the third variation of the sunset cannon being fired at the Eastern Yacht Club that I've shared on this site. The first was a part of a collection that made its way into my book exploring how each of the yacht clubs celebrates this unique Marblehead tradition. The second explored the view of the sunset cannon being fired with Marblehead Light in the background. On this date, I had gone out to shoot the sunset and ended up at the Pleon Yacht Club. As the sunset petered out, I made my way a bit early to the car [...]
I mentioned in Tuesday's post that I had taken a number of images on August 4th - this is one that I almost missed! I was set up for sunset at Parker Lane happily shooting boats in Marblehead harbor perched on a rock when I started to wonder if the sunset might fizzle out. The sky before me was looking less impressive and I happened to look back to compare when I spotted a growing mass of purple sky overhead. I quickly hopped off the rock and raced to my car with an immediate thought of heading to Castle Rock. [...]
On Wednesday, July 22nd, I had left the house in the hope of a decent sunset and ended up on the beach off Corinthian Lane. I had checked the tides before making my way and the mid-tide made this area of Marblehead Neck abutting the harbor a nice spot from which to explore multiple compositions. As I wandered down the shore, I noted a rock formation I hadn't previously explored. As the sun set, I composed an image to focus on the rocky shore (made of granite?) and include the view of Marblehead harbor filled with boats and the familiar [...]