Boats in the Harbor

On Tuesday, August 4th, I headed out at sunset with the hope of nice clouds and good color. As I drove across the causeway, I thought the clouds offered the best photo opportunity from Parker Lane - one of the public ways on Marblehead Neck. I pulled in and found the tide to be quite low as I descended to the small beach. For the first time, I noted that there was a rock formation at the water's edge that would allow me a closer view of the boats filling Marblehead harbor at this time of year. I carefully climbed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-08-23T21:12:47-04:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Picture Perfect Sunset from Crocker Park

I found myself at Crocker Park for sunset on both July 1st and 2nd with camera in hand in large part to capture the Marblehead Festival of Arts activities. As luck would have it, both nights featured incredible sunsets - the first with a dramatic purple sky and this one with a picture perfect sunset. I hadn't intended on shooting the sunset on this night and hadn't brought my tripod. Instead I was planning on shooting the kids enjoying the show being put on as part of the 50th Festival of Arts. That plan went out the window when I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-07-12T21:41:29-04:00July 17th, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, Crocker park, houses, sunset|0 Comments

Abbot Hall lit by the Pink Glow of Sunset

After capturing the streaks of clouds over Marblehead Neck, I continued walking along the causeway and captured photos as the sun dipped lower in the sky. The clouds now formed a more intricate pattern over the 'mainland' and the harbor seemed to be partitioned to reflect those colors in large pools. I composed this image to include the recognizable tower of Abbot Hall while also focusing on the sailboats and their masts reflecting in these pools that shone pink from the setting sun. Having Abbot Hall lit by the pink glow of sunset was a nice bonus as it allowed [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00July 3rd, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, reflection, sunset|0 Comments

The Secret Beach

So this was where I was headed on Fathers Day and why I had spent some time on Nahant Street to capture the sunset shared yesterday. I've been to the 'secret beach' on Cove Lane several times but felt that I had not fully explored the possible compositions there previously. The sunset had started to fade at this point and the angles for shooting the setting sun and the secret beach were few. I spent some time capturing the view of Marblehead Light (and I would return to this exact spot the following day to capture the aurora borealis as [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00July 1st, 2015|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, boats, Cove Lane, lighthouse, sunset|0 Comments

Golden Sunset on Marblehead Harbor

This image was taken just six minutes after yesterday's post. The sun began to dip below the clouds and into the fog which served to diffuse the light and set off a golden sunset on Marblehead Harbor. I don't believe I have ever shot just this section of Marblehead as I tend to try to include Abbot Hall whenever I shoot towards this side of town. This time, I wanted the sun to take center stage as it peeked behind the clouds. I included just enough of the town to make the location recognizable.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00June 30th, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Golden Light on an Empty Harbor

In late April, I had gone out to shoot an oncoming storm and was surprised by the incredible golden light that bathed Marblehead Neck for a few minutes before being swallowed by clouds. That golden light was made even more beautiful against the deep blues of the storm clouds. Without any boats in this part of the harbor, the water served to reflect the color of the sky and was only interrupted by the scattered buoys in the empty harbor. I'm reminded every so often that what has helped keep my Wednesdays in Marblehead project going is as much as the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-06-21T17:21:57-04:00June 24th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|1 Comment

Walking the Plank to Marblehead Harbor

Yet another shot from a great Tuesday in early-June. I had captured rainbows at Chandler Hovey Park and then drove off as rain approached only to double back and shoot at Parker Lane for a while. When the clouds moved, I did as well ending up on Foster Street in front of the Eastern Yacht Club. I started off capturing a shot of the long pier at the Eastern Yacht Club as the sunset light began to fade. After that, I walked down the pier and to the plank that led down to floats where dinghies are attached. I didn't have [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00June 23rd, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: boats, Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

The Pier at the Eastern Yacht Club

I left Parker Lane shortly after Wednesday's image was taken and drove down to Foster Street. The light was starting to fade but the lights at the Eastern Yacht Club's pier were on and I couldn't resist this view taking in the full length of the beautiful pier lit by lamps and bathed in the last hints of purple glow from the sunset. The Eastern Yacht Club really does have one of the most impressive piers in Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00June 18th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Neck|Tags: Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead Harbor, pier, sunset|0 Comments

Sunstar and Purple Clouds

Ten minutes - that's how much time elapsed from yesterday's image of a golden sun and this one of purple clouds. I had been jumping in and out of my tree cover until the rain finally stopped and the sun began to sink below the horizon. As it did so, the sky turned from a golden glow to deeper blue with beautiful purple light reflecting off the clouds. Knowing that I had a small window of opportunity for capturing a sunstar, I adjusted the composition and closed the lens aperture to its smallest. As the sun began to disappear behind houses [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00June 17th, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, clouds, Parker Lane, purple, sunset|0 Comments

Golden Light and Breaking Clouds

Shortly after capturing yesterday's image of Marblehead Light, the storm clouds arrived and rain started to pour down on Chandler Hovey Park. The radar was a bit scary with those areas of red making a beeline for Marblehead and I quickly got in the car and started driving home. As I crossed the causeway, I noted the sun dropping below the heavy clouds and forming a giant ball with golden light exploding around it. The rain had slowed and I quickly decided to turn around at Devereux Beach and head back to the Neck. I pulled over at Parker Lane [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:03-05:00June 16th, 2015|Categories: Sunset|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, clouds, dramatic sky, Parker Lane, sunset|0 Comments