Sunset from Fountain Park

The Sturgeon Moon rises in August and I hoped to catch it on this night from a vantage point at Fountain Park. As I waited, I tried to find a composition that would include the lighthouse and Little Harbor. I was pleased to find this angle and even more so when a pair of kayakers paddled into the foreground. The moon ended up rising a bit early so that it's color lacked the vibrant yellow that came with the moonrise the next night. I was happy with the way this sunset view turned out.

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T16:41:39-04:00August 25th, 2011|Categories: Sunset|Tags: boats, Fountain park, lighthouse, Little Harbor, ocean, park, sunset|0 Comments

The Rocks at Chandler Hovey Park

Another photo while waiting for a recent time lapse to finish. While exploring the coast and the crevices that mark it, I noticed the golden light that was falling on these rocks. By chance, a sailboat was positioned at just the right spot to lead the eye from the waters below up to the top of the image. The sails caught the setting light and I knew I had a perfect Summer photo of Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 17th, 2011|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: Chandler Hovey park, ocean, rocks, sailboat, sunset, water|1 Comment

The Brick Oil House at Chandler Hovey Park

Yesterday's Reflection shot was taken while my older camera was shooting a time lapse movie of the sun setting over the harbor. While waiting for it to finish, I wandered around Chandler Hovey park looking for compositions and angles that I hadn't yet shot. I noticed the sun setting over the brick oil house that used to power Marblehead Light and decided to close down the aperture and turn the bright sun into a sunstar. Having the tree there helped add to the composition as did the full harbor.

By Eyal Oren|2013-02-19T17:47:08-05:00August 16th, 2011|Categories: Chandler Hovey park, Sunset|Tags: boats, Chandler Hovey park, HDR, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sun star, sunset|0 Comments

Reflections on a Year

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of this website. What started as a desire to learn more about my new hometown by shooting photos every Wednesday, has turned into an incredible experience. In this past year, I have published 94 posts of images of this town. Over 200 people have 'liked' the Wednesdays in Marblehead Facebook page. Fifty people signed up to receive regular email updates. The home page has been viewed over 1200 times (at least since I installed the plugin to keep count). Meanwhile, I have become a member of the Marblehead Arts Association. I've [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 15th, 2011|Categories: Marblehead Neck, Sunset|Tags: HDR, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, reflection, sunset, tree|2 Comments

Sunset at Rockett Landing – A Time Lapse

I learned a lot from the first time lapse video and wanted to try my hand at it again. Had a later start and couldn't make it to Chandler Hovey before sunset so I set my sights on Rockett landing off Village street. Set up the camera to shoot every 5 seconds and stayed in the car to keep those mosquitos away. Didn't have as great a sunset but the cloud movement made up for it. I can't believe how much those boats move around in their moorings...

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 4th, 2011|Categories: Video|Tags: boats, pier, sunset, time lapse|3 Comments

Two Stars from the Base of the Lighthouse

This photo was taken the same day that I captured the cliff jumpers at Crocker park. As I mentioned there, it was a hot July 4th weekend in Marblehead and I found myself with some time at sunset. I wasn't sure what to expect as the clouds had started to come in but made my way to Chandler Hovey park. I had always shot the lighthouse from afar in hopes of capturing it in its entirety. On this occasion, I was drawn to the red door at its base. I love the texture of the paint of the door and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:28-05:00August 3rd, 2011|Categories: Chandler Hovey park|Tags: boats, HDR, lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, sun star, sunset, water|5 Comments

Sunset over the Harbor – A Time Lapse

I tried my first time lapse video last night at sunset from Chandler Hovey park. This 10 second clip is comprised of over 200 images shot between 7:45 and 8:20pm. I'm sure there will be more of these coming in the future as they are a lot of fun to make.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00August 2nd, 2011|Categories: Video|Tags: boats, Marblehead Harbor, sunset, time lapse|1 Comment

Marblehead or the Real World

I've driven by this spot on Beacon Street numerous times and admired the beautiful house on the bend with impeccable landscaping. I never did read the sign placed on the fence that reads 'Marblehead' with an arrow toward Crowninshield's or Brown's Island and old town and another pointing back toward West Shore Drive labeled as the 'Real World'. The sign produced an instant grin on my face and a desire to photograph it. The hard part was how to bring out the sign in the photo and depict what it was trying to say. I decided to shoot at sunset [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00July 25th, 2011|Categories: Island|Tags: Beacon Street, Brown's island, HDR, sign, sunset|1 Comment

Last of the Lifeguard Chairs on Devereux Beach

Finding these lifeguard chairs on Devereux beach last week was a very pleasant surprise. Having great light to work with as I sought out to capture them was an even better one. Thank you for your comments here and on the Facebook page. I really appreciate it. Here are the last two images from the series.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00July 22nd, 2011|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, Devereux Beach, lifeguard chair, sunset|0 Comments

The Lifeguard Chair on Devereux Beach – Causeway and beyond

Here is another image of the newly painted lifeguard chairs on Devereuex beach. This is chair 1 standing guard near the end of the beach with a view of the causeway and the Neck in the background.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00July 21st, 2011|Categories: Beach|Tags: beach, causeway, Devereux Beach, lifeguard chair, ocean, sunset|0 Comments