A Purple Sky over Old Burial Hill

June 20th turned out to be an incredible productive day. It started on Beacon Street shooting the 'Marblehead or the Real World' sign and then progressed to a sunset shot of Gerry Island. On my way home, I somehow found myself at the base of Old Burial Hill and figured I would wander up as the light faded in the sky. I found this tree surrounded by gravestones and set up to photograph it. Just then, the sky took on an incredible purple hue that grew stronger and stronger. It just goes to show that the sky can continue to [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:25-05:00October 26th, 2011|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: gravestone, Old Burial Hill, purple, sunset, tree|0 Comments

The Trees of Corn Point Road

Here is another image from a mid-Summer fog back in 2008. After shooting the causeway, I ended up getting lost on Corn Point Road. I happened upon this row of trees with their branches standing in stark contrast to the bright, thick fog beyond. I have gone back to this spot on a number of occasions but have never found it to equal the image I captured over three years ago.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:27-05:00October 19th, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Corn Point Road, fog, tree|0 Comments

The Tree and the Rock on Brown’s Island

I picked up my daughter from camp in late August and, as it was low tide, decided to take her to Crowninshield island. We found ourselves walking across the flats that appeared as the water receded and then made our way past the dune grass up a small hill. As we walked, I saw this scene of a lone tree and rock on perfectly green grass under a great blue sky. My first thought was of the classic Windows XP desktop background and I composed this shot to mimic the framing in that iconic photo (though it lacked this great [...]

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T17:07:29-04:00September 6th, 2011|Categories: Island|Tags: Brown's island, Crowninshield island, island, rocks, tree|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

The Grand Finale

After shooting the beginning of the fireworks display from the rocks at Fort Sewall, I made my way back toward the fort with an idea for the grand finale. As expected, the conclusion of the fireworks show was intense with a rapid succession of fireworks going off. I used the great tree as cover to shield the camera from the brightest parts of the explosions and hoped that I could get a long enough exposure to again show the crowd watching in rapt attention. As the fireworks display is privately funded, I will be donating 20% of the proceeds from [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:29-05:00July 7th, 2011|Categories: Fireworks|Tags: fireworks, Fort Sewall, lighthouse, long exposure, tree|2 Comments

Welcome to the Town of Marblehead

At the corner of Lafayette and Maple stands a sign welcoming visitors to the Town of Marblehead and proclaiming this as the birthplace of the American Navy. A dropped anchor lies in the grassy median before it and I have been searching for a way to depict this scene. When I noted the flowers on the nearby shrub, I knew the opportunity had arrived. I stood across the street and shot this during breaks in traffic. The first obstacle was a yield sign that had to be removed. The second was turning this photo into something a bit 'more'. Technical: [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-06T22:25:51-04:00June 22nd, 2011|Categories: Landmark|Tags: flowers, sign, tree|0 Comments

The Christmas Tree at Abbot Hall

Happy Holidays! The Christmas tree at Abbot Hall is lit as part of Marblehead's Christmas Walk. I missed the actual lighting but added this to my list of shots to post on the blog. It ended up being tough to find a time that was still enough for the lights to come out sharp and without motion artifacts. On this day, I showed up at Abbot Hall at 3:30 and waited impatiently until the lights flickered on. Shot this as an HDR to bring out the texture in the tree, the detail in the lights and the beauty of Abbot [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-12-01T21:25:44-05:00December 15th, 2010|Categories: Landmark|Tags: Abbot Hall, Christmas, HDR, holiday, landmark, Old Town, tree|0 Comments

Sit for a Spell

Today's photo is another example of a place I never would have found were it not for this photography project. I had made my way from Pleasant street down Harris and noticed gravestones to my left. I parked and walked around only to find myself in the cemetery belonging to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead. The site was incredible to behold with gravestones nearly on top of one another and abutting nearby houses! I found this nicely worn bench and waited for the sun to pop through the clouds for this image. Technical: Canon 50D and EF-S 17-55mm. 3 exposure bracket.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00December 1st, 2010|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, foliage, Harris Street Cemetery, HDR, tree, Unitarian church|0 Comments

Fall at Star of the Sea

I drive by the Star of the Sea cemetery every morning on the way to work and have been waiting for the trees to show their Fall colors. Last Wednesday at sunrise seemed to be the 'peak' of their foliage (though with a fair number of fallen leaves as is the norm for this Fall). I chose this beautiful statue for my foreground and lead the viewer to explore the rest of the cemetery.

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T12:54:51-04:00October 27th, 2010|Categories: Cemetery|Tags: cemetery, Fall, foliage, HDR, Star of the Sea Cemetery, tree|0 Comments

The Road to Ware Pond

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, 'Little Harbor', I have been working on this shot for a while. I had never explored the Oliver/Ware pond area prior to last Wednesday and that brings me to the underlying theme of this blog - exploring the town of Marblehead. I happened to pick a still day and one with decent foliage to stroll through this area and new this would be the best shot from the day after setting up to take it. Hope you agree. Technical: Canon 50D and EF-S 17-55mm lens. 6 bracket exposure.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:32-05:00October 21st, 2010|Categories: Pond|Tags: Fall, foliage, pond, tree, Ware pond|0 Comments