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Dawn over Preston Beach
I had another gravestone from Old Burial Hill planned for today’s post but yesterday’s sunrise and possible UFO sighting pre-empted it. This is the shot I was taking and during which I captured a...
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Long Exposure – The Grate at Preston Beach
So I seemed to have mixed up my days this week – From the Rooftops (well, from the air) was posted on Tuesday instead of Thursday so I’m swapping in a Long Exposure today (which normally would go on...
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Fishing off Preston Beach
This day has put me in a monochrome mood and this is a recent favorite in black and white. I was out at Preston beach at the end of May shooting the sunset and some long exposures when I saw this guy...
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Long Exposure – Crumbling Sand at Preston Beach
Another early image – this is the first long exposure that I took in Marblehead and again seems fitting for a theme of the week. I was exploring Preston beach at sunset on May 27th and found the...
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Long Exposure – Scattered Rocks at Preston Beach
Two and a half minutes – that’s how long this image took to produce. I had set out at the end of May to photograph Preston beach at sunset. The clouds and sunset didn’t offer much so I decided to...
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Silhouettes on Preston Beach
The rule of thumb is that you should put away the camera when the sun is high overhead. The light tends to be fairly flat and very bright making it difficult to get a solid landscape or any other...
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Long Exposure – Sit and Watch the Waves at Preston Beach
I told you that ‘long exposure Tuesday’ was back ; ) With the waves that came from an offshore storm in early September, I decided to head to Preston beach and see what I could do with the action at...
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Long Exposure – the Drain on Preston Beach
This Long Exposure Tuesday view comes from early September when a storm was churning off the coast and I headed out in search of big waves. Those failed to appear but I hit Preston at high tide and...
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Long Exposure – The Rocks at Preston Beach
Another Tuesday and another long exposure image. This one was taken back in late May as the sun was setting. I had been playing with various compositions and then tried this one at the end. I...
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Waves and Mist at Preston Beach
On Saturday, September 27, Marblehead was treated to a warm up that made it feel like Summer again. I went down to Phillips Beach in Swampscott with my wife and kids and decided to walk over to...
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Preston Beach Lightning – Twin Bolts at Sunset
On Saturday night, a lightning storm took shape over Boston at 6:30pm. I decided to head down to Preston Beach in the hopes of capturing some of the lightning bolts from a safe distance. The storm...
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Preston Beach Lightning – Near Miss at Ram Island
Continuing with ‘lightning week’ on Wednesdays in Marblehead – here is an image of the opposite viewpoint as yesterday’s capture of twin lightning bolts. This image was taken 40 minutes after...
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Preston Beach Lightning – Cluster of Bolts Ends the Show
After capturing images from Preston Beach, I rechecked the radar on my iPhone and saw an approaching rain storm was nearly upon us. I quickly moved up to the top of the rock wall and positioned myself...
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Preston Beach Lightning – Forked Bolt over the Ocean
While not the brightest bolt of lightning captured on this Saturday night at Preston Beach, I really liked the appearance of the forked bolt and its reflection in the wet sand. At this point in the...
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The Sun Circle at Preston Beach
This is the third image this week captured on August 29th though, unlike the others, this one was taken at night. I had spent this weekend chasing the supermoon and had been somewhat thwarted in my...
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Rainbow Lightning at Preston Beach
I just got home and can’t believe what I’m looking at – rainbow lightning at Preston beach! A bit of background on tonight’s shot – I had gone out when the first storm passed just to the south of...
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Calm Sunset at Preston Beach
On July 23rd, I had headed to Preston Beach hoping for a nice sunset as a storm approached. I started off shooting the incredibly calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean as the clouds began to reflect the...
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Top 10 of 2016 – #3 – Rainbow Lightning at Preston Beach
In any other year, I have to believe that rainbow lighting (you can make out the lightning bolt crossing in front of the rainbow) on a pink sky at Preston Beach would have taken the #1 spot. As it is,...
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Long Exposure – The Rocks at Preston Beach
Another Tuesday and another long exposure image. This one was taken back in late May as the sun was setting. I had been playing with various compositions and then tried this one at the end. I...
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Waves and Mist at Preston Beach
On Saturday, September 27, Marblehead was treated to a warm up that made it feel like Summer again. I went down to Phillips Beach in Swampscott with my wife and kids and decided to walk over to...
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