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From the Attic of Abbot Hall
Last week I decided to shoot the stained glass window at Abbot before it was removed for renovation. Turns out I was a week late and will have to wait til Spring to take a picture of the restored...
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Keep to the Left
This image was taken as I was exploring Abbot Hall a few weeks ago in hopes of shooting the now removed stained glass panels. Made my way up to the balcony and was struck by the history of this...
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The Crank Room and Abbot’s Bell
In the eight months since this blog began, I have had a number of unique photo opportunities. The Thursday I went up with ‘the cranks’ is right up near the top of those experiences. We met in the...
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The Green Room and the Wine Cellar
The King Hooper Mansion dates back to the early 1700′s and has been meticulously cared for throughout the nearly 300 years of its existence. It is now the home to the Marblehead Arts Association and...
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The Steinway and the Mansion
Ever since I sat in this room with my daughter watching a ballet recital, I’ve wanted to come back and capture the beauty of this scene. The beautiful Steinway & Sons piano stands on a polished...
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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...
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Abbot Hall’s New Stained Glass Windows
The stained glass windows on Abbot Hall’s third floor were recently restored to their original beauty. I had the opportunity to shoot them over the weekend with a nice backlight to make them glow and...
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The Fire Station
Ever since I first started this project, I had this image in mind. Trouble was, I could never seem to get the right conditions for this shot. Either the light was wrong or one of the trucks was out...
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Stacked Houses and Abbot Hall at Christmas
On December 24th, I found myself at Crocker Park awaiting the sunset and the lighting of the lighthouse’s decorative lights. As I looked back toward Abbot Hall, I noted the familiar scene of houses...
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Abbot Hall Tower Illuminated in the Fog
Judge’s Award – Marblehead Arts Association Summer Member Exhibit June 2013 On Monday, May 6th, I arrived home and noted that fog was starting to roll in. I decided to grab the kids and my camera and...
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Marblehead Powder House – Built in 1755
It never ceases to amaze me just how much history resides in this small town of ours. The Marblehead Powder House is a prime example of that. Situated on Green Street (a fairly busy residential...
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Abbot Hall Under the Tree
I’ve photographed Abbot Hall countless times at this point and so, when I spotted a new vantage point and composition on the morning of August 3rd, a huge grin plastered itself on my face. This was...
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Abbot Hall on a Foggy Night
Near the end of my two hours of capturing scenes of fog on this early December night, I found myself driving by Abbot Hall. I had noticed the spotlights shining on Abbot Hall tower previously but they...
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A Star atop Abbot Hall – Happy New Year from Wednesdays in Marblehead
One last image to finish up an incredible year of capturing and sharing my images of Marblehead. I had noticed that the star on the Marblehead Trading Company crane seemed to line up awfully close to...
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Running in the Fog at Fort Sewall
We had some incredible fog on the morning of September 11, 2013. I had started off capturing Marblehead Harbor as the sun burned through the fog. As the sun rose in the sky, the color of the sky took...
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The Warwick Theater – Then and Now
Recently, I happened upon images of London where old and new photos were superimposed drawing incredible contrasts and similarities as a result. I remembered that I had gone out during the Winter...
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Marblehead Light
I had a tough time deciding on an image to share today. The forecast is for 22 degrees and snow to start off this mid-April day which is depressing, frustrating and borderline ridiculous. I couldn’t...
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Abbot Hall and the Scaffolding
This past week, I had visited Abbot Hall and discovered that the red drapery and large M had been removed leaving bare scaffolding in place. After inquiring, I was told that the clock faces were being...
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Towering on Washington Street
It’s easy to fall into the habit of shooting the water around Marblehead – from beaches, parks, public ways and elsewhere. I have been trying to be better about shooting other areas of town farther...
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Old North Church – A Study in Angles
For the past 5 years, the Old North Church has resisted all of my attempts to photograph it. While I’ve shot from its cupola, the building is so tall and the street below so tight, that I was never...
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