This is the first in a series that will span all of next week exploring the area around the causeway during an incredibly low tide in Marblehead.  I had gone out on Tuesday night as clouds had been building during the day and I was hoping for a repeat of the incredible light at sunset the night before (which I had watched from a window).

As I headed out, I checked the tides and noted they were at very low levels in large part due to the recent ‘super moon’ that had just set that morning.  I decided to drive to the causeway to figure out where the light and clouds were strongest and ended up parking at Riverhead beach.  I found that I could walk all the way out to the floats that line this part of Marblehead Harbor and quickly jumped on one for this up close view of the boats in the harbor.

It was odd being this close to boats in Marblehead harbor and not having to be on one myself.  I spotted this composition with Marblehead Light visible beyond the masts and quickly grabbed it and a few more before heading back out in front of the rising tide.

Next week will feature five more images from the hour spent exploring these low tides and then the sunset that followed.

Here’s where I was able to shoot this from with the low tide:


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