Though I no longer have a boat of my own in the Pacific Northwest, my bond with the water and Puget Sound remains as steady as ever. Tonight, from the deck of a friend’s boat, the summer heat hangs gently to the still air, wrapping everything in quiet solitude. With barely a breeze and a forest stretched out in the distance, inspiration found me. All it took was lifting the camera to my eye.

Sometimes you don’t need a lot of effort. You just need to wait for the invitation.