We’ve often written about the joy of being on the water, and how water itself can bring calm. If you are stressed at the launch ramp, and if you pay attention after casting off, you cannot easily worry about pandemics, politics, troubles at work or anything else. It’s just you, your boat and the captivating, watery world.
Following are some images I’ve gathered over the years. Remembering these moments afloat brings me calm, even now, and my hope is that you might respond in a similar way.
So, while calm is an elusive sensation these days, we hope you’ll leave the stress behind and get on the water more than ever this coming season.
Enjoy…
Marty
Wave patterns, Little Skookum Inlet, South Puget Sound. Nikon Coolpix AW100, f4.8, 1/800 second exposure
10-1/2-foot Walter Simmons-designed lapstrake yacht tenter, evening light, Sequim Bay, Washington. Nikon Coolpix AW100, 28mm lens, f3.9, 1/30 second.
Unbelievable mid-day calm on Skagit Bay, with estuary of Skagit River in the background. Nikon D3200, 10mm lens, f5.6, 1/125 second.
Dark water with clouds forming above, Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands, iPhone 7 Plus, 56mm, f2.8, 1/515 second.
Morning light on water, Port Ludlow Bay, Washington. iPhone 7 Plus, 56mm, f2.8, 1/60 second.
Stormy winds coming—the first sign as ripples start building into something less photogenic. Port Ludlow Bay. iPhone 7 Plus, 56mm, f2.8, 1/120 second.
Well, actually, this is what followed the ripple image above—a violent hailstorm pummeling the water and nearby boats. Port Ludlow Bay. iPhone 7 Plus, 56mm, f2.8, 1/120 second.
Dawn sunrise begins to cut through fog in Blind Bay, San Juan Islands. The small, rocky islet hosted harbor seals; all was utterly calm. iPhone 7 Plus, 28mm, f1.8, 1/228 second.
One small dinghy on the water near Hope Island State Park, South Puget Sound, at dawn. Nikon D3200, 15mm, f5.6, 1/125 second.
Abstract calm at dawn, Port Ludlow Bay. iPhone 7, 56mm, f2.8, 1/60 second
Fall colors in the back corner of Hunter Bay, Lopez Island, in the San Juan Islands. iPhone 7 Plus, 56mm, f2.8, 1/120 second exposure.
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Beautiful photos, thank you so much!
Just made that Walter Simmons boat tender photo my laptop's new wallpaper. Should help me get through at least December. Thanks