It’s been an unusually warm and paddler-friendly fall in the midwest this year, but the days are getting shorter, and we’re starting to finish most of our after-work paddles in the dark. That was true last night when we got out with our friend and fellow coach Aaron Litchfield, visiting from Richmond, Virginia, and our friend and local coach Greg Anderson.

We headed out to see what fun we could find and discovered a nice spot with some reflected waves on an otherwise flat evening. As the light waned, we captured these dreamy, long-exposure shots that reflect how it felt on the water.