The Phantom Of The Beach - Light Painting

To clear my lungs of the big city air of Sao Paulo, my wife and I decided to spend a few days at the beach. Our destination was the small town of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro in south-eastern Brazil, which I last visited about 25 years ago with my friend, who recently passed away. It was a trip down memory lane, so to speak. We made our first stop on the way to Paraty in a small fishing village called Picinguaba. It belongs to the Ubatuba region and is also popularly known as UbaChuva, which means Uba rain. And that's exactly how we were greeted. Fortunately, the weather changed the next day. We were treated to perfect beach weather for the rest of our stay.

The village is currently being developed for tourism. There are a few pousadas and a number of small restaurants and snack bars. You can book trips to one of the many islands with the fishermen or, like us, hike to one of the nearest beaches. If you like a quiet beach holiday without noise and hustle and bustle, this is the place for you. Time seems to have stood still here. The people here are open and friendly, and everyone goes to bed by ten o'clock at the latest. As it gets dark here at eight o'clock even in summer and one section of the beach is not lit, light painters will also get their money's worth. So, on our first rainy evening, after a hearty dinner in one of the fish restaurants, we paid a visit to the beach.

Equipped with a camera, tripod, an EMISAR D18, a scanner and (don't forget!) mosquito repellent, I searched the beach for a suitable location for my ‘Christmas card’. Every year, I create light painting greeting cards for Christmas, New Year's Eve and other occasions to send online.
But I had other ideas in mind, and this beach was perfect for them.
The theme was ‘the phantom of the beach’.