COLORFUL BRAZIL: Preguiças River, Around Midnight (MA)

Preguiças River, at ATINS (MA)

Atins is a small coastal village at the border of the immense dune landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses.  From Barreirinhas – gateway to the dune landscape – we made a 4-hour boat trip to Atins, on the lazy Preguiças River.
It is not easy to travel on the Preguiças River. Depending on the tide, the river flow changes. High tide means that sea water flows land inward, at low tide the flow inverts to seaward. Therefore, our boat trip back to Barreirinhas only could start at midnight. We enjoyed the day at the beach, and witnessed a breathtaking sunset. At night, we gathered at a pousada and killed the time with chatting. It was full moon that night; therefore, my camera was able to catch some light with prolonged exposure. With some modifications, I was able to obtain quite a clear image of two boats floating on the river. In the moonlight…

Camera: Canon PowerShot A540

f/2,6,  15 sec.  focal length 6 mm, max. aperture 2,75

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