Using the light during sunrise and sunset, photographer Julia Cumes creates dramatic and beautiful silhouettes. In her “Paddling Dreams” series Cumes uses this silhouetting technique to capture a group night paddling in Dennis, Mass.

When Cumes, who is a paddle boarding enthusiast herself, discovered that a paddle board shop owner had been taking groups out on night paddles with LED lights attached to the bottom of the boards she knew it was something she had to photograph.

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“It took quite a while to find the perfect moon-lit, windless evening, but when I finally was able to photography it, the scene was as magical and surreal as I had imagined it would be,” Cumes told Weather.com.

The South African photographer enjoys playing with silhouettes, when shooting in the right light is essential.

“For silhouette photography, the most important thing is to have a strong light source… to silhouette the subjects,” said Cumes. “Photographing into the sun at sunrise or sunset is the most obvious way to create silhouettes but photographing against a bright daytime sky or any light source from a low position also works.”

Cumes has shot all over the world, but shooting in India stands out to the photographer, who craves “any weather that allows for interesting light.”

“India is one of my favorites because of its visual complexity and all the color and texture and cultural richness but I'm constantly discovering new places and am always hungry to go somewhere new.”

To see more of Cumes’ work visit her website here.