As I watched a beach volleyball match unfold. I made many images of it as the four participants fought for points under a bright sun. This image features the climactic moment of that match. The man at right has just tapped the ball over the next, while the man leaping higher at right tries to return it but misses the ball by mere inches. The ball flies through his flailing arms and the match ends. The net’s vertical post echoes the upward trust of those arms, as well as the vertical columns of sand that rise from below their feet. Meanwhile, the horizontal flow of the net is echoed by the horizontal stretches of beach, surf and ocean behind them.