On a sunny beach court beside calm blue water and palm trees, a barefoot volleyball defender in a teal sleeveless top and dark shorts springs upward beside the net. Both hands meet the blue, yellow and white ball overhead. Time stops with his legs folded behind him and a small spray of sand hanging below. The camera alone arcs from a view along the net to a lower frontal angle and onward to an oblique view from the other side. His pose, the ball and every sand grain stay motionless against the fixed court and coastline. Motion returns: the ball deflects away and he lands on the sand with bent knees.