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Air

Motocross rider mid-jump above a red-dirt berm under a heavy grey sky

Top of the jump. Bike under him, sky around him, no part of the frame committed yet. We chose the apex because the apex is the only place where the rider gets to forget gravity.

Red dirt below, slate above, no track in sight. The contrast is doing the work of context.

Hold the frame in your eye for two seconds and you will hear the engine drop.