Mid-day at a track field, full establishing shot of the finish line at a stadium, an 18-year-old tanned and athletic chinese girl, a determined national team runner, approaches the finish line, the plain red athletic singlet, she lost the race, a handful of competitors are seen to have already crossed the finish line through their silhouettes, slightly blurred from her exertion and the distance, some bend over, gasping for breath, while others wave in victorious celebration. the mood is one of poignant determination, the bittersweet intersection of ambition and reality. shot with a nikon d850, with a depth that brings out every detail. digital photography is infused with subtle watercolor rendering for added artistic depth, casting a slightly melancholic hue over the scene