Woman Sorting Coffee Beans with Flying Fish

Tropical bright light floods the early afternoon scene beside a canal in Ciudad de la Costa. A woman stands over a wooden drying bed, her hands moving methodically through a spread of dark, glossy coffee beans. Above her head, a school of vibrant tropical fish swims through the clear air, their scales catching the sun with iridescent flashes. The water in the canal reflects the same intensity, creating a seamless visual rhythm between the liquid below and the airborne creatures above. Green foliage frames the edges, while a foreground blur of leaves softens the bottom of the view. The fish cast tiny, shifting shadows on the woman's shoulders and the wet pavement, at the base of the impossible swarm in the physical space. One bean rests on the edge of the tray, mirroring the sleek curve of a passing fish.