A silvery mackerel hangs vertically, head-down, suspended directly above a tan fishing bucket bordered by a black zipper and yellow rope. The fish's skin exhibits distinct dark, wavy vermiculation patterns along its greenish dorsal side, interrupted by bright red smears of blood on the iridescent flank. A fast shutter speed freezes a single clear droplet in mid-air as it falls from the fish's open mouth toward the dark reddish liquid in the container below. The background is a soft, out-of-focus wash of blue ocean ripples, created by a wide aperture that isolates the sharp, textural details of the catch.