I almost posted this photo of my nephew Mario in this weekend’s post about his hurling match. I choose not to because he had just missed catching the ball he was leaping for. Today, I decided I had to post it because of the sheer athleticism of the jump. It reminded me of a photo that Nico took of me during a soccer match some 16 years ago proving that we have good jumping genes in the Calabria family. Photography Tip: Nico took this photo of me from a prone position with the lens a few inches off the grass which really creates a dramatic separation of the subject from the ground. The horizon line appears well below me. I took the photo of Mario from a standing position which diminishes the separation by placing the horizon line through his midsection. Had I taken his photo from a lower angle, Mario would have appeared to have left lower Earth orbit.