Melissa Surprise Photography Blog » Project 52 http://surprisephotography.com/blog Fri, 11 May 2012 17:34:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Project 52… http://surprisephotography.com/blog/2010/07/26/project-52-4/ http://surprisephotography.com/blog/2010/07/26/project-52-4/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:30:13 +0000 Melissa http://surprisephotography.com/blog/?p=3173 Not sure I can call this Project 52 anymore.  More like project 8.  I give props to those who can keep up with Project 365, I am lucky to know what day it is sometimes.  This weekend I treated myself to a trip to Mohonk Mountain House.  If you live in the Hudson Valley, you know what a treasure this place is. If you have never been here, I would get yourself up there, even if just for an afternoon of hiking.   I have been here several times for weddings, but this time I came for myself.  With my macro in hand, I had some fun in the gardens. Don’t ask me the flower’s name, I have a black thumb.

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I have a ton of great Lake pictures to share with you all.  First I need to catch up on 4 days away so be sure to check back for more in the next day or two!

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Of the few that I captured before becoming victim of the Surprise boys, was this photo. What I love about this picture, is that I can see the reflection of my house and my neighbors in the bubble.

One of the coolest photos I grabbed was this one of the bubble actually bursting:

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Warning: if you are on  a diet, do not look down!

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Settings

ISO 400, f/1.4

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