Out East
We went to Kara's hometown this Christmas to spend some time catching up with old friends and family and such. It was a good time, winter on New England is quite pretty, bare trees and white snow look pretty good together in my opinion.
The obligatory airplane wing shot:
![](http://lh5.google.com/jesse.parker/R38a_iknm1I/AAAAAAAAE_M/MDJXyX6hs-I/s400/CT%20Christmas%20017.jpg)
These were all taken with a 50mm f/1.8 lens, a Christmas present from my parents. It's a pretty cool lens, really sharp and has a wide aperture for shots in low light and shallow depth of focus.
![](http://lh3.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bCCknm3I/AAAAAAAAE_c/fW57dG8cLq4/s400/CT%20Christmas%20026.jpg)
Kara got to spend some time with her old friend Misha:
![](http://lh6.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bEyknm6I/AAAAAAAAE_0/5gOHDzaq3cU/s400/CT%20Christmas%20072.jpg)
And some time with mom:
![](http://lh3.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bRCknnJI/AAAAAAAAFBw/J6XfZgkJ854/s400/CT%20Christmas%20201.jpg)
Explored an old haunt of mine:
![](http://lh6.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bHyknm9I/AAAAAAAAFAM/50lBk3_24Bg/s400/CT%20Christmas%20117.jpg)
![](http://lh4.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bKSknnAI/AAAAAAAAFEA/qE0xpvgp6z8/s400/CT%20Christmas%20138.jpg)
A bit of real scrabble:
![](http://lh5.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bFiknm7I/AAAAAAAAE_8/km43W7BckpY/s400/CT%20Christmas%20074.jpg)
And a happy new year to all!
The obligatory airplane wing shot:
![](http://lh5.google.com/jesse.parker/R38a_iknm1I/AAAAAAAAE_M/MDJXyX6hs-I/s400/CT%20Christmas%20017.jpg)
These were all taken with a 50mm f/1.8 lens, a Christmas present from my parents. It's a pretty cool lens, really sharp and has a wide aperture for shots in low light and shallow depth of focus.
![](http://lh3.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bCCknm3I/AAAAAAAAE_c/fW57dG8cLq4/s400/CT%20Christmas%20026.jpg)
Kara got to spend some time with her old friend Misha:
![](http://lh6.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bEyknm6I/AAAAAAAAE_0/5gOHDzaq3cU/s400/CT%20Christmas%20072.jpg)
And some time with mom:
![](http://lh3.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bRCknnJI/AAAAAAAAFBw/J6XfZgkJ854/s400/CT%20Christmas%20201.jpg)
Explored an old haunt of mine:
![](http://lh6.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bHyknm9I/AAAAAAAAFAM/50lBk3_24Bg/s400/CT%20Christmas%20117.jpg)
![](http://lh4.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bKSknnAI/AAAAAAAAFEA/qE0xpvgp6z8/s400/CT%20Christmas%20138.jpg)
A bit of real scrabble:
![](http://lh5.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bFiknm7I/AAAAAAAAE_8/km43W7BckpY/s400/CT%20Christmas%20074.jpg)
And a happy new year to all!
![](http://lh4.google.com/jesse.parker/R38bkSknnWI/AAAAAAAAFDY/0M3NaQp-GSw/s400/CT%20Christmas%20248.jpg)
Comments
Mike: the 50 is fun, very small and light too