all i want for hanukkah is...

a new wide angle lens for my dslr. so... i know that i am not going to get it, seeing as it is $600, but that certainly isn't going to stop me from lusting after it.

here it is in all of its pricey glory:

the tokina 11-16 mm wide angle lens. so pretty.

i learned recently that my beautiful nikon d80 camera has a smaller sensor than a 35mm camera, so the lenses can't shoot as wide. my 18mm is actually shooting at 27mm, which is not wide at all. hence the need for an 11mm. the wide angle works so well for landscape photos, which i got into taking last year.

i took these last year with my 18mm and they came out well, but i think my lens will struggle to capture the vast beauty of new mexico.

maybe the hanukkah fairy will surprise me.

finally...a vacation!

so! after much deliberation, we have decided on a destination for our holiday vacation - new mexico! there is one catch, of course: rather than buying an airline ticket, boarding a plane, and flying to new mexico, we have decided to rent a ford focus, pack up the dog and my ski's from 1988, and drive the 2000 miles from boston to NM. super excited.

there is so so so much to do before we leave - evan has to travel to colombia for 2 weeks, i have to go to TWO lady gaga concerts and get A's on 4 exams. plus we have to squeeze in hanukkah somewhere. december is going to be nuts.

i will be posting throughout december and putting up photos and details from our trip. be sure to check back!