Norfolk Cyclocross

So there I was, sitting in a lawn chair, in the back of a speeding van, drinking coffee. Just me, the chair, a blue bristled broom and Mark's CX bike.

I hitched a ride in the Sprinter to hightail it up to Norfolk for the day. None of the rear seats were in it, so I sat in a lawn chair Mark provided. Fast forward a few hours.

The rain was spitting on arrival at Skyview. But the precip eventually fizzled out and the day turned dandy. There would be no epic muddy cross photos this weekend. I scoured the course and with some assistance found the what seemed to be the best spots to capture the essense of the race.

I again ran into trouble with my Pocketwizards not firing, but made the best out of the situation. I mainly used a Canon 580ex hooked Quantum pack that was being fired remotely via Pocketwizard. The I had a SB80DX on slave providing any necessary fill. -- It ends up being a crap shoot with the Pocketwizards. I don't know whether it's a cable issue or the remotes them selves. If I didn't know better, I'd think they only work line of sight. Which is contrary to their 1600ft range max and ability to transmit to each through/around obstacles. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case with mine.

Whether it's my own smarts, or dumb luck, my chosen exposure without the flashes is conveniently still bright enough for the images to be used without the aid of artificial lighting. That works out.

Enough babbling.

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