dccx redux...

the dccx shots that i posted sunday night after the race were processed pretty quickly for getting the press release out, and now i want to redo them all, but then again when am i ever happy with my output... here's a slightly more impressionist shot from the barriers. the focus is off, but somehow i think it helps the atmosphere of a cross shot. took a little more time to get the color & exposure closer to what i wanted in this one than sunday's batch. look out for a few more and some revised images as i have time this week. i'm still missing not having a copy of lightroom.

DCCX...

almost forgot...

the post used a picture of mine with their sunday source article on DCCX...

back from disney...

out for a morning stroll on the boardwalk at disney...

we're back from sam's first trip to disney world... surely the first of many. a little soon for a trip to the magic kingdom you might think, but it's a big annual (or semi-annual) trip for heather's family so we took sam down to meet a whole lot more relatives. he was great on both the flight down & back up but had the line at the gate a little worried on the way home as he had a little meltdown as we waited to board the plane home.

i've got some travel coming up for work at the end of this week and then it's DCCX this weekend. it should be a fun day. the fields are big (cat 4 is closed already and both 3/4 races are up over 60) and the publicity is pouring in. scud will be there making frites, sonoma is providing beer, and the belgian embassy is sponsoring the little belgians race. if you're interested in racing or just coming to watch, you can get all the details over at the dcmtb website.

dfl...

just checked the results from sunday and it looks like i was dfl after all...

kelley acres

made a few pictures of the cat 4 race at kelley acres this morning while i was waiting for my race... here are a few of them that i'm particularly happy with. they seem to "get" the feeling of a cross race.

i raced the 3/4 and after 1 cross race last season, none so far this year, and no training for the last month (and not much before that) i paid dearly. i was (nearly?) dfl, lapped by the top 4, and suffering like a dog. cool -- if not very traditional -- course that favors people who can climb and ride.

great fall morning light (aided by custom optimize image settings) makes for some beautiful colors...