I had nothing else to do tonight, so I thought I’d test out my headlight set-up.  Instead of using bike-specific lights, I use a pair of Brinkmann 3w LED flashlights, held to my handlebar with a couple Two-Fish Lockblocks light holders.

Riding down the right-side of a street, they cast enough light off to the sides to cover all the way over to beyond the curb on the other side of the street.  I didn’t want to get smacked by a car while I was taking pics with my tripod, though, so here are some shots at the trailhead to a small trail near my house.

With no lights, it’s literally pitch black out.  It was so dark that I had to operate the camera by feel, which meant setting it up using a light beforehand.

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