I'm not sure if you've noticed this, but it takes the first image of the cycle plugin way longer to change than the rest of the slides.
I was thinking at first it was loading time, but it seems too significant.
I'm wondering if there is a default option that I'm missing or a workaround.
Thanks! Matt Mueller
delay: 0, // additional delay (in ms) for first transition (hint: can be negative)
I think you'll want to try setting it to a negative number, like -2000.