1+300=1,300
If a picture is really worth a thousand words – then the writing prompt is some kind of mathematical magic trick. Or literary illusion. Photographic puzzle?
Who are these guys? Brothers? Steve often used that word. Friends? Bryan frequently talked about his friend, still does. Teammates? Coconspiritors?
Where are they? What were they up to? So many questions. Can they be answered? Does it matter? It’s not simply black and white.
Focus on their faces, crows feet and mischievous smiles tells you these old boys likely watched Evel Knievel jump motorcycles over things on tv. They probably made hydroplanes of scrap wood from construction sites to drag behind their bikes. Lived through the heyday of legends like Don Garlits and Mario Andretti. Certainly fell in love with the American Muscle Cars that dominated streets in the seventies and eighties. Undoubtedly they enjoyed too many burnouts and inhaled more than their share of exhaust fumes. Good times…
Zoom out and notice the chain link fence – built to keep a few in and most out.
In years gone by it was believed by some groups of people that a photograph captured a bit of the subject’s spirit..hopefully this is true. If there is literary immortality created by stories about people; photographs must be included in the immortalization.
Steve Huff and the Steve Huff Motorsports team had his electric dragster campaigned as “Faster Than Cancer” at Pacific Raceways for the NHRA NorthWest Nationals to break his own record and show off a little for hometown friends and fans at the home track. This was during what Steve called, “His time of greatest hits.”
Two old friends. One racer. One photographer. Same home track.
This image found its way following Steve’s death.
Posed pictures are nice. Candid photos are real. Take and share both.
Can Bryan Write? 