Blinders On

*Photos & Text by Bryan Goffe

What to focus on?

While watching Randy Johnson on CBS Saturday Morning talking about, ‘Looking through a camera lens is like having blinders on being similar to his career of focusing on pitching..’

I was reminded of something Steve Huff said a few years ago along the lines of, ‘It’s not that a racer can’t pay attention, but limiting vision with tape on the visor helps narrow focus’.

While growing up in an era where many were taught to believe that we ‘could do anything’ it is also true that you cannot do everything. It is good to experience many things…but at some point narrowing life’s focus is some kind of story problem, an equation where time increasingly dominates. Or as an economist might call it Opportunity Cost regarding resources (can’t do this – if you’re doing that).

Looking through the different lenses of perspective on life through photography with some racer wisdom at the same time may not make sense to many; but what do you expect from someone who will wake up early to watch Formula One, go to a Traditional and Rat Rod Car Show then end the day at a Drag Strip?

See you at the races.