Kafka With a Book by Chipka

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Oct 07, 2007

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I have a strangely large number of Franz Kafka shots and this is one that brought back a flood of memories for me. Not so much because of the picture itself but because of the totally accidental capture of a splatter of spilled wax, looming nearly dead center. I suspect that Franz himself would be amused that a rakish homage to him also features a rather generous dollop of spilled wax. Kafka himself made a good model though, he was infinitely cooperative, if a bit quiet. As always, thank you for viewing and I hope you enjoy this photo as much as I enjoyed making it.

Comments (17)

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krakosky

12:10PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

great work excellent atmosphere in this image.

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Janiss

12:35PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

Ohhhhh Chip.... FABUMOUS! Kafka is one of my favorite and this composition is absolutely perfect. Light and colors are sublim... a GREAT shot, GREAT Art my friend, I adore!

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trishabadblood

12:41PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

fantastic shot... for me it sets a wonderful mood...

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SSoffia

1:15PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

FANTASTIC CAPTURE & COMOSITION !!!!!

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elmurray

2:11PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

This is a very beautiful image - so full of atmosphere and mood. Bravo!

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Ionel

4:33PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

What will be my fate as a writer is very simple. My talent for portraying my dreamlike inner life has thrust all matters into the background; my life has dwindled dreadfully, nor will it cease to dwindle. Nothing else will ever satisfy me. –August 6, 1914 Wonderful tribute to a great, great writer!!!

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billcody

6:23PM | Sun, 07 October 2007

What a beautiful composition !! One of the finest stillifes I´ve seen here!!

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nikolais

6:22AM | Mon, 08 October 2007

another touching capture and great tribute! Kafka is really very popular with reading public in Russia

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Mousson

3:11PM | Mon, 08 October 2007

WONDERFUL image! Trés belle idée, bien executée.. Une oeuvre d´art... J´adore!

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rainbows

3:53PM | Mon, 08 October 2007

Movingly beautiful, Chip. This work is superb. Hugs. Di. xx I'm quiet tonight, hey?? So much feeling here....

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Atom

8:00PM | Mon, 08 October 2007

Awesome work Chip, love it!

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NekhbetSun

4:48PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

So Franz was a bit quiet, eh ? :o) loved your intro and nice pic ~

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elisheba

5:55AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

This shot is truly fantasticly vivid, and Kafka looks pretty well alive! Excellent composition and capture my friend :) 5 stars+ a fav ;)

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amlondono

11:12PM | Fri, 19 October 2007

Fantastic work > Superb Image . Bravo ! I love Kafka .

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gattone_blu

2:37AM | Sat, 20 October 2007

Excellent

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pixeltek

4:23PM | Mon, 22 October 2007

I don't have your way with words, but this is brillianty composed, right down to the special touch with the candle and, of course the splash of wax (so that's what I was looking at and wondering about). A homage such as this should take away some of his Angst about the world being an impersonal mechanism with hapless human beings adrift in it.