Pavel by Chipka
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
Good afternoons are hard to come by in winter. I'd spent a good day at Vyšehrad with Pavel. We'd heard church bells and the unimpressive echo of his shouted voice in the darkness of the main gate. We laughed and shared cigarettes, walking shoulder to shoulder like brothers in some ancient myth. We held hands, twice, to warm up our fingertips. We walked in the footsteps of prehistoric men--I with my camera, and Pavel with his feet, walking slowly as if attempting to read Braille with the soft underpads of his toes. But he was wearing shoes. It was too cold to walk without shoes. But I think he was reading with his toes, anyway, Im convinced that he can do things like that. He's that sort of a person. He speaks to animals as well, and he calls them people. It was a good afternoon. We talked fast. We walked slowly.
Following our descent from Vyšehrad, we warmed ourselves with coffee in our favorite (expensive) cafe. We shared a cake, and discussed Karel Capek, and the promise of spring. We smoked one cigarette between us, and as the afternoon ended, the time of our departure drew close...closer...and at last, with crumbs in place of the cake we'd eaten, we made our farewell for the day. I'll see him again, before I leave; he's my friend and you always see friends more than once, but what I'll remember is the end of a good afternoon, and the sight of him standing in patient wait for the next tram--to Andel perhaps, or to city regions beyond.
****
This is more of a memory than a photgraph, posted here in the spirit of the other "memory shots" I'd posted before. As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and hopefully everyone has a great Christmas. I thought I'd be going home for Christmas, but as fate would have it, I'm spending Christmas in Prague...probably eating carp as well!
Comments (11)
beachzz
LOL, Chip, yet another new experience to tell us about if you do get to eat that carp. You might wake up one morning after one of your all night adventures to find one in your bathtub and I can't wait to hear THAT story!! This is yet another of your so very fine fotos and narratives; you and Pavel shared such a good day and then, as always you shared it with us!!
romanceworks
'reading with his toes' and 'talking to the animals'. No question I would like Pavel, too. What a delightful memory of precious time spent with a friend. CC
amlondono
Beautiful Memory ! Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!! Ana
auntietk
What a wonderful photograph this is. You've caught that sense of parting from a friend at the end of a lovely day with your image and your narrative. Beautiful work, as usual.
MrsLubner
Very creative and original. :-)
mickuk50
captivating story thats brings this image to life mick
claude19
Beautiful Work, dear artfriend...a very beautiful story about friendship, between two friends...a great afternoon of coffe-friendship, and an unbelievable pohotography about this moment !!! EXCEPtionnal...SUPERB THANKS !!!
photostar
I like what you have done with this....sing the reds and yellows. You really need a gallery in a city somewwhere posting not only your work but the stories that go with each one. But to be in Prague, the old country, for Christmas would be a delight.
criss
Awesome style!
NekhbetSun
Love the imagery here Chip...think I might have mentioned before how much I really DO love your imagery :o) ....especially liked the "walking shoulder to shoulder like brothers in some ancient myth"....hope you know how much I look forward to your next posting just to read what you've written :o) Need I say "excellent"? ....ok, I will....EXCELLENT! Merry Christmas and enjoy the carp (or try to) LOL Hugs Mina
shahlaa
I could just read your writings all day long and never grow tired...you bring things to life and I just love it...excellent capture as well!