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"Nature photography is kind of a prayer…expectation and wish for whatever this beautiful country should have been and still can be.…….amidst the uncertainty, the wars, and the non-ending violence and self-absorbed truths also stand the innocence and beauty of the forests, the earth, the streams and the flowers. But they stand embarrassed, lost and blushing from shame waiting for their prayer to be fulfilled". From the opening of "In stills and colors" – Exhibition to celebrate 100 years of the Jewish National Fund at The Jerusalem theater, October 2001.
For years, my heart went after the French Impressionism; I particularly loved Claude Monet's ways of seeing the world. I started to search for photographic ways to enrich the viewer's senses, experiencing nature many spheres and concentrating on the inner touches of nature – the fragility, the smell of mud after the rain, the sights of flowers blowing in the wind with its great sense of freedom. I started to experiment with photographic techniques to recreate such expressions. It didn’t take long before I developed my own unique style of Impressionistic photography. The technique I use is based on multiple exposures, changing planes of focus, soft focusing and scattered light. Practically, for all my first series of images, I used an old film camera with one good lens. I used several exposures on each piece of film, some of them "in focus"; others were "out of focus". In this way I was able to create a romantic and impressionistic feeling, using the palette of dreams. In general, I think the subconscious mind is a bit misty and out of focus. Lower definition seems to be a key element for the ability to capture deeply buried sights: our visual memories and deepest wishes as well as our fears. In my opinion, we need to have sights with lower resolutions in order to make us listen more carefully to our inner voices. In July 2007, I fulfilled my dream and finally visited my sources of inspiration. The time I spent in Giverny exceeded my highest expectations. It enabled me to internalize his world and create a new series of Impressionistic photographs of the blossoming water lilies at Claude Monet's magnificent garden. My Impressionistic photo images were created solely in the field. No filters were used and no lab or computer manipulation was utilized.
http://dubiroman.see.me Impressionistic Photography by Dubi Roman