Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, ÂÂ
The belief that a good photograph is the result of a good camera places the importance upon the equipment rather than upon the photographer. It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent. It is as if Monet had been told that the reason why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes. Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans. Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.ÂÂ
One can be inspired and have an idea, be very creative in making this idea into a work of art, have developed the required level of craftsmanship, without the outcome of one’s efforts being motivated by the desire to follow a vision for one’s entire body of work. Vision is an overriding envelope that encompasses both inspiration and creativity. It is a blanket that covers the entire artist’s work, a blanket that often comes later in the life of an artist, after one has perfected one’s art and moved beyond the commonplace outcome that most artists have to go through. For this reason I placed vision as the third step of this process. I placed it there not because it comes necessarily at the end of the process but because in life it is often something that artists discover later on.
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Certainly, a master needs a masterful instrument, be it a camera, paintbrushes, pots and pans or a violin, as in my examples, or other tool, since this list can be expanded to include many other professions. But to say that the quality of the art is caused solely by the quality of the instrument is to miss the point altogether about the importance of the artist. It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument. After all, art is made by artists and not by tools. Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion. And to set a tool in motion so that art is created through the use of this tool, an artist is needed.
I am now retired from working as a Mental Health professional having worked in the Royal Air Force and National Health Service, giving me more time to persue my photography and artwork. I am a Semi Professional Photoghrapher. Here you will find a collection of my photographs and a selection of Digital Art, Traditional Painting and Sketches that I have also used the digital medium to enhance. Please feel free to pass on any comments. My Camera Gear
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Comments (33)
kgb224
Stunning sunset my friend. This is worth the walk. Outstanding work my friend.
kansas
Amazingly beautiful!
GiMi53
Such a feeling of warm beauty in this cold winter landscape ! Excellent upload, Danny ! :~)
carlx
Wonderful capture and golden-sepia tones!!!
Faemike55
Very beautiful sunset shot
auntietk
Beautiful!
bazza
Fabulous capture Danny love the colours in this..
flora-crassella
WOW!!!!!! What a FANTASTIC picture!!!!!!
makron
Sensacional foto. Wonderful image.
lior
I really love this one, Danny :)
iaacf
The light peaking through the trees is just enough for a star shaped shadow.. Beautiful.
rockstrider
Gorgeous atmosphere that you've captured here mate!
zoren
a lovely shot..
marybelgium
beautiful !
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture , great atmosphere !Splendid landscape !
alanwilliams
Oh so Wiltshire, the Beech clump on the downs so typical, my late fathers favourite place was such a clump on berwick downs on the left of the A303 approaching Chicklade going west, i'm arranging to have a Beech attached to the clump in his memory. A beautiful, and, for me, very evocotive shot, excellent light.
magnus073
Wonderful photo of this spectacular setting Danny
romanceworks
Wow - absolutely stunning! CC
BorisB
Fantastic atmosphere, I love it!!!
pjaj
Absolutely beautiful!!
billcody
Great atmosphere, Danny! Thanks for sharing!
jeroni
beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work
MedTran39
Beautiful - great shot!
jocko500
very lovely
babuci
This is so wonderful. Love the sepia tone.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and fantastic landscape my friend......!!!!
lyron
Beautiful shot!!
tommorules
Love the foreground....
dochtersions
Wonderful sunset with an amazing orange glow. A beautiful layout of subject, back- and foreground.
bmac62
Mighty nice Danny...love the light and the long shadows. Great time of the day to have camera in hand.