Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (27)
1010
Looks like nature's own cooling too. Very quaint and lovely!
vlaaitje
aaaaaaaaaaa such a lovley house, this is what I like, my dreamhouse, in the middle of nature...wonderful shot my dear friend....
iaacf
Ohh.. this looks so romantic.. cosy..you name and it has got it. It's a style of building houses I very much like. beautiful captured too..
Valerie-Ducom
wowww, impressiv photo.. Can you to give a little more lighting in this one? I like very much... Well done. Good day and kiss ;)
claudialee
Beautiful cottage, a storybook look and feel, Thank you for sharing. HUGS!!!!!!
Hopalong
I am not quite sure how Thatcher persuaded anyone she was Queen Victoria, or the least bit "moral" for that matter, but the return to traditional values that never existed in the first place was a central part of her program. She was decisive in pushing the Elder Bush into the first Iraq War.....With his hands on Kuwait, Hussein, naturally, would have lowered oil prices and sold Kuwaiti crude at a vast discount, hehe. Neither British nor American Oil interests could permit that, hoho....
Blush
Looks so quaint and like a storybook setting... Love it... Vote n hugs Susan~
kimariehere
wonderful little cottage like something kincade would paint excellent!!...
Dianthus
Amazing cottage with thatched roof. Lovely image Danny:)
kenwas
Most excellent spot. Great find.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent architecture and photo too....!!! Beautiful soft lighting.....!!!!!
pjaj
Excellent capture Danny!! Beautiful work of art!
kansas
How utterly charming!
lafayette
I love this kind of cottage, so beautiful and typically english! it's remenber me the Anne Hattaway's cottage in Strafford upon avon, a fantastic town!
Onslow
Typical of what used to be a labourers cottage, or probably two. Nice shot of what is now an idylic country retreat. Though if it were me I want roses round the door too :D
SNAKEY
Most beautiful my friend...... very interesting.:O))
tmathise
Wow! What an awesome home (hate the tiny front yard though). What a delightful find! It's like a storybook house, perhaps out of Hansel and Gretel, or Little Red Riding Hood, or one of those world-famous children's books. Over the river and through the woods, to grandmothers house... OK, I'm sorry! No more singing! Beautiful image my friend! Have a fantastic day Danny!
SophiaDeer
Beautiful and magical!!
maggiemai
That roof is simply wonderful! Love the color too...what a fantasyland kind of place! Excellently seen and captured Dan! Sorry I am so far behind in commenting...love your work! V
Stringy
Lovely little find this Danny. I have to admit I would be a bit nervous living in a house with a thatch roof having seen quite a few go up in flames around here lately but they do look the part.
YohannR
Looks like a very peacefull place to live...!!! V
ascrazy
beautiful place, fantastic shot:-)
ascrazy
beautiful place, fantastic shot:-)
aouaki
Exellent, tr joli clich magnifique photo. Bravo.
borsy
Excellent!!
miladyblu
Hello!Ciao!Fabulous and romantic view!!I love very much this wonderful place with this serene and magnificent cottage between the peace of the country!!You made another big masterpiece my dearest friend Danny!I love it!!My sincere compliments for your big skill!!V!!I wish you a wonderful week end!A big kiss and a big hug!!
mininessie
precious!