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 (31)
DDFox
Love the field. Excellent find! Thanks for psoting it.
zoren
great 'field of dreams'..............
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and very beautiful landscape my friend....!!! Beatuful colors and sky....!!!
tizjezzme
What a wonderful scene - great shot. Glad you stopped to shoot the poppies. (get it? stop to smell the roses? shoot the poppies? lol oh, nevermind me) lol have a great day :))
teoratiu
Lovely and peaceful. Great shot.
nattarious
Love the natural feeling in this awesome shot.. What a shot here. The most i like here: The Clouds tho.. They are a killers :) Have a lovely one. (VOTE)
zaberc
Nice !!!!!
BorisB
Amazing, this powerful red color, very well done!
claudialee
You have created a very lovely photo. The red poppies are outstanding. Great work and thanks for sharing. HUGS!!!
Tamela.J.
WOW This is GORGOUS!!!
iaacf
Ahh... beautiful shot taken with a wideangle lens I suppose.. I love it.
Dianthus
Lovely composition and have a lovely holiday mate:)
Valerie-Ducom
excellent capture and very beautiful landscape, a pleasure for my eyes ;) good day and kiss..
nathalie06
Poppies... my favorite flowers !!!! And this one is a wonder, so wild and natural. I love the shadows made by the clouds, and the particular light on the field. I would like to see more often fields of Poppies, and during all the year ! Superb and peaceful shot Danny, as always. Have a good week my friend. Hugs
vlaaitje
aaaaaaaaaaaa you uploaded this one.....you knew I liked this one very much....pstttttttttttt......better said you took this one special for me he !!!! Such a gorgeous place...so beautiful.....silence......no stress.....just peace......a perfect place for people that love nature and life........well done my friend....and thanks for this one........I look forward to your new shots after your holliday.....I bet they will be gorgeous too........
rainbows
Beautiful, Danny... Both sky and poppy field, total peace here... thank you and Hugs. Di.
miladyblu
Hello!!Ciao!!Spectacular capture!!Also this shot is of extraordinary beauty and perfection!!I love very much this wonderful scenery with these magnificent poppies!!Fantastic the depth, magnificent the contrast of colors and fabulous the sky!!Really well done!!A big masterpiece my dearest friend!!Mi sincere compliments for your big skill!!Thank you for sharing!I wish you a excellent week!A big kiss and a big hug!!
ascrazy
beautiful fragrance of summer, thanks Danny:-)
MedTran39
Absolutely beautiful!
Punaguy
Nicely done Dan, I hope you had a good game also! Aloha!
kansas
A beautiful photo. The sky with clouds is so lovely. Makes one think all is right with the world.
mnof
Excelente, que mas se puede decir. Felicitaciones.
Svarg
Excellent shot. Perfect capture!
GOLDILOCKSUK
What a perfect excuse and what a lovely field of colour. I love wild flowers :) Cathy xoxoxo
sharky_
Very relaxing image. Beautiful. Aloha
RedundantlyAbundant
MMMMMMM...drugs! I kid, beautiful field...I am not sure that this would be legal in canada...I have never seen a poppy field.
Valentin
Looks very much like a perfect painting, so colorfull, calm and peacefully!
pm_hackworth
Excellent! Five stars
tommorules
Very nicely composed, the foreground shadow really balances out the image. I wonder what the building, horizon mid right is? The clubhouse?? Let me know what handicap you end up with!!??
tmathise
A lovely place, beautifully captured. Excellent work Danny! Have an awesome day buddy!