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 (44)
Hendesse
Beautiful and very impressive landscape, excellently captured. I like very much the light and the mood. An excellent shot!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic place and photo my friend.....!!!!
jedink
Great photo, the bones, the lightning bolt. Nicely done mate.
BibbyBear
Now this certainly has got a moody feel to it Danny! This is how a landscape scenery should look - it has depth, colour, contrasts, the play of light and shadow and even an added extra in the carcass!! Beautifully captured and worth the lost boot I think!! Hugs. xx
Richardphotos
beautiful landscape and atmosphere.long as you saved your camera!!!
BorisB
Scary but impressive scene!!
Ionel
Superb picture!!!
OldHippieKeyboard
The wonders and perils of Nature... You've created an excellent atmospheric work of art here. Bravo!
carlx
Superb image!!!!!!!!
rainbows
Worth the wait and the Trek, Danny. A beautiful Moorland capture. Mother nature in her moody gown...a gorgeous shot. Ireland appeals so much to all the senses.. Hugs. Di.
MrsLubner
A breathtaking view. At full size the details are stunning. So rich and live. You got a fantastic shot. I can see why we hear it refered to as the emerald island.
fredster66
I think the eventful looking sky adds even more to this already great image. Very nice work!
aquablue
It remember me of an early trek in Groenland !!! where I saw so spacefull landscapes... great shot !
KarmaSong
mmm!...County Mayo , where Napoleon had planned to land to catch the English settlers off-guard !...A part of Connemara I 've been familiar with in my salad days ! Your magnificent capture is the perfect representation of what the Irish call ' the bog' . Thanks a million for sharing .
bpclarke
What a superb capture and the skeleton a perfect reminder that beauty doesn't mean safe. Excellent shot. Bunny
kansas
An awesome landscape. Glad you didn't get stuck.
MedTran39
Beautiful!
mark.spooner
Lovely work.
CavalierLady
A most impressive place and photograph, no wonder you like to travel there, it seems beauty abounds everywhere on that isle.
Zorg1955
A great capture Danny...Life goes on and this dead sheep tells also a story ....Excellent !
Radlafx
Wow, you even caught lightning. The mood and drama justs pops right out i can feel it. I'm happy you didn't get stuck in the mud. That would have been horrible. All the trekking you did was worth it, just for this photo.
kimariehere
beautiful countryside love all the tiny wildflowers there and drama with the lighting and remains of the sheep bones (which ,i first thought was a zebra carcus lol my eye are playing tricks on me at the ripe old age of 41 lol)
Janiss
Such splendid light and this detail front of this pict is excellent!
RobyHermida
Wonderful .............
busi2ness
The perfect skies add an excellent complimentary mood to your description of the land. Well composed and very dramatic with the skeleton up front.
Gor111
Wowwww what a beautiful area you ahve fond and captured here! Love the endless silent atmosphere here!!!
StandsInAwe
Wow. what a shot. Always a pleasure to view your images. And thanks for the description - I always want to know where landscapes were taken.
tallpindo
I've only just looked at a map and realized Broadway is about 35 miles Northeast of Oxford. Now I must really hurry up to catch up in Ireland. In America this would be the death of a rustler. The closest I came to Ireland is reading a bible in Gaelic in a miner's museum in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. I'll just have to make my own way back to the homeland of the McRory ancestor.
Chaos911
cool landscape :)
Margana
Fascinating capture, Danny. Sorry about the boot. :^/ Better that than you, though. -M :^)