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 (52)
Janiss
Splendid great house and this curve is perfect for this composition! Amazing shot with superb colors and light Danny!
Enlightened
Wow thats an awful lot of windows. Great capture :)
Luka_30
Beautiful building, great POV!
Onslow
A classic scene beautifully captured :)
CavalierLady
Beautiful architecture and fascinating history. How nice that you were able to get together with some RR friends!
Flannelman
Sounds like a great get-together. Impressive photo ;-)
OldHippieKeyboard
An amazing sight and your composition of this shot is magnificent. Looks like a great place to explore.
Zorg1955
Great perspective Danny ...Hope you enjoyed your RR members meeting ...
dragonmuse
Nicely done. You captured it's grandeur nicely.
rainbows
It is a wonderful capture, Danny. So glad you all had a wonderful day :-) Hugs. Di.
bpclarke
Due to the curve of the building, it adds to the magnificence of this capture. Excellent shot. Bunny
nongo
Interesting story and an awesome image to go with it!!!! Glad you got to meet some more RR members!!!!!
carlx
Wonderful capture, with fantastic perspective!!!
Biffowitz
Fabulous capture, and sounds like a fun outing. Nice work, and info!!
jeroni
Fabulous capture
RedundantlyAbundant
Nice shot Dan!
kenwas
Great shot. I always enjoy Bath very much and you bring up fond memories!
aquablue
Fabulous architecture !!! I know that bath is a beautiful city !!!
BibbyBear
Well, I wanted to make some expletive remark at you for uploading such a fantastic shot of this magnificent architectural splendour as now (as I told you today!) this means I cannot even attempt to upload any of my meagre captures LOL! Only kidding Danny, my day was for learning, which, considering how my head hurts so much now, I think I did plenty of - so for that, I thank both you and Vera. You have really captured the glory of this brilliant Georgian design perfectly as it was today with the gorgeous blue sky that we had all day long too (I have quite red shoulders to prove it!). Thank you so much for a wonderful day out - and must do again sometime!! xox
kansas
A very impressive structure. Thanks for the info.
Hendesse
Stunning perspective, fantastic shot, looks outstanding!!
JeffG7BRJ
Fantastic shot of the Crescent(I live on Crescent Road, in Lancashire though) and what a gorgeous sky you had for a backdrop. Looks like a few posh cars there but further round I see a Camper Van? a Transit Van? lol. Great pov, love the detail, the cobble setts and the spiked rails the beautiful Georgian architecture. I wonder if anybody living there still have servants that live on the top floor? Bravo!!!!!
PeeWee05
This is a lovely shot Dan. Thank You so much for joining me on my trip. It was so much more pleasurable to go out with people apposed to just myself. I think you got the lines just right. LOL, I haven't even looked at my shots but I'm probably going to be with Chris on this one and might not post one of the crescent. But then again I've got some crazy angles. I love that you included the history too it really makes the shot all that more worth while!
romanceworks
Such an unusual and interesting crescent-shaped building, great info, and even better that you could enoy it with some R'osity friends.:o) . CC
Ionel
Very beautiful and interesting picture! Excellent information, too!!!
sharky_
Almost like being in an arena where gladiator meet. Beautiful capture. Aloha
auntietk
Wow - great shot. Sounds like you had a fun day, and obviously got some great photos!
jedink
Great lines and colours. Nicely done.
MrsLubner
This sure shows power and strength. An amazing row of homes. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with your visit.
Chaos911
wow, thats a quite big building! nicely taken, but could you get one with a biger angle so we can see the full building?