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 (39)
Gor111
A beautiful macro shot of those autumn leaves! Wonderfully taken!!!
RobyHermida
GENIAL DANI!!!!!!
BorisB
A gorgeous presentation!!
iaacf
Ahhhh Danny, real nice Dutch leaves !!! Wonderful...hehehe.. See you soon !
jeroni
una presentacion y luz, color excelentes
aljaysart
Excellent capture and beautiful colours.
romanceworks
Lovely shot and such pretty and unique colors. CC
dorothylee
I love the dynamic composition with the sidewalk cracks making diagonal lines in the image. I bet you got a few strange looks for photographing what people normally just step on, I know I do. Great capture!
KarmaSong
Fantastic soft lighting in this autumnal composition.It all sums up what the season is about.
RodolfoCiminelli
A excellent and very beautiful photo my friend......!!!!
MrsLubner
Down but not out... :-) Lovely shadows made so close to the ground.
marybelgium
simple ...and beautiful !
Fred255
Cool shot Dan!
toddaking
Nice picture. Cool textures, leaves, stonework and color. Todd
vlaaitje
Dutch leaves? Where did you saw them then!! Lovely colours and textures, looks great on the stones
babuci
Wonderful pastel colors a very classical autumn shot.
Cosme..D..Churruca
So poetic... beautiful!
mickuk50
i love the shapes in this with the stones and the leaves ,excellent capture mick
Ionel
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower! _Camus
mps
Excellent shot though it's sad to see them dead and dying.
JaneEden
Excellent composition!!!
MedTran39
Super!
kansas
Beautiful photo of these maple leaves.
carlx
Beautiful details and autumn mood!!!
tallpindo
Leaves of grass, the title of a book. It came to me becuase the leaves did not fiknd grass when they fell but hit hard. My mind tried to compensate them but the effect is lost.
NekhbetSun
I do so love autumn leaves and this is lovely ! ....like your avatar quote too :o)
erlandpil
Wonderful idea and image erland
Hendesse
Excellent shot. Very beautiful colors and fantastic details. Super!
Digitaleagle
Very nice I like the lighting detail and the shadows.
CavalierLady
Such beautiful clarity and soft subdued colors. The bit of sheen from dew/rain really makes the image 'pop'.