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 (63)
Cosme..D..Churruca
Extraordinary pic Danny!
alhak
dramatic sky with great scenery, nicely shot
Fred255
Excellent moody photo! Perfect as always! 8~) Taken with your 10D I see shows me what it can do!
MrsLubner
a placid view, a marvelous calmness in the face of a storm. Great mood.
npauling
A very dramatic capture.
kansas
A dramatic storm. Beautiful countryside.
toddaking
Excellent picture. Todd
Punaguy
Splendid shot on this one Danny....Kudos!! Aloha~
MedTran39
Super!
Gor111
A marvelous scenery you have captured here! Fascinating really!!!
delaorden_ojeda
wonderful view, super image !
tallpindo
A place to take a break when you are headed no where. No need to get turned around. There is plenty to see. I like this sort of desolation.
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular.......!!!!
aljaysart
Beautiful scene and capture, Excellent well done.
kenwas
What a superb image! Wow!
erlandpil
Great capture picture erland
Janiss
OMG, such sublim, dramatic atmosphere that I adore... FANTASTIC Danny!
Charberry
You caught a lightning bolt??!!!??? Ooohhhh! I'm jealous!!! ;o) What a fantastic shot. I love it. Favs for sure. Excellent image.
Littlejock
Very dramtaic. the ray and storm look is very powerful.. Great shot my friend
Hendesse
Stunning shot. Fantastic mood and depth. Looks very impressive!
nikolais
Danny, you've amde another wonder!
BibbyBear
Now this is what I call landscape photography!! The scenery is awesome but to capture the lightning is incredible. Your timing was impeccable! A brilliant shot Danny. Hugs Chrissy xx
HannaK
Love the composition of the low skyline emphasizing the storm
krakosky
wonderful composition and atmo,well done!!
Richardphotos
there must be some part of the UK that is not so pretty but I have not seen it yet.spectacular landscape
mps
Great shot.
lizzibell
Beautiful...
KiwiMiss
Moody skies and scenery
Digimon
Having taken pictures in storms... I know how hard it is to capture that split second! Bravo! What a wonderful scene!!
GOLDILOCKSUK
An awesome remote scene. Great capture :) Cathy xoxoxo