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 (50)
marybelgium
very very beautiful !
tennesseecowgirl
Stunning view..
sharky_
Very beautiful land and water landscape. Excellent. Aloha
kenwas
Awesome!
Janiss
Awesome place... a great shot Danny!
amlondono
A Beautiful scene , gorgeous coastline . Excellent shot ! Ana
mizoli
Beautiful image!
Isha-NightWalker
Awesome view. Beautiful colours and great detail. Very clear photo.
drag
Beautiful rugged coast line. Love the foam around the rocks.
rockstrider
Thats a beautiful view Danny - love that broken coastline! Excellent presentation mate!!
lizzibell
Beautiful...
Alex_Antonov
very excellent work! 5!
MrsLubner
This is just gorgeous and it appears it was a fairly calm day too. I can well imagine this goes on forever... wonderful capture with a really comfortable and homey feeling to it - at least for me.
dorothylee
What a fantastic view. Great photo!
jeroni
nice mood, great composition
G_Mansco
I was expecting to see some more of this splendid coast. Really a wonderful view and capture ;O)
carlx
Wonderful coast scape!!!
durleybeachbum
Superb pic!
DCLEW2
Beautiful image. well done.
artaddict2
Super image! great colouring to the rocks and that gorgeous sea.
Aioros
Excellent image!
Sharwyn
Awesome landscape!
Hedepo
An excellent coast line capture, the color of the sea water is quite special and creates a special contrast with the land, a land without any trees!! There is a beautiful depth in this photo!!! Excellent Have a very nice evening Henk
Brog28
Utterly amazing. Also i like the border u placed on it.
magnus073
This is truly a epic and beautiful photo, great shot of this coastline
sintoock
Excellente image!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
romanceworks
Lovely photo with such beautiful colors and presentation. CC
kansas
Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo. Rugged cliffs.
Realm_Of_Illusion
What an awesome place!