Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne,Ă‚Â Ă‚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.Ă‚Â It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent.Ă‚Â It is as if Monet had been told that the reasonĂ‚Â why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes.Ă‚Â Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans.Ă‚Â Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.Ă‚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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument.Ă‚Â After all, art is made by artists and not by tools.Ă‚Â Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion.Ă‚Â 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 (49)
kenwas
Full view required to enjoy this super piece of work! Excellent!
kgb224
Excellent capture Daniel.
jeroni
Fantastic colors and detail.Wonderful shot
carlx
Wonderful and very lovely place, here!!! Fantastic light, atmosphere and mood!!!
romanceworks
Marvelous color tones in this and such a splendid photo. CC
SapUS59
Gorgeous capture and scene, excellent work !
DaveDavis
Beautiful, Love the post work, it really adds so much drama to this wonderful work!!
Mousson
Wonderful!
RocksLady
Excellent picture!!!! 5++++++
Littlejock
Very lucky capture and your skill.... the ray and the light is very special.. Congratulations
JeffG7BRJ
What a beautiful little fishing port Danny, fresh fish and prawns, can't beat it. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Stunning!
Hendesse
Excellent shot, fantastic light and mood. Very beautiful colours!
nongo
A beautiful & delightfully moody image!!!!!
magnus073
I love this setting and this photo of Megavissey is truly wonderful
MedTran39
Awesome!
Cosine
Beautiful! Even in this dark shot it's a very colorful spot.
dorothylee
Love that stormy sky. Great image Danny!
G_Mansco
Splendid capture, Danny. Love the sky and colours ;O)
MrsRatbag
Gorgeous image
marybelgium
splendide !
Blush
What a wonderful place:) I would love to see that in person Excellent capture sweetie Hugs Susan~
aquablue
Very nice colors !!! génial !
MrsLubner
Wow. This is outstanding. The composition, the colors and the mood created are all masterful.
kansas
Wonderful photo. Oh how I would love to visit your country.
Digitaleagle
I love this shot, all the eliments working great together, wonderfully artistic!!!
jocko500
very cool looking with those clouds like that
phlynn
Such a nice place in this country..Good capture, indeed moody. I would loose the lightning & the rays..IMHO
ledwolorz
Beautiful place and wonderful photo.
CavalierLady
Wonderful, just wonderful... your post work adds just enough warmth to the clouds and buildings to really create a fantastic and 'striking' mood! A most lovely seaport and your capture does it proud!