Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, 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. 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.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. 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 (55)
janedj
Beautful photo!!!Hugs Jane
amlondono
A Beautiful road , love the greens , Excellent capture ! Ana
Hendesse
What a beautiful tree lined road, perfectly captured. Fantastic depth and wonderful light and colors.
carlx
Wonderful road!!! Excellent composition, light and details!!!
flora-crassella
eine wunderschöne Allee hervorragend in Szene gesetzt!
brycek
Beautiful capture!!
tennesseecowgirl
Such a beautiful and natural shot~
magnus073
Really beautiful area Dan, reminds me a lot of home
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and very beautiful photo my friend....!!! Great depht sense.....!!!!
Fred255
Well this is different Danny! Where are the birds? It looks like a good drivers road. 8~)
dorothylee
Looks like most of the roads around here. Great capture!
BorisB
What a wonderful scene! Brilliant composition with a gorgeous atmosphere !!
virginiese Online Now!
Very nice compo and perspective ! Bravo !
aquablue
Beautiful shadows and sunshine on this road !!!
PD154
Excellent POV and capture!
Richardphotos
I really liked the song by the same name. perfect choice for an outstanding landscape
timtripp
beautiful photo
fredster66
A wonderful shot. Great light and mood...
rawdodb
Beautiful countryside!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
uk601
beautiful road. perfect capture. very beautiful
Cosine
Just beautiful! It's so nice to see sunshine and green again.
kilsbyr
wow, beautiful atmosphere and colors. great capture indeed
dragonmuse
A lovely place to go for a drive :)
gunsan
Gorgeous fresh greens! A way to enjoy while driving home.
lil_t
Wonderful capture of this road to home!!! Sweet!!!
OldHippieKeyboard
Looks like a great locale for a Sunday drive... Outstanding capture!
durleybeachbum
Superb English image!
MrsLubner
I am so impressed! I have often tried to get similar type shots on some of the two lane dense forest roads but the traffic signs, telephone poles and other power poles always ruin the shot. and then there are the metal guard rails... The is really awesome.
MedTran39
Fantastic photo!
jocko500
so lovely looking. hope you find that dragon to photo.