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 (67)
NekhbetSun
You're right....spectacular !
BorisB
Gorgeous composition, a pretty diagonal and wonderful depth, excellent work!!
nikolais
nothing to express except high emotions, Dan
mairekas
Lovely and impressive place!
JeffG7BRJ
I sure wouldn't want to walk that top in a gale Danny, its a long way down. I would love to explore at the base of these though, see if there are any fossils or amber about. Excellent capture, awesome scene. Bravo!!!!!
kleinhoon
Amazing sight, beautiful captured!
Enlightened
The scale of these cliffs is staggering!!! I can see the tiny little dots of people on the top!! Wonderful capture and superb photo!
durleybeachbum
Great shot!
babuci
Another amazing postcard from Ireland, excelent series.
jocko500
wow that some shot of the land here. super looking
magnus073
Sensational view Danny, it is my dream to see this for myself one day.
GBCalls
Wow! Excellent capture
lucindawind
stunning landscape!
MedTran39
Awesome!
Meowgli
great shot Danny nice composition of a very dramatic looking place
tofi
A sensational landscape! What a dream....... Your images are simply poetic, and the image seems to exude such grace and peace! Masterful composition!
MOODYBLUE92954
STUNNING SHOT
npauling
Magnificent cliffs and I am amazed at the green growth on them. Beautiful capture.
fran_joel
You're lucky, when I was there last year, the sky was overcast plus the haze made photographing the cliffs very difficult... I took several shots, but the result was not as good. I'm also surprised to see how calm the ocean is on your pictures...
fractalinda
Powerful, enduring.. Awesome shot!
Iceshark39
Spectacular shot!
sharky_
Worth every bit to Zoom in. Incredible coastline cliff capture. Aloha
virginiese
What a view ! A very beautiful place full of serenity ! A very nice capture
Amethystwolf
Beautiful image!
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive place and fantastic shot my friend.....!!!!
MagikUnicorn
The Beautiful & Rich Irish country...Gorgeous shot
Optiramma
Spectacular indeed! So much to drink in!
CavalierLady
Stunning view, Danny! I did not realize there were cliffs like this... beautiful!!
Littlejock
This type of nature impressed me so much.. Fantastic view
kimariehere
what amazing cliffs and beautiful captured composition !! love how you can see the peaple walking to give it scale here... GORGEOUS landscape work Danny !!!!