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 (56)
kenwas
Beautiful shot. My kind of place!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful place and fantastic photo, have a great beauty my friend....!!!
BorisB
A wonderful composition, great!!
schonee
Beautiful!
NekhbetSun
Love his "Intimations of Immortality"....another awesome capture ~
jeroni
fantastic photo, have a great beauty my friend
MrsRatbag
Gorgeous scene!
tallpindo
An excellent place for an encampment for men on foot. With horses or cannon one would have to test the soil for bearing strength. So, perhaps a jousting ground not yet a torn earth of heavy bombardment. And so peaceful, idyllic yet not cultivated or pastured. Uncontested as to refuge it sits serene for the poet and dreamer.
Cosme..D..Churruca
like it so very much!
shutterbugs
excellent bucolic scene!
gunsan
Such idyllic atmosphere and wondderful poem.
Flint_Hawk
Wonderful scene!
magnus073
This is a truly lovely scene Danny, you really know how to find the most perfect settings.
lucindawind
such a gorgeous scene !!
G_Mansco
Splendid poem for this beautiful view ;O)
romanceworks
Poem and scene are both natural wonders. Lovely. CC
Littlejock
Just perfect composition and colours my friend. Hugs
MrsLubner
Such an open and inviting view. the bridge and water grasses roll back time nicely.
rawdodb
Gorgeous country side!!! Excellent capture!!!
artaddict2
A beautiful scene and POV from this side of the bridge, Peaceful!
timtripp
marvelous image dan!
ElizaB
superb and truly beautiful....very well balanced composition...and thank God there are still places like this..unspoilt
iaacf
A truly idillyc landscape. One does not need much fantasy to virtually go back in time.
busi2ness
Very appropriate choice of poet for a splendid view on the landscape.
MedTran39
Beautiful!
kansas
What a beautiful place. Love the church in the distance.
taurus
Wonderful image, great capture
dragonmuse
Delightful spot.
Iceshark39
Absolutely stunning! And matched superbly with the words you've chosen! Gorgeous scene!
durleybeachbum
Perfect.