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 (49)
decie
a very nice image and a nice place indeed
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
Conniekat8
Most beautiful setting. Looks like you captured it's soul :)
fredster66
Fine looking image.. beauty!
flora-crassella
wonderful landscape and photo!!!!!
BorisB
A gorgeous scene!!
RocksLady
Einfach Toll 5++++++
PD154
Very well done Oh! Danny boy, the shot is beautiful, well it's the Emerald isle so it goes without saying, nicely presented too Dan!
Digitaleagle
What a gorgeous inviting place and you've captured it beautifully!!!!
busi2ness
I agree with the above, your post work excels!
magnus073
Wonderful scene and description of this blessed area here Danny, you really know how to make us feel like were there
carlx
Peaceful, dreamy and wonderful composition, my friend!!!
3x3
lovely work and presentation my friend
Enmos
Beautiful place and great capture ! :)
taurus
Beautiful image, great capture.
durleybeachbum
What a gorgeous image! Congratulations!
virginiese Online Now!
very cute scenery !
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
babuci
Wonderful place, almost looks like a painting.
DennisReed
Lovely capture!
schonee
What a Beautiful Image WOW!
marybelgium
such a beautiful place ! splendid compo...splendid colors ! thanks for your message !
alida
a nice post-card:)
dragonmuse
Can hear the song as I imagine sitting on this shore.. so lovely.
jgkane
A lovely, trasnquil scene, Daniel. I made fleeting visits to the south in the late 1950s, but spent most of my young summers in the 'Fairy' Glens of Antrim, where I never felt so much at home in my life... ;o) Warm regards, from a sunny but showery Glasgow, John.
Octaganoid
My grandad is of Irish decent. Irish Janners mate... Nice one !
CavalierLady
Beautiful softness, whether natural or added, that makes this a perfect match for your title, ...so lovely with the varied shades of green!
beatoangelico
fantastic capture...lovely image...excellent..!!!
MrsLubner
I can see in my minds eye, a boy - not too young, but a boy not in his teens yet either, with his pants rolled up just above the knees, socks jammed in his shoes that rest on a patch of green grass by the shore - slowly wading and feeling with is toes, gazing lazily with his eyes for rocks perfect for skipping or stowing in his pockets until a better use for them comes along. The quiet of the water reflects not just images along the bank or afloat on the surface, but it reflects the mood, the boys thoughts and the sounds of the earth breathing... what a perfect place to be when you are young and have all the time in the world to enjoy life. This is a wonderful photo with such marvelous stories inside...
romanceworks
This has such a lovely romantic feel. CC