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 (51)
flora-crassella
wonderful landscape!!!!!
evensteven
Nice job my friend!
decie
beautiful old Ireland, and a beautiful photo.
MirageBay
...and down the mountain side.... Excellent as always:)
PD154
Bravo Danny, a most beautiful look at a most beautiful country.
BorisB
A great scene, gives a nice feeling of freedom !!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
fredster66
Truly a beauty!
kansas
Beautiful countryside landscape.
lizzibell
Beautiful work...
kgb224
Awesome view and capture my friend.
magnus073
Lovely image Danny, I think I like the pov here even more
adrie
Very beautiful picture, excellent capture my friend.
virginiese
nice slope and terrain ! Love the bird in the sky
moochagoo
Would love to hike here
romanceworks
What a marvelous pov. Just love your Ireland series. Makes me feel like I've had a visit to this beautiful country. CC
Octaganoid
I think i prefer this POV Dan, made all the more interesting due to the bird soaring up above, nice one !
3x3
wonderfull photo Daniel! 5+
Hendesse
Wonderful landscape. Excellent shot, I like very much the perspective you choosed. The flying bird makes it perfect.
carlx
Amazingly beautiful place and capture, Danny!!!
MedTran39
Beautiful!
marybelgium
beautiful as always !
delaorden_ojeda
How I would love to know this wonderful place to spend the whole life with those birds, fantastic composition and pov, great capture Dan !
kimariehere
spectacular composition so wonderful Danny !!! awesome work!!!
gunsan
Sigh!! Freedom and beauty!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic place and wonderful photo Daniel....!!! Creative alignment and POV too....!!!!
schonee
Very Beautiful shot and looks like a wonderful place to be!
bpclarke
The hawk really adds to this lovely scene. Excellent capture. Bunny
THROBBE
Beautiful scene and capture!
1010
What scenery you have Danny, this is just beautiful!