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 (49)
carlx
Poetic title for this wonderful composition, my friend!!!
rainbows
Beautiful title and a wonderful shot, dear Danny. Gorgeous work. Hugs. DiDi. xx
Enmos
A beautiful place. Excellent work there Danny ! :)
flora-crassella
wonderful landscape! Great view and photo!!!!!
Grizabella
Beautiful shot!
PD154
Another gorgeous image Dan, I love the way you are using those sweet lyrics for the titles, great idea.
jeroni
Fanstastic photo
helanker
What a beautiful landscape. A really excellent capture.
dragonmuse
Lovely work :) All that green is so lovely, even though its no longer summer. The foliage have wonderful shapes. Could easily see little people dancing among those bushes. And I love the distant hills. Wonderful composition in this.
3x3
lovely capture Daniel! 5+
chudo121
It is surely an amazing country. I must go there.
romanceworks
It has a wild, untamed beauty. CC
Darkwish
Cool work! Really nicely done!
lucindawind
such a beautiful view!
magnus073
Wonderful scene Danny, great capture as always
timtripp
brilliant!
virginiese
what ! Summer is at an end and I haven't seen it ! Oh ! No ! :-) A very nice landscape and wonderful capture Dany !
tommorules
Dreamy-looking place. Very nice!
RocksLady
Einfach schöne Landschaft !Ich mag diese Bilder :-)
decie
what a boutya sammy well its better shutting scenery up those parts lol nice capture.
mss
Enjoyably expansive scene!
qrud
Wonderful capture. love the landscape! y
marybelgium
beautiful !
MedTran39
Super shot!
glix70
So, when you will invite me to walk in this beautiful wild landscape? Lovely green tones and peaceful mood!!! Excellent!!! :)
fredster66
Another beauty!
KarmaSong
A wonderful capture and atmostphere that speak for themselves when it comes down to defining what the Irish weather may be about ;-)Just superb! The title is also a little gem in itself, I like it very much.
CavalierLady
What a lovely image! Makes me want to hike up to that house and peek over the hill to see what the next glen looks like off towards those lovely misty hills on the horizon!
bpclarke
A lovely scene. Gorgeous capture. Bunny
MrsLubner
if I walk through this to the water, i feel like I will be walking on air... a magical photograph you have produced with a feeling that pulls you in to the thick of it.