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 (42)
schonee
Great Shot! I love all the colors & The green boat : )
flora-crassella
fantastic image!!!!! Fantastic photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
decie
excellent capture and colors,you seem to spend a lot of time in that neck of the woods;)
3x3
awesome shot Daniel..Love it x fav+
adrie
Wonderful photoshot my friend, well done.
jeroni
Excellent idea and perfect realisation
zulaan
Beautiful atmosphere !
lyron
Excellent shot!!
MedTran39
Beautiful scene!
nikolais
most impressionistic, Dan! great work again!
CavalierLady
Beautifully done, Danny, and a lovely tranquil scene. So interesting to see these lands of song and story through your camera!
taurus
Stunning image, great work.
magnus073
Great looking view Danny, I'd like to hop in one of those and go for a float
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
Cosme..D..Churruca
superb pic Danny!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and beautiful composition my friend.....!!!!!
Octaganoid
Those punts look exactly like the ones i used to row out to the pleasure boats i used to work on that were moored up in Flushing. A real heavy awkward thing to move and steer at first, but great fun when you get the hang of it. Nice one Dan !
monjo71
Another great image my friend. Excellent composition.
sintoock
Jolie!
bpclarke
Such a lovely capture. Excellent composition and shot. Excellent lighting and details. Bunny
MrsRatbag
Beautiful POV and composition...I like this shot very much!
npauling
A lovely capture and these boats are a real invitation to go fishing.
dorothylee
Love the mood in this peaceful scenic. Gorgeous capture!
babuci
Love the boats as creating a fan formation as they waiting for the fishermens.
marcopolinski
love the colors and perspective!!
carinatiefenthaler
Fantastic shot!
rainbows
A peaceful capture, dear Danny. Wish we were standing on the shore ready to be off for a days fishing! Wonderful work. Hugs. DiDi. xx
lucindawind
fabulous ! love it !
Richardphotos
composition that compliments the area and boats
giovanino
So ~Magically Beautiful~ FABULOUS!!!