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 (55)
Blush
Looks like some of the places here in Ky way out in the country Excellent capture Hugs Susan~
MedTran39
Beautiful!
HERBshines
Want to see more from different angles and of course the inside?????? Great foto though........
Octaganoid
Nice composition Dan, great shot !
qrud
nice land and love the green
babuci
Wonderful Irish charm. Perfect postcard.
Sea_Dog
Stunning image, and narrative. Great work!
CavalierLady
What a beautiful and touching landscape! As Bill said, getting off the beaten path sometimes yields the most wonderful experiences. This is so lovely. I have commented this same on other recent posts and in case you haven't seen it... Go to ThomSchuyler.com and go to the listen page, 6th song down on the list is the song "This Old House". Worth a download and a favorite song of mine. This image is perfect for that song!
dorothylee
Wonderful composition and a great scenic. Lovely!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful shot Daniel, is very beautiful.....!!!!!
mss
Nice photo and info. A geography and history lesson. May I ask what a "lazy-bed" is?
StandsInAwe
Fantastic old building! and what a landscape!!! Superb!
virginiese
excellent composition ! Thanks for the informations !
fredster66
Looks like an amazing place. Wonderful composition.
jocko500
super done
anahata.c
oh, beautiful. And your shot brings home a stunning fact, that as these famines & other disasters go on, nature continues to grow regardless. It's one of the juxtapositions of life we can't escape...The abandoned hut, here, is surrounded by plush landscape and a beautiful slope of hills, so it's hard to remember that that land was so ravaged by the potato famine, because it looks so beautiful now. Beautiful lines, rich dark hues and a lush feel. A beautiful shot.
romanceworks
A sad time but a lovely photo. The stone buildings are stronger than the poor.CC
lucindawind
wonderful composition !
zulaan
zen image:)
nikolais
stunning treat, Dan!
sema_fox
Beautiful!
marcopolinski
another awesome vista ... the scale brings home what it muct have felt like standing there ... excellent capture Danny!!
KarmaSong
Your Irish genes show in this gorgeous view you caught in county Mayo. I saw for myself how deep the marks left by the Great Famine have remained so far.
ascrazy
Ireland looks on your pictures fantastically and surely so he is in the reality, you be able to her fantastically photograph:-)
sharky_
Much history to this. Excellent shot. Aloha