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)
Lary
Lovely shot, enchanting my eyes
flora-crassella
wonderful tulip! Great photo!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
chudo121
Cool flower. Tulips always remind me of a joke, but maybe not in polite company :D
Sea_Dog
Very beautiful capture.
rainbows
Delightful, dear Danny. Nothing quite like yellow and blue flowers together! Gorgeous garden shot, you nailed it :-) Hugs. DiDi. xx
decie
your a right tulip lol just teasing, nice capture and presentation, And I was able to get back some of my picture thank Dan.
bmac62
A handsome flower. Like your presentation complete with see-through frame.
lyron
Just wonderful!!!
sandra46
FANTASTIC SHOT!
jeroni
Fanstastic photo
kenwas
Such a stunning image! Wonderful color and presentation!
durleybeachbum
Looks fab against the forget-me-nots!
emmecielle
Splendid tulip! :)
magnus073
A truly wonderful capture Danny, certain to brighten anyone's day
carlx
Very beautiful tulip and depth!!!
zulaan
Beautiful colors and beautiful composition :)
adrie
Very beautiful photoshot my friend, i love the tulip....excellent capture.
Hendesse
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and outstanding details. A pleasure to look at!
timtripp
gorgeous dan!
bpclarke
Very lovely capture. Excellent colors.
dragonmuse
Very beautiful.
fredster66
These colors are amazing. Great image.
beatoangelico
Beautiful capture and lovely image...fantastic work..!!!!
marcopolinski
what I especially like about this shot is the fact that the foreground yellow color of the tulip is so perfectly complemented by the purple flowers in the background. Stunning capture ... just beautiful!
MedTran39
Beautiful!
BorisB
SUPERB!!!
CavalierLady
Beautiful! I have always thought that a blue background compliments a yellow flower and this illustrates that so well!
3x3
lovely capture mate x 5+
qrud
cool yellow. great shot