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 (40)
MrsLubner
You have, once again, taken my breath away. Awesome.
CavalierLady
Stunning image, very beautifully composed and captured!! Happy Easter to you and your family, Danny! Congratulations with this superb image for your 1100th post!
timtripp
happy easter to you! beautiful image
adrie
Breathtakingly beautiful photoshot of those beautiful waterfalls, excellent capture my friend.
magnus073
A truly beautiful sight to behold Danny, great photo. Congratulations on 1100 images in the gallery
kansas
A beautiful place. Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter to you and your loved ones.
bmac62
A beautiful photo of an equally beautiful set of falls. When you said Salmon are able to jump up these falls my jaw dropped. I knew they could do little falls...but using the tree for size comparison, this must be quite a feat. Two things at once today: Happy Easter and congrats on 1100 Danny,
MirageBay
Spectacular falls! Happy Easter, Danny!
flora-crassella
great photo!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.Happy easter to you and your family my friend.
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
MrsRatbag
A stunning capture; magical!
3x3
lovely shot Daniel x 5+
lyron
Wonderful shot!!
romanceworks
Nature is such a gift. Gorgeous photo and Happy Easter to you, too. CC
marcopolinski
magnificent capture Danny ... thanks for having shared 1100 wonderful windows into the world you've seen!!
BorisB
What an impressive scene, really great!!
MC-Jay-One
Excellent shot !! Happy Easter!
mss
Beautiful Shot beautifully presented!
carlx
Fabulous and wonderful capture!!! Happy Easter to You and Yours!!!
sharky_
Such a beautiful capture. Happy Easter... Aloha
Hendesse
Fantastic capture indeed, looks beautiful. Excellent shot and presentation!
Realm_Of_Illusion
A wonderful capture, I like how these few trees stand out, very nice :)
dorothylee
What a lovely place. Well captured. Happy Easter!
DennisReed
Stunning!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and beautiful picture my friend....!!!!
schonee
Beautiful! Sorry So Late!
carinatiefenthaler
This looks like a beautiful place!
gunsan
A fantastic view, wonderfully captured!
durleybeachbum
What a sight!