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 (46)
Sea_Dog
This is wonderful! What a mood you've captured!
CavalierLady
Beautiful nostalgic image and lovely light and airy mood! I certainly remember the sisters walking around with rulers in their hand!
Realm_Of_Illusion
Very beautiful visit into the past, a wonderful mood.
magnus073
Great pic Danny and if they tried to use most of those forms of punishment today they would lock the teachers up. Sad that now they are afraid to discipline the kids in any way.
decie
I am not that old and i can remember the day I was in school and it looked like that, thanks for the nightmares lol cool and excellent capture.
MrsLubner
Your style shines through in this. I saw the thumb and knew immediately it was your work. This is clean and composed with an artist's eye. Great light and the objects included are extremely interesting. I didn't know about the hand clamp at all! South-paws run in our family with 2 sons, one grandson and one grand daughter all leaning left. In spite of it being from a more historic time, I feel a bond with the shot - much like my old school room when I started first grade.
timtripp
Wonderful Image!
Rainastorm
Very cool pic...my dad used to tell us stories of teachers frowning on using the left hand and what not...wow. When I was in grade 4 we were being taught how to write in 'cursive'...my dad actually punished me for using a bad word (cursive)...he still was not impressed even after my teacher tried explaining it was what they called that type of handwriting. Times sure have changed. Awesome nostalgic post :-)
bmac62
Wonderful shot Danny. Fills me with nostalgic thoughts about my first grade school building. I remember it as being intimadating to a first grader. Brand new building opened the next year...but these memories linger. Only completely new thing to me are the finger clamps. Hmmmm, I knew there was something funny about left handers. LOL
Fidelity2
Really Cool. 5+.
lyron
Excellent image!!
kansas
Wonderful photo of this olden classroom. Yes, educational methods have certainly changed. But I imagine those kids learned some good lessons which they never forgot. I have serious doubts about the quality of education these days.
3x3
wonderfull capture..and pure nostalgic Daniel x
flora-crassella
very interesting and wonderful image!!!!
romanceworks
I always enjoyed school, especially the early grades, and so glad there were no paddles and finger clamps. You captured quite a mood with this photo, and I'm imagining those desks filled with children. CC
Hendesse
Wonderful light and mood. Excellent and very interesting shot. I hope, they are not any more in use. :)
kenwas
The woods look so rich with age and wear.. Fine work Danny!
iaacf
Cool pic, it reminds me of my own youth and the school I have learned to write, read etc.. Lucky me they had no clamps there..
adrie
Very beautiful and awesome photoshot my friend, excellent capture.
evensteven
Great shot. Implements of torture in the class room. And People wonder why we need to keep religion out of the schools...
schonee
Excellent capture! I had to go to school with nuns yep and had a few paddlings too lol.
YARDOBE
...attended a private catholic school in the early '70,s...ahh....the memories...of course SOME of these implements just weren't....implemented,but not for lack of trying....but I learned my P's and Q's,as they say...nice shot!
durleybeachbum
The memories come flooding back to me of my first school!
Meowgli
beautiful slice of a time gone by.. probably just like the kind of classroom my dad used ;)
jocko500
days gone by and this is a wonderful shot of this class
carlx
Excellent old school scape and mood, Danny!!!
dorothylee
Love the lighting here, adds a bit of joy to a gloomy place that was once filled with the dour faces of sad children tired of their punishments. Ah, the good ol' days. Great capture!
auntietk
Beautifully done!
HERBshines
These low ambient natural light fotos are incredible. BRAVO!!!!! Awesome image......
beatoangelico
love the image....fantastic work..!!!!!!