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 (47)
flora-crassella
wonderful building and sky!!!! Fantastic photo!!!!
BessieB
A magnificent piece of history and love your shot, superb!
Corwin13
Splendid image!
carlx
Fantastic baroque palace and imagination, my friend!!!
adrie
Gorgeous photoshot my friend, of this very beautiful bilding....excellent capture.
Fred255
Good photo Danny. Knowing how big this place is, even on your full frame wide angle you won't get it all in. 3~)
kenwas
I have spent many pleasant hours touring this wonderful place. Thanks for the great memories!
Onslow
Technically an excellent photograph - I didn't expect anything less .
mermaid
excellent! especially love the light
BorisB
An impressive scene with fascinating light, great!!
timtripp
Beautiful Image... as good as I've ever seen of Blenheim
bmac62
What a fine photo. Thanks for showing me this in color...seems I've seen nothing but B&W in the past. Your postwork enhances the atmosphere. Nicely done.
rocserum
impressive picture! RS
magnus073
Never seen this spectacular shot of this incredible place before, so glad you shared it with us Danny
3x3
awesome capture Daniel x f!
lyron
Wonderful palace. Great image!!!
dragonmuse
Beautiful. The light provides a very powerful and forboding mood. Well captured.
qrud
lovely place. nice view.
schonee
WOW what a wonderful capture of a grand place!
tizjezzme
Awesome lighting in this one Danny .. excellent shot!
romanceworks
It is a grand place indeed and a super photo. CC
bpclarke
What a beautiful capture. Such wonderful lines and lighting here.
babuci
Love the dramatic sky and a nicely lit building.
MrsRatbag
Wonderful building and capture!
Realm_Of_Illusion
Very moody sky, beautiful capture!
ledwolorz
beautiful building and sky.Wonderful work.
npauling
The sky really makes the castle stand out. A lovely capture.
marcopolinski
interesting info and wonderful low sun lighting on the building ... probably captured during the best hour of the day!! Excellent!
kansas
A grand structure and grounds.
MrsLubner
This is so stately and proper I feel like digging out my tea set and white gloves! Those hedges are wonderful and I wonder if one can wander the mazes or if they are just for show. Gorgeous work. BTW, the osprey moved on but the excitement I feel at being so near them will stay with me a long time. Thanks for your help with the ID.