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 (51)
Hendesse
What a fantastic place. Excellent shot, I would love to sit there too.
timtripp
even the dog realizes this is BEAUTIFUL!
lyron
Excellent shot!!
sossy
what a wonderful place to watch nature and think about life! ;o)
Digitaleagle
Beautiful natural scene; love the gentle motion of the water and the interesting rock formations, excellent!!!
RocksLady
Ganz tolles Bild!!!
TwoPynts
Terrific capture Danny, I wanna be there!
decie
nice capture and im surprise to see that Cornwall in not under water, anytime i hear about Cornwall its always flooded lol. nice looking sky and i like that big rock.
bmac62
Beautiful scene. Nothing I enjoy more than sitting at the seaside.
prutzworks
fantastic shot, remembering an old vacation
flora-crassella
wonderful scene! Fantastic landscape and great photo!
adrie
Wonderful place and this is a very beautiful photoshot....excellent capture.
BorisB
A nice place for relaxing, really impressive!!
sandra46
an extraordinary place!!!!! great photo!!!!!
Blush
Great scenic view sweetie I have up a new one too drop by when ya can Hugs Susan~
schonee
WOW I Love this so much. I wish I was sitting there right now. Beautiful Thanks for sharing it.Have a wonderful weekend
Fred255
Good one Danny, Boscastle has recovered well. I was there just a couple of days before the floods. A pretty little place.
cfulton
What a great place it looks to be. Very well done, Clive
MedTran39
Beautiful!
DennisReed
Superb capture, and most peaceful!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful work my friend......!!!!!!
carlx
Wonderful place and rock structure!!!
mermaid
such a cosy place to sit and rest, you live in a great country...smile
carinatiefenthaler
I love Cornwall! Beautiful place!
jeroni
Excellent photo and perfect realisation
babuci
Wonderful relaxed picture. Like to sit there too and watch a gorgeous scene.
dorothylee
So peaceful. Great capture!
Aioros
Super beautiful image my friend
kansas
Wonderful photo of this beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.