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 (42)
decie
nice capture of the past and cool poem.
sandra46
superlative manipulation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lyron
Excellent image!!!!!
Sea_Dog
Wonderful work - a stunning image.
brycek
Very beautiful!!
timtripp
well done!
bmac62
Great photo with a very stylish background. Always enjoy a poem...helps to contemplate the photo. Well done Danny.
flora-crassella
fortunately is the autumn still far away. Although I like it..... Wonderful photo work!!!!!
artaddict2
Like the postwork effects pulled the tips out like elastic! works well! Nice poem !
nikolais
matches the poem so well and so well designed, Dan!
3x3
lovely capture daniel x
Octaganoid
Interesting postwork Dan, slightly psychadelic. Nice work !
carlx
Wonderful imagination, Danny!!!
JeffG7BRJ
Superb pov Danny, love that background, it always puzzles me how the colours are so rich and warm as the nights get longer and the temp drops a few degrees. Wonderful choice of verse to accompany this gorgeous leaf. Bravo!!!!!
adrie
Gorgeous picture my friend, wonderful capature.
evensteven
Nicely shot! Good DOF.
taurus
Woonderful image & great postwork.
MedTran39
Great shot and love the poem!
virginiese
top notch quality, as always ! nice colors !
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
ledwolorz
Wonderful work.
Blush
Great image Enjoyed the poem as well I have up some new ones come see me when ya can Hugs Susan~
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
babuci
What ever you done with a background is amazing. The wonderful yellow just start to burn at a corner is so autumn. Lovely poem too.
schonee
Awesome work! Very Beautiful & Great poem!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful shot Daniel......!!!
dorothylee
Love the flow of the image. Gorgeous!
npauling
This beautiful leaf goes so well with the poem.
sharky_
Very nice shot.. Aloha
Hendesse
Fantastic image and title. Looks very beautiful!