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 (54)
babuci
Most fascinating picture. I would of expect red rooftop, yet they all white what makes this barbour town so clean. Love the towering smoke.
flavia49
superb picture!!! fantastic place!
kansas
A beautiful town on the water's edge. Great photo.
MedTran39
Beautiful!
petercp
Beautiful landscape I'll save it to have a good look at later! Excellent.
3x3
wonderfull capture Daniel x
romanceworks
An amazing shot of this very picturesque place. CC
carinatiefenthaler
Fantastic shot!
dragonmuse
Beautifully done.
Littlejock
Beautiful composition my friend. Superb colours and lovely village
GBCalls
Very very well captured scene. Excellent
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
lucindawind
another fabulous little village ... excellent capture
beatoangelico
fantastic capture...beautiful scenary..!!!
mss
Beautifully colored scene very nicely presented
dbrv6
What a great view with the town climbing the hill and all the boats in the water!
Miska7
Very nice scene and POV. Great shot!
sharky_
Such a nice shot of the water way in its town.... Aloha
tizjezzme
such a lovely scene this is Danny .. beautiful shot.
Octaganoid
Ahh there's a familiar sight... Lovely !!!!!
iaacf
The bending line in this picture makes it a good one.
MagikUnicorn
What a great little village ;-)
GOLDILOCKSUK
I have never been to cornwall it's so nice to see. Another fab shot! Cathy xoxoxo
HannaK
Wonderful, aesthetic shot