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 (52)
timtripp
sterling image!
evensteven
Excellent shot my friend! Well framed.
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
ledwolorz
Beautiful place and fantastic work.
cbender
i like this a lot !
kenwas
Great shot, great history!
Meisiekind
Lovely image and very interesting narrative Danny! :)
Mousson
Wonderful photo!!!
monjo71
Perfect composition!!!!
Littlejock
Great shot my friend, always a pleasure see your artistic eye.
KarmaSong
A very Celtic landscape, with the gorse in its bloom and the isolated feel to this beautiful capture.
iaacf
I wouldn't mind bein'born in this environment..
sandra46
wonderful!
dbrv6
Wonderful lighting and terrain for the capture.
lucindawind
this is a wonderful place. lovely photo of it !
petercp
Beautiful photograph Daniel! and very good information.
dragonmuse
Cool pic. Kind of looks like a wizard's tower ;)
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo my friend.....!!!!
MagikUnicorn
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GOLDILOCKSUK
Beautiful landscape you must have to keep fit walking for all these photos lol! Cathy xoxoxo
nikolais
great vista captured so wondrfully, Dan!
Blush
Great image It looks so lonesome all up there by itself I bet it is quite spooky looking at night Hugs Susan~