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 (58)
decie
beautiful capture Dan and rain always give nice shots if your lucky enough to find them like you are.
Meisiekind
Fantastic image Danny! I agree with Declan - the rain gives the daisies an even greater freshness! Excellent DOF!
smillinfaces
beautiful your capture thank you
flora-crassella
fantastic shot!!!!!!
rainbows
So beautiful, dear Danny. Hope you kept your camera dry! Hugs for a happy night, DiDi. xx
evensteven
Hate it when that happens. Great shot!
carlx
Wonderful capture and details, my friend!!!
rjamason
I love the rain and living in Arizona its very rare I get to see the rain anymore.. liked it better when we lived in florida ;-) this is a great shot you can almost smell the clean air and the flowers ;-)
magnus073
Isn't it amazing Danny how their beauty shines through no matter what
bmac62
Very appropo! Such a delightful presentation. I'm glad ir rained:)
prutzworks
great capture!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and beautiful shot my friend....!!!
Hendesse
Fantastic details and perfect DOF. Excellent and very beautiful photo!
sharky_
I like the music of this capture. Very very nice. Aloha
PD154
Great image Dan, this so much outlines how heavy those showers were, it destroyed all my Iris plants too :(
timtripp
superb!
lizzibell
nice capture...
durleybeachbum
beautiful!
flavia49
marvelous!
jeroni
Fanstastic photo
lyron
And dancing. Excellent shot!!
sandra46
wonderful shot!
tizjezzme
Oh Danny, this is gorgeous; so fresh and pretty!
THROBBE
Fantastic composition Danny!
nigh23
excellent
kgb224
My friend you made the best of a rainy day with a stunning capture.Thank you for sharing another awesome capture.
elfin12u
The day wasn't at least a wash!! The flowers look breathtakingly refreshed!
BorisB
Excellent work, bravo!!
orig_buggy
excellent post work!!!
MrsLubner
The beauty touches my heart as does the mood.