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 (46)
mininessie
fantastic work!!
kgb224
I like the HDR treatment you gave this picture my friend.It takes one back in time my friend.
MrsLubner
stellar postwork. Amazing results!
Peachtree_702
Great work brings back old memeries i worked on an old coal forge and enjoyed every bit of it lot of hot work
Sea_Dog
I agree with the others, this is superior work. Your HDR and other post work has achieved stunning success. Well done.
flora-crassella
great picture!!!!!!!
Digitaleagle
What a great shot the HDR does have and old world feel, beautiful work Danny!!
carlx
Wonderful composition and graphism!!!
kbrog
Excellent capture! Beautiful to my eyes.
Meisiekind
How amazing Danny! The HDR gives it a real "old" texture! I love it! :)
flavia49
wonderful work!!
bmac62
Love your photo...but the runthrough of the word blacksmith was every bit as good. Great piece.
evensteven
Excellent work!
iaacf
I immediatelly saw the special lighting..caused by the HDR formula. It is a very beautiful image and interesting too. So many objects to see.
magnus073
Danny this one is beyond fascinating and made my day. There is nothing that takes me back more than images of a blacksmith's shop. We still have a booklet of services my Great Grandfather provided at his.
DarkStormCrow
Cool work and image, well done....
knupps
This is an amazing image.
RodolfoCiminelli
Amazing and brilliant work Daniel.....!!!!
Hendesse
Looks absolutely fantastic. Superb shot and HDR effect. There are so many details to explore on this image.
Richardphotos
there are replicas here about but I never have been able to find anyone working them. outstanding effect.I first thought you had ran it through Ultra Fractal
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend. Superb shot and HDR effect.
bazza
Wonderful image and the info was fascinating. Thanks for that Danny..
delaorden_ojeda
hi Dan !, superb work and excelent hdr , great colors and composition , bravo amigo !
adrie
Totally awesome work, love it.
sandra46
super wonderful capture, great scene!!!!!
dbrv6
Excellent scene. Reminds me a bit of some pictures done using the polaroid transfer process too.
npauling
The effect you have given this excellent shot makes it look like it is from another time when this was commonplace.
jocko500
they go back a long time and they find metal worked together that we have a very hard time working them together. this is wonderful
babuci
Wonderful hdr work, the tone is very nice. Lot to see but nicely organized.
MedTran39
Great job!