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 (53)
kgb224
What a gem my friend. The rich colors of this Cathedral is fantastic.
flora-crassella
Wonderful light and colors!!! Great photo!!!!
knupps
Impressive work. The colours are amazing.
Domi48
Remarquable!
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid photo Daniel.....!!! Impressive religious architecture......!!!
brycek
Beautiful capture!!
mairekas
Very beautiful image and mood!
T.Rex
Beautiful Romanesque style. You catch it very nicely. The Cathedral of Lund, Lund, Sweden, is reputed to be the last Romanesque cathedral to be built before the Gothic style came to Europe, but here we have an even later example of that architecture. Classic small windows and round arches. Thanks for the image!
romanceworks
Wow, what a gorgeous cathedral and photo. CC
evensteven
Killer shot and excellent post work! One of the songs on my bands' song list is Galway Girl.
rocserum
great example of religious architecture, great shot! RS
magnus073
What a fantastic shot Danny, this is one I would love to visit in person
decie
beautiful!!! they wont be building any more for a long time after paying out for their sins, beautiful photo.
kbrog
Wonderful details and colors in the image. Excellent capture!
bazza
Superb capture and lovely interior well done Danny.
Meisiekind
Wonderful architecture and a perfect shot Danny! WOW - it is gorgeous to say the least! :)
pauldeleu
Good colour contrast.
DreamersWish
What amazing rich colors and beautiful interior! Beautiful capture!
mininessie
wow...fantastic pic!
jeroni
beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work
babuci
Floor to roof so much details. Wonderful colors.
carlx
Amazing perspective, details and view, my friend!!!
lyron
Stunning image. Excellent!!
qrud
Perfectly exciting work.
Sea_Dog
Superb! Wonderful detail and POV. well done.
BorisB
Excellent work and a gorgeous building!!
adrie
Another outstanding photoshot my friend superb work on the POV....love it.
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful light and colors!!! Stunning image !!!
jocko500
wow bet this was a rush when you walked into it. cool looking
MedTran39
Beautiful!