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 (34)
Rose-Lignes
beautiful capture! very detailed and sharp. like your avatar!
flora-crassella
FANTASTIC picture!!!!!!!
BorisB
Excellent work!!
tennesseecowgirl
Splendid work~
RedundantlyAbundant
Beauty Dan!
mininessie
just beautiful!
Meisiekind
Beautiful soft and elegant!
DennisReed
Absolutely beautiful!
carlx
Wonderful flowers, tones and focus, Danny!!!
flavia49
gorgeous!
romanceworks
Aren't those simply beautiful. Gorgeous shot. CC
kobaltkween
mmmm. lovely flower macro. i like the contrast of the unblemished white and the yellow threaded with red.
magnus073
This is such a beautiful photo Danny, you have such a gift for capturing these
iaacf
Hehehe.. thank you for so many tulips..
babuci
Wonderful capture. Looks to me two group of riends get together for as good chat. Interesting compo.
kgb224
Stunning composition and capture my friend.
mariogiannecchini
Splendid composition and picture !
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE IMAGE! SUPERB SHOT!
kansas
So beautiful! Thank you. There is so much beauty in this world and I often wonder if our politicians even notice and appreciate it.
npauling
How beautiful these look in this lovely capture.
MedTran39
Beautiful!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and fantastic work.......!!!!
lucindawind
gorgeous!
mbz2662
Gorgeous capture :)
schonee
Oh I Love this! sorry I have been missing your gallery
Hendesse
Wonderful image. Beautiful muted colors and light.
Richardphotos
outstanding contrasting colors
Ilona-Krijgsman
how lovely this is
bazza
Very lovely capture Danny, they look beautiful.
Alex_Antonov
Very nice!