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 (27)
makron
I like the effect, in spanish "Ojo de Pez". Very well done
flora-crassella
wonderful picture with great mood!!!!!
magnus073
Wonderful shot Danny, this really is a beautiful and lush area
sergio6
I like the effect that makes trees surrounding us.
carlx
Fantastic perspective colors and mood, Danny!!!
kobaltkween
love the brilliantly glowing yellows. the fisheeye effect is fun.
mininessie
wonderful place my friend!
pjaj
Excellent job as always!!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful picture , Danny! Great effct ! (Years ago I made the fish-eye with a peephole on the door)
DennisReed
Cool capture!
bazza
Beautiful scenic shot of this forest Danny, well done!!
jmb007
belle photo!
dragonmuse
Kind of looks haunted.. yet lovely.
aksirp
the fish-eye make the forest very impressive. the trees are almost ready for the first frost. its fun all we can see in a picture...
lior
One of you best, Danny :)
gizmo563
Cool shot!
jocko500
that fisheye is doing wonderful job on your photos
kgb224
Stunning work my friend.
rockstrider
Excellent lighting contrast with the silhouetted trees against the bright sky yet still retaining lots of fore and background colour mate!
Blush
Excellent image sweetie Hope you drop by and see my new ones Hugs Susan~
babuci
Love the gentle lean of the trees. Quite fascinating picture.
MedTran39
Love it - great capture!
rainbows
I like the effect, dear Danny. Wonderful work. Hugs. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Great fish-eye effect and fantastic photography Daniel......!!!
romanceworks
Yes, the fish eye effect makes this quite interesting. CC
bmac62
Looks like a 100 year old painting. Played a little with a free trial of Lightroom 3...I know it does many things very well...I need a class.
junge1
Beautiful capture Danny!