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)
kgb224
I like it as well Danny. Stunning capture and post work. God Bless.
tennesseecowgirl
I like it too, not over done in my opinion.
dixievb
WOW--looking GOOD---thanks, Dan...
BorisB
Excellent work!!
alanwilliams
lovely composition
Dreamingbee
i love this view and what an wonderful town and architecture .. wow !
carlx
Cool perspective, colors and mood, Danny!!!
kbrog
Wonderful focal length on this stunning capture! :)
NightGallery
Very cool shot. HDR is a touch (just a touch) much for me. But I do like the view. That lens looks like it would be fun to play with. Amazing how nice that camera is at 1600. Mine (XTi) is useless because of the noise at that iso. Well done my friend.
Badsue
Love the perspective and the HDR works fine for me. Really nice colours!
bmac62
Well done Danny. I really do not like what I often consider to be overdone HDR effects...here it appears you've gotten all the benefits and avoided the artificialities. I need to try my hand at HDR some more...:)
jocko500
looking cool
magnus073
Great looking capture here Danny, love the pov so much
MrsRatbag
It's lovely, Danny; great work!
DennisReed
Pristine Photography! Awesome focal!
DananJaya_Chef
Feliciti
like the soft HDR and Fish Eye Lens effect !! ,nice view too!!
rainbows
A wonderful capture, dear Danny. Hope you had a good time on your trip. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
mininessie
wow...amazing POV
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photography Daniel, spectacular fisheye effect....!!!
marybelgium
Excellent !
mariogiannecchini
Simply wonderful ,Danny !!!
fallen21
Fantastic capture.
jophoto
Wonderful colors.
Littlejock
Beautiful view my friend. Hugs
romanceworks
Superb photo. CC
tibet2004uk
Love the lens distortion here, it really adds a surreal feeling to the image. Beautiful shot.