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 (29)
kbrog
Excellent HDR capture! Superb composition and scene. :)
bazza
Super capture Danny looks fabulous, well done!!
jocko500
very wonderful shot. i like this pov of the church
Blush
Excellent image Really like this... Looks so very very old I love this...def a fav:) Hugs Susan
fallen21
Stunning capture!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
magnus073
This truly is an amazing old church Danny, and I really enjoyed the background info on it
alanwilliams
a beautiful shot of this most attractively placed church
MrsLubner
How odd. I have the feeling I've been here before. Never have but it feels like it. Stunning postwork and amazing composition.
mps
Splendid image
wotan
Beautiful shot, PW and presentation!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful shot; it looks like a really lovely church!
brewgirlca
That is an amazing work. I love the saturation of the greens and the grays and how the gray church connects the earth with the sky. This one really deserves to be framed up.
jophoto
Really beautiful image!
DennisReed
Beautiful Landscape photography!
rainbows
Beautiful, dear Danny. An amazing church and capture. Wonderful presentation too. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic sky and wonderful photography my friend Daniel....!!!
pauldeleu
Great vision.
dbrv6
Fantastic view indeed. Great capture
X-PaX
Very nice HDR photo. Well done.
dochtersions
A spectacular landscape and photo-shot, Daniel. Amazing colors and composition.
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and HDR photo !
kobaltkween
This reminds me strongly of Svenart's Appleby Graveyard image. It's interesting to see how the real thing compares to a CG scene. I love the natural weathering and subtle disorder visible in the photo and missing in the CG work. But I love the beautiful stonework spotlighted in both works. Especially those windows.
belasebok
Fantastic photo!
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture!!!!
pat40
So lovely.
watapki66
Absolutely beautiful!
Turin_Returns
What delightful and dramatic skies Ireland possesses; or is it just Lerryn? ;)