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 (35)
ArtistKimberly
Wonderful,
Feliciti
wish you all the same :) Merry Christmas too !!
X-PaX
Cool and funny shot. Merry Christmas to you too.
Richardphotos
I like the curvature caused by the lens.may be a fisheye?
carlx
Merry Christmas to You and Yours, too!!!
dixievb
Blessings of the season to you, Dan--and thanks again for all your wonderful posts!
romanceworks
A wonderful shot. A very happy holiday to you, too, Danny, and a blessed New Year. CC
kansas
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. A delightful scene.
chantal-france
Best wishes for you and your relatives :) Such a beautiful shot : thanks and hugs :)
kbrog
Superb POV and focal lenght, excellent capture! :) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! :D
Hendesse
Fantastic perspective and HDR effect. Merry Christmas also to you and yours!
dochtersions
A splendid capture with great depth and effects. God bless you too.
drag
Fantastic pov..Merry Christmas Danny.
gunsan
Great shot, and the same to you. Hope the coming year will be wonderful!
featherwitch
The same to you! Looking forward to more of your photos- at your own pace! ;o)
magnus073
Really cool photo Danny, you did great. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas.
bazza
Fabulous capture Danny.. Wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and joyful new Year and pray things will be better for you all.. God Bless..
bmac62
Merry Christmas to you and yours Danny! The good news is we soon will have all survived another year...and have another opportunity to recall Ansel Adam's saying, "Twelve significant photographs in one year is a good crop". I wonder if he'd still say that today if he was carrying a digital camera? lol.
flavia49
fabulous image!! Happy Holidays!
sandra46
WONDERFUL XMAS CARD MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO
watapki66
Wondrous image!
jophoto
Wonderful image and Merry Christmas to you as well!
DennisReed
Merry Christmas Dan, and prayers for a better New Year!
Punaguy
Merry Christmas Danny. I have enjoyed your work and skill over this past year even tho I haven't commented much lately I have checked out your images. Very nice shooting this year, excellent bird shots! Wishing you a better year as I know we all drag our crosses, some much heavier than others at times. Keep up the great shots in the new year! Aloha~
whaleman
Thanks and all the best to you as well!
MrsRatbag
Great Christmas shot, Danny; could be dangerous with those guys overhead...wonder what snowman poop looks like? Ice cubes? Marshmallows? Better have an umbrella ready just in case... LOL! Merry Christmas to you, my friend.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo my friend, Merry Christmas to you too...!! #:O)
GOLDILOCKSUK
Merry Xmas I like it! Great photo! Cathy xoxoxo
mariogiannecchini
Superb POV and focal lenght, excellent capture!Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!
pauldeleu
Excellent capture!