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)
Juji
Look, little bonnets! They're beautiful. Great pic.
Hopalong
Daintily veined in a snowy half-light peculiar to addition. Masterpiece!
cynlee
ah, the sunlight is being a tease- just needs a few dapples more, oh please... oh well, still pretty little delicate flowers & fun to say too :]
c-s
he das ist eine wundersche blume geflt mir sehr gut exzellentes bild...
j-art
ok i cant speak the name of this flower - but it looks great - again a pretty good photo - hmmmm it seems that you must be a pretty good photographer - ha - now i have your secret - lol - no real, this is a wonderful shoot, and it shows again your wonderful sense for nature - thanks for posting. uwe
SophiaDeer
Breathtaking!! Nature is a wonderful artist. This is a vision of lovliness!!
kansas
Beautiful shot. Doesn't look like a Rhody to me, however.
borsy
Excellent image!!!!!
vjerana
Thank you! I could not wish a better "good morning". It is so beautiful...How you do it????? Thank you!
qmont
Danny, your exposures are always on the mark and this one is no exception, I love these flowers, they were all over in my home state, and i haven't seen one since I left there 20 years ago.....John
madame
Just splendid, an other beautiful shot ! I have a red Rhododendron in my garden, it's a magnificent small tree but I don't know shooting as well as you, I don't have your talent. Bravo Danny !
gabi_w_z
what for a kind of rhododendron!the figure i never seen in germany.
patmartj
Lemon Bells Beautiful!
giancarlo17
Image much beautiful and delicata. Diffuse shadow and the small beam of light is elements much difficult to realize. BRAVO Daniele!!!
funkandjazz
Just starting to bloom here... they sure are pretty. Nice shot. :)
Niutek
Like Cyn, I'd just love to see more of those sun dapples :) But that's still a beautiful shot :)))
keeba17
beautiful......what else can be said :) top photo.
linkinpark
What a beautiful flower!!!Top shot..
Doublecrash
Beautiful indeed!
HobbyHopper
Wow, beautiful photo. Excellent image!
calum5
Fantasticly wonderfull Danny!Really nice.I can feel those soft petals !Well almost!.:o)
Tanialmeida
colours and light merging are beautifulllllllllll!!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent I throw Daniel...!!! the corollas of the flowers have an opaline and very beautiful transparency...!!! the soft illumination contributes to that the textures stand out in a very beautiful way...!!!
pjaj
Beautiful photo Danny. Lovely!
Akinom
What a brilliant capture! Believe that kind of rhododendron only grow in UK, am I right?
KingPtolemy
Beautiful again!!!
gunsan
My thought first was : all the swans dancing in "The Swan Lake" What a beautiful photo!
alvinylaya
WOW!!! Very beautiful!!!
vlaaitje
this is wonderful, so sharp, I wished that I was a butterfly.....then I would stop there for take my honey....lovely shot