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 (47)
HobbyHopper
Very creative art! The lighting and perspective are fantastic!
pjaj
Beautiful work Danny. Lovely pic!
RedundantlyAbundant
Ahhhhhhhhhh, amazing vista here. If this shot is any indication of the photo opportunities there then I would love to visit. Are those cows or are they sheep up on the hill there?
linkinpark
Awesome view, lovely work indeed!!!!
SoulEatar
Your finishing creates a wounderful internal feel - Splendid inovative work -
che18530
This is so beautiful Danny. It looks like a little piece of Heaven on Earth. Your eye for the perfect, most meaningful shot is just amazing...Cheryl
Michelle A.
When I first opened this I thought it was a Bryce render....which means it looked almost too perfect to be real! This is just so beautiful!
PapaGuru
Looks almost painted, love the composition!
ratto
Really an awesome and unbelievable shot! vote
ShadowWind
Wonderful shot, I like the panoramic type view...
vangogh
The expanse of blue sky working with the contrast of the deep green of the landscape really makes this photo shine. Excellent work and a vote.
Tommy3D
Your Homeland is a marvelous place!! Such beauty, this is one of your best photographs IMHO!!! Fantastic work, my friend!! Are those sheep in the background, thought they were only found in Wales.
Niutek
This is amazing, I'm with Michelle - almost unreal! Fantastic shot, Danny.
funkandjazz
Talk about dramatic vistas! I just love all the green on the cliffs. Beautiful. :)
sparky123
Quite spectacular!!
ascrazy
Oh!! Fantastic a big magical space!! Superb shot Danny!
Pontigary
Dani, this is unbelievable! One of the most fabulous scapes I've ever seen on a photo. My first impression was "Wow, what a beautiful oil on canvas!" Really looks too expressive to be a photo. Especially I like the thin air, even seem to breathe it.There're no limits for a great master, You prove it again! Words, even exclamations are not enoughcan't express my emotions. I vote!
borsy
Fantastic image!!!!!!
cynlee
WoW! incredible shot! the grasslands look like velvet & the beach so fine, such a wonderful sheen to the water & sky- a fantasyland! oooooh- how i envy you to be there! :]
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and spectacular picture...!! she has a great beauty...!!
Tanialmeida
superb! i can absolutly embrace all this green and breathtaking view! u have definitly capture the soul of this wounderful landscape!!!
alvinylaya
Whoa, a breathtaking image!!! Awesome shot!
gunsan
What a magic view this is, really majestic! You really have an eye for the right angle!
SophiaDeer
Magnificent!! This is gorgeous!!
j-art
no doubt - a wonderful picture - but what i really would like is to be there - oh my god what a wonderful land - this green - someday, someday i promise i will meet you there - but for now i can only dream to be there, and vote for this wonferful picture, which enabels me to dream - your friend uwe
A_
My god, this is simply beautiful. Excellent image, I love it so much!
Wojteg
Unreal beauty.It looks like not from this world :)
CAFxX
no words... just a note! compress it less! jpeg in this case is evil...
Masema
Wow! Danny, this is simply amazing. Seems so soft and inviting. Excellently done!
calum5
Bahumbug!From London with lovelol...