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 (56)
kenwas
Beautiful capture. A unique vision of a well visited site.
WandM
Pfff, beautiful!!! Happy new year!
mcpangie
What a time to be there. Wow.
crrunchyfrog
Here I sit, on the other side of the world having never ventured much past the Equator, but feeling somehow home. I hope to visit this one day and see if my dream is as real as it feels :) Thank you so much for sharing and a very happy New Year to you too hugs
TwoPynts
I too want to visit this spot one day...this is a beautiful capture of it, thanks for sharing!
vlaaitje
What more can I say then just GORGEOUS!!!!! The colors are AWESOME....Some day I will visit this place I am very sure about that.....I wish you and yours the most beautiful 2005......with a lot of love and joy......that's all what we need....in this very hard life we live
jstsittinghere
happy new year! gorgeous image.
ascrazy
wow, very mistical mood, happy new year!
Tedz
One of the best Photos of Stonehenge that I have seen.....these Stones that I once touched....and...so did Bob Dylan...all the best My Friend.
Isabelle711
Pure beauty you have captured here, and I thank you ever so much for sharing this beauty. Happy New Year to you also. :)))
Krystie
Magic colours and lights for a place which is magic too! Bravo! I Vote! Thanks and Happy New Year to you too! :o)
Perry6
Wonderful mood shot!
cynlee
you look lovely in jade green, this is an awesome sight!! beautiful feel in the sunset/dawn's light, gives me shivers!! Happy New Year hugz! cheers! :]
Michelle A.
Gorgeous!
soulofharmony
mmmmmm remember standing on those as an 11yr old.. my grandfather took us to site see... bring back happy memories...sighes... beautiful p'graphy excellent dan..:) voteeeee
Misha883
Happy New Year to you, my friend.
pjaj
Very beautiful shot! Excellent:o) Happy New Year to you and your family my friend!!
Kropot
Beautifull greenish piece of the real culture ;) The light is excepsionel, stunning, flabberetc. Beste wishes for the next year Sir.
SoulSearcherr
awww..wonderfully done..and Happy New Year
LostPatrol
Surely one of the UK's most wonderful and mystical places, you have done an excellent job of this. Top notch capture "V"
SophiaDeer
Hauntingly beautiful!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo of a historical place!!! Vote
Blush
I love this image Stonehenge has always fascinated me hun It gets my Vote Hugs Susan~
kora
This gets my vote too, Danny. A really awesome shot! :)))))
MGD
Beautiful, timeless, hoping it will endure forever, never subject to time's ravages, and always see the light of the summer solstice. To be outside of time and still be time's conscience.
Corwin13
Agree with Tedz, an exceptional photo of this magical place! Happy New Year!
fblnet
Excellent! Love this! Thanks and Bravo!
gunsan
Have never been there, but many times wished... You captured the beauty, the timelessness and the mystery in this wonderful photo!!
Saurav
Happy new year Danny. Awesome photo, supurb light. VOTE!
tizjezzme
powerful shot .. beautiful colors... and pov perfect!