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 (46)
unstrung65
...excellent composition.
Jay7347
This barn is something else...oh man it sure puts ours to shame! Nice image Danny! -jay
DELMUR
belle mise en page!
escafeld
A magnificent building and the image does it justice. Well done!!!
MossSphere
Superb picture of an amazing building, well done!
Richardphotos
amazing structure and excellent capture
nathalie06
Ciao Danny ! A wonderfull picture. Incredible to think that this structure was a barn. Before to read your comment I thought it was a very old church. This sort of architecture is amazing between religious and military. Pure style. I love it !
bluliner35
Maybe they should have left them in barns, since burning and destroying churches has always been almost a sport through out history,
DavidEMartin
Wow...... The places one sees looking at others' photos on this site! A magnificent view, a well-crafted image!
Saurav
Excellent composition and angles.
tony_br22
Amazing places and stuff you capture with your camera. This is really beautiful .. colouring are so clear, cool pov. looks like a postcard :-) Excellent capture!
diomedes66
Magnificent composition; a good feeling for the size of this barn! Well done!
nongo
Incredible shot!! This barn was definately built to last!! Not like the barns around here, LOL in varying stages of decay. Supburb work Danny!!!!
YohannR
Very Good pic... and interesting history lesson... Thanks...!!!
Zacko
Woooooooow!!! What an excellent compo!!! I love that POV, its brilliant!!! Just one super-looking shot, well done indeed!!! Happy Easter #:O)
kennyliu
Cool Pov!!
cynlee
wow!! that's some barn, nothing like i'm use to! :]
WandM
On the first look i thought this was a church. Totally a beautiful and unique picture.
sharky_
Very Impressive. Excellent Photography. Aloha
SophiaDeer
A barn with charm! I like this very much!
i-popba
OH..!!Wonderful shot..!! cool tone and composition...well done..!
vlaaitje
excellent composition....it looks like a church to me...and what a lovely silence place without any trash around...it seems that you clean all before you made this wonderful shot.....enjoy your day's Danny together with your family.....you need some day's off....without any stress
addiek
has history wonderfully imprinted all over it... great find
tallpindo
First I need some rreference tools and fixtures to hold this. "Bring them all, the wheat and the tares and place them in my barn" then "Ananias and Sapphira gave only half of what they had and because they did not give all as was commanded they were put to death." So much emphasis on good and evil and Oohing and Ahhing at tithes as so onerous today. There is good reason to avoid churches which make things up as they go along rushing to judgement of the sinners.
Michelle A.
Simply amazing......
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid architecture, excellent and very creative shot my friend!!!
Onslow
Nice old barn - well captured.
zaberc
Interesting...impressive church !
Lledeline
Amazing architecture for a barn.
Enmos
Gorgeous, at first i thought it was a church :o) It has the same kind of style imo, superb capture !!