Valentia

Calina

I know some of you may have heard this already but for those who haven't and who may wish to know, Valentia passed away today.

There are no words to describe how I feel about this news. My condolences go out to his family. I will miss him very much.

sNarah

Just got the message through Danny's family on twitter. Felt quite horrified reading it like that.

Condolences for his family and friends.

Ricky91t

Wow this is a Shock! May he R.I.P

AnimalRights

Jesus...he only commented on my Wedding thread yesterday afternoon.

Terrible news, only met him the once but he was exactly how you would've pictured him from here.

RIP

phog

I didn't know him other than to view and admire his photgraphy (usually in awe).

My sincere condolences to his family, may he rest in peace.

PaulieC

that really puts things inot perspective. I've never met Danny, but he always acted like a gentleman on here. my thouhgts and condolences are with his family. God speed Danny, RIP

oshead

Oh no.... I was just thinking of him and wondering how he was doing. He will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to his family.

David OShea

dakar

Haven't been on Twitter all day. I'm gutted. An absolute gent.....

RIP

Lagnagoushee

Only knew Valentia from his postings on this forum, where he came across as a really nice guy with a great photographic talent. A sad loss, may he rest in peace.

GristlyEnd

It was a pleasure to have met Danny on many occasions. I'm absolutely shocked, this world has lost a great man.

RIP

swingking

OMG I'm shocked at hearing this news.

RIP Danny. May you long be remembered

Paulw

What a loss to photography and to all his family and friends. I met him a few times and always had the deepest respect for him. A wonderful man and a stunning photographer.

Deepest sympathy to his wife and family.

kensutz

The nicest, funniest and wittiest man ever to grace boards and my life. A true gent if you ever met him.

Completely in shock and condolences to his family. RIP Danny

Rojo

I'm also in shock - unfortunately, I only got to meet him once. RIP.

5uspect

He was a true Gentleman, and perhaps on of the greatest photographers I've had to pleasure to share this space with.

He will be missed but never forgotten.

Ghost Train

Very sad to hear this. RIP

fluffyVW

Very shocking news
Never met him but have talked to him online a few times, follow him on twitter and I check out his photography on pixie.

RIP. My thought are with his family and friends.

Carrigman

Dreadful news. Danny was a great photographer and a witty and erudite commentator on all things photographic...and much more besides.


RIP.

32finn

R.I.P Valentia, my prayers are with family and friends at this sad time.

Trev M

sad news , I didnt know him but by all accounts here its sounds like his choice of assignment reflected what he was all about .... I love his sample pic
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055512127

RIP

smelltheglove

Very sad news, I'm quite shocked reading that. Deepest condolences to teh family, he will be greatly missed around here.

AnimalRights

SuzieQ has a tribute album on her pixie and I think a tribute thread of pics of him and his best by him would be great, I'm sure he wouldnt've minded.

http://pix.ie/susieque/album/373473

Buzz Lightyear

Thanks Treasa.

The news is just filtering through twitter and now boards. He was a wonderful man who I've only met a handful of times.

Anywhere here in Trim his name is very well known. He had many talents amongst them photography & acting. He was looking forward to the current production in Trim and had jesting with a few of us that we owed him payback for the photowalk by attending the play. A drama date that has been overtaken by Danny's untimely passing.

Danny is known here for his wit, charm and his wonderful photography. He was very willing to share his knowledge and passion. He was down at the Balloon Festival in Trim at the weekend and unfortunately I didn't get down to meet him.

He produced some wonderful shots from the weekend including this image for which he earned a TOTD.



This is one of Danny's many, many wonderful images.





Danny O'Brien. May you rest in peace.

Fenster

I met him years ago at Charleville, where he was a perfect gentleman, and we've spoken many times since. This is terrible.

Do we have any funeral details?

daycent

That's shocking. I remember seeing his post on AR's thread yesterday. I always looked forward to his posts on the Random thread and his contributions to other threads. A great photographer and seemed like a sound guy, never had the pleasure of meeting him. RIP.

stick-dan

my thoughts and condolences to his family and friends. It's a testament to the man been mentioned so many times how nice he was to everyone. RIP.

stabo

RIP Danny. shocked. Never met him,always checking his pix.ie acc as was in awe of his pics. He is the reason i want to go to Skellig islands this year. Will be missed.

Calina

Fenster wrote: »

Do we have any funeral details?

Not yet I am afraid.

nilhg

I'm shocked at this news, after all the hardship Danny had over the last year or two I hoped he'd turned the corner healthwise, the people above have said it all really but I'd like to say he was always an absolute gent, anytime I met him he always had an encouraging word for everyone.


My commiserations to his family, he'll be sorely missed.


RIP Danny.

Calina

Always my favourite of his photographs.

Eirebear

:(

Man, there is honestly nothing i can say.

Danny was the first person (outside of Elven who i already knew personally) to welcome me to this little community on Boards, and i had so much time for his photography.
The one that sticks out for me at the moment is the one of the birds feeding, i think it may have won some sort of Nokia related competition?

RIP Danny, my deepest condolences to your family.

pixbyjohn

R.I.P. Valentia

Jackobyte

RIP Valentia.

I only knew him through boards but he came across as both a lovely man and a talented photographer. My condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed terribly in this forum by all.

RIP Danny.

Nisio

He was a great photographer; his work always amazed. My thoughts are with his family.

Oisin

Jemmy

Only met Danny once recently on a photowalk in Trim, total gent. Such a lovely man, very sad news.
My thoughts are with his family.

soccerc

Shocked and saddened.

Danny made me see the positive aspects following my heart attack last October and we shared some black humour surrounding cardiac problems.

May he Rest In Peace

dudara

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

ThOnda

Kintarō Hattori

It's always terrible news when the world looses a decent soul. I think I may have met him briefly at the launch of the book. While I may not have known him I have read his posts over the years and he always came across as a polite, respectful pleasant person. I didn't know he had been ill so it's a little shocking to know another regular poster is gone. Rest in peace sir.

Fenster

xia

The only occasion I had the pleasure of meeting him in "real life". On the book launch last year (and this was always my favourite picture of that night).

We only briefly talked but there was something about him that made me feel some sort of connection you sometimes feel with people you just met. So I have a slight idea how people who knew him better feel like at the moment.

My thoughts are with his family and friends.

sheesh

Thats very sad. I love his stuff.

Slidinginfinity

I only met Danny once, at the Trim photowalk.
He was the first to give up his ticket for the castle tour, so other could go.
He was quick with a smile or a bit of warm advice.
His passing is a loss to us all.

Rest In Peace, Danny

thebaz

deeply shocked - possibly more than anyone here he encouragerd me to keep going - always backing me up whenever I had the hump - always promising to meet up at an exhibition - 2 weeks ago I was shooting the breeze with a mate of his - I was thrilled to see him recover and always wanted to meet the man himself - but never to be - even yesterday he commented on one of my photos - quite apt

http://pix.ie/thebaz/1123413

A genuinely good man here

Danny R.I.P.

pullandbang

I've known Danny for 25 years. I'm still in shock after hearing the news. He was an inspiration to a lot of people including myself. Words just fail me at the moment.......

I did have the pleasure of spending a few hours with Danny last Sunday at the Balloon Fiesta in Trim. Generous to a fault, Danny swapped lenses with me for the day to let me try his 100-400. He took my 70-200 and used it. My last shot of him, taken on Sunday as he photographed the kids in the egg hunt.



May he rest in peace and may his memories live on forever. Sadly missed by those who knew him.

aidan18

Shocked too Dennis, only meet the man once in Trim in February RIP

IamBlip

When I first saw the award winning "Conflict" photo of the Gannets I was totally blown away and followed his work on here and Pix.ie ever since.

Even though I never met the guy or talked to him personally, from all accounts on here I do believe he was an absolute gent, that did share his time, knowledge and craic with those in his company and I'm really saddened hes gone, he will be missed deeply.







Formely Blip on boards, long time photography lurker.......I gonna try change that now.

Marcus

I just can't believe this. I spoke with Danny on the phone just the other day.

Danny, I will miss you, Pixie will miss you and the thousands of people who enjoyed your unique perspective and viewed your photos over and over again will miss you.

RIP my good friend.

joeKel73

I just got Th0nda's Flickr update which led me here. This is the first time I've ever been truly shocked and saddened by an online thread.

The only time I came across Danny in "real life" and the first time I came across his work was when we were both shortlisted for the esb environmental photography awards back 6 years ago, before my boards.ie days . I later stumbled across his portfolio online and I can say he was the single most inspirational photographer that got me properly into photography. His wildlife shots are incredible. He took exactly the photos that I wanted to take! "[Flickr] New items from Danny O'Brien" emails never went unread.

stabo wrote: »

He is the reason i want to go to Skellig islands this year.

^ same here.

R.I.P. Danny.

mrmac

I read the OP, and my stomach knotted up! Amazing how someone you've never met, can inspire and affect you so much. A sad day.

No dis-respect to anyone on here, but this shot of his, is in my all time top 10 - it's saved in my favourites as I keep coming back to stare at it.

Borderfox

Thats terrible sad news, what a loss of a gent.