Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (33)
short_ribs
HEHE thanks for the info have them here but didn't know what they were! Oh and the pic Great capruter!
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and very opportune shot my friend...!!! Very good natural illumination.....!!!!
vlaaitje
oooooooooooooo she is very creative with her nest building.....I see colourful hair rubbers.......LOL...nice image......yep spring is there
Ace10
Thanks for the picture,my wife feeds birds like these on the canal,but they have a red head.I know she will love this when I show her
SNAKEY
Beautiful capture of such a common bird...... u make her interesting.;)
tommorules
Nice spot mate! My 'L' refuses to autofocus on these little fellows, no contrast I guess. Looking forwards to more in this series!
Onslow
Nice image and write up - see this one has been collecting beads :)
claudialee
Interesting! Love the shot (hard to get??) and the information about this little bird.
borsy
Excellent!!
kimariehere
wonderful shot of this nesting coot... well done as always !
Valerie-Ducom
very good capture!!! and excellent color and lighting my friend ;)well done! good evening and kiss
Undertaker
Nice shot. I find this coots at nearly each lake in Bavaria. Most time there is a single specimen between many colorful dugs. Then I like to make the joke to say: Look at this coot, that's me.
maggiemai
So interesting! Thank you for the info and this pretty little "noisy" bird. :-) Excellent close up on her nest it seems. She looks a bit like our pidgeons but I've never seen a coot before. Beautiful work!
Blush
Intresting indeed...and thanks for the info on this bird.... Vote n hugs Susan~
MedTran39
Awesome capture and beautiful bird!
GiveMe
Beautiful photo and great info. Tks Danny :^)
SophiaDeer
What a beautiful plump bird!
suresh_krishna
The info. you gave is as interesting as the picture. A very well captured shot. Thanks.
gunsan
I thought it was an egg till I saw her head:-) You always give so good info along with your great shots, so it is easy to love "your birds". common or rare.
Telgar
Nice catpure , thanks very much for infos !
CarolSassy
Uncommonly lovely colors! Beautiful eyes! V (:
KiwiMiss
Excellent info and capture!
tallpindo
The expression of color tones and values handles the image carefully.
sharky_
Nesting and guarding it eggs. Eventually they will hatch and one will fly the coot. Beautiful capture. Aloha
iaacf
Yes, we have lots of them here. They are so common that I rarely pay any attention to them.. but I should as this image shows to me.
kansas
Thanks for sharing the info and this wonderful photo. We don't have these birds around here.
nhirschberger
Not as crisp as your usual photographs. Excellent capture, though ! Thanks for sharing !!! V
jcv2
Coot capture of this coot coot! :) Fantastic work, Danny!
Margana
LOL I thought a coot was an old man...I had no idea it was a bird.Fascinating shot of him and wonderful info as well.Thanks for sharing.-M :^)
ascrazy
absolutely superb photo, i like your fotostory, thanks my friend:-)