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 (37)
kenwas
Beautiful shot of a great bird.
nathalie06
Lovely and funny bird ! As the parrots, they are incredible when they speak ! Very nice portrait Danny ! Hugs. V
Undertaker
Beautiful shot.
Punaguy
A little different look than the Mynah's we have here...ours are so plain looking compared to this one...Clean shot here buddy! Aloha!
Zacko
Amazing! Such a cool looking shot. Perfect quality as well. Just look at its paw...foot? Excellent capture. Have a good one! #:O)
RedundantlyAbundant
I read the Aldous Huxley novel "Island" not long ago - in the novel the Mynah plays a role...I had never seen one before until now. Excellent capture as always.
claudialee
Is that Mina bird? No that's no Mina bird, Must be youra bird. Great shot, Dear One. Guess silly just seems to take over and I have no control over it. Have a great day.
Telgar
Perfect shot , beautiful picture excellent work!
nhirschberger
Wow ! Gorgeous creature and capture ! Fantastic colors and details ! Most excellent work !!!
1010
You do the best photos of birds I have ever seen, exquisite..........
tmathise
Excellent capture of this squaking Mynah (begging for crackers no doubt, lol). Have a great day Danny!
Valerie-Ducom
wowwww excellent presentation and color in this bird!! excellent done my friend!!!
soulofharmony
Matti says it all,the talking mynah ..perfection Dan of course..!!!!:)
tommorules
Fantastic shot Danny, great clarity and detail, especially considering all that black!! Is this with the 10D...???
SophiaDeer
Breathtaking shot!!!
kimariehere
exceptional shot!! WOW he is really going at it!!.. supurb closeup !!... incredible BIG VOTE!!
jcv2
Wow, fantastic capture of this better-than-parrot bird! I thought the Australian bird of paradise (whatever that is named in (Aussie) English) was a master in sounds, able to mimic even car-alarms and chainsaws! Terrific work, Danny!
GiveMe
Beautiful shot Danny. I Wonder what hes saying.
redchilicat
Gorgeous capture! Love how you can see all the little details. I had never heard of this bird so thank you for sharing!
pm_hackworth
VOTE!!!
CDBrugg
who's a pretty Polly?
Laelia
Mate in french.. Agree with your commentary about the damage pet trade and with its iridiscent plumage It's a fragile bird, could die 'cause of draught... Love them Thanks for that colored lovely pic q:)
Blush
Polly want a cracker?????? I always wanted a Mynah bird.....but looking at this great image will do for now Fantastic capture Vote n hugs Susan~
erskogly
Superb capture! Love the white background that gradually takes on color towards the bottom of the picture. A near perfect exposure - excellent work!
kansas
Wonderful photo of this bird. I remember seeing many of them when I lived in Hawaii. Their social behavior is very interesting.
maggiemai
Oh my...what big black eyes you have! Very interesting look at a bird I've never seen before. Love the candy corn beak and the bird's pose as if modeling for you. Excellent! :-)
DJB
Very decent for the high light situation in background.Impressed with the timing of the shot. Beak open appears this bird is really saying a lot.
1pearl
Wow..Fantastic photo !!!
sharky_
Very impressive shot. Aloha
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and impressive shot Daniel....!!!! V