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 (38)
rainbows
Beautiful Hawk. Super capture.. Would not like a nip from him... Big bird!!
vlaaitje
wow.....I told you earlier today that I like this one...such a proud bird....wonderful....
Blush
What a beautiful hawk sweetie Love the side angle:) Vote n hugs Susan~
redchilicat
Gorgeous capture! The backdrop matches the color of his eyes :-)
1010
Thank you for bringing these species up close and personal, I love each one! V
kenwas
Remarkable creature! Great capture.
Laelia
oh yes, marvellous capture as always !! If I could add another information about ferruginous, that's about feather red&brown color like the color of rust iron : iron=fer and rust= rouillthat gives the adjective ferrugineux in french Here another : http://hans.spiecker.oiseaux.net/buse.rouilleuse.1.htm AmitiMagali q:)
GiveMe
Another awesome photo. Tks Danny
kimariehere
such a wonderful profile portrait of this amazing hawk!! ..perfectly shot he looks contemplative here!! ..brilliant!
Loloe
Wow!!!Another fantastic capture! it's beautiful! Bravo!!!
Valerie-Ducom
beautiful capture and impressiv bird!!! excellent!!! good day and hugs
SoulSearcherr
fabulous job..S..have a beautiful day
wingnut55
a noble portrait.
SophiaDeer
A regal and elegant hawk!!
mss
Awesome ferrugineux coloration! Was this one male or female? Do you have a photo of the feathery legs&feet?
soulofharmony
fantastic sharpness.. perfect of the head.. outstanding rend..:)
claudialee
You can almost count each feather. Beautiful and awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!What a great picture.
CavalierLady
My word, you do nice work!
Wire
Fantastic photographs! Impressive! We learn a lot from you about American wildlife. Thank you
maggiemai
Wow! What a profile! Amazing capture once again. This bird definitely deserves the name "Hawk!" ...he looks like a toughie...very powerful! That beak is incredible and you did a beautiful job on capturing the colors of his feathers. :-) Excellent work Dan! V
nattarious
Now this is SUPER SHOT!!! and that for i can tell you: Their practice was when they met together, to exercise themselves with fencing, wrestling, shooting and such like exercises: for I observed they did seldom hawk or hunt and very seldom or never dance or play on music, saying it was too effeminate for masculine spirits. I love HAKS, FALCONS and use to hunt them, train them, and grow them as well.. Congratulations.. !! and that is a FAV+ from you Plus BIG BIG VOTE!!!
DavidEMartin
Wow. Makes me think of Horus, comtemplating his world.
nongo
Excellent image Danny, with your usual wealth of information!!!!!! thanks, ; )
BusyB967
Excellent capture here.. :)
sharky_
A powerful look bird. Excellent shot. Aloha
TallPockets
Superb work!
kansas
Great hawk photo. I like the rusty feather color on his back. Thanks for the info again.
Punaguy
Another crisp shot of raptor that I have never seen, thanks for sharing Danny! Aloha~
Margana
Lol,before I got to the bottom of your notes I was thinking I wanted to look up the word ferruginous,as it surely was descriptive in nature.(And also,because I wanted to see if it had anything to do with iron,which I believe is ferrous...Don't mind me,I have this thing for etmology,lol).Well 'rusty' certainly fits better than 'irony',lol. ;^) Gorgeous capture,as always Danny,and thanks for the addition of another word in my verbal repertoire.Ah yes.I better go stretch now.I'm feeling rather ferruginous,lol.-M :^)
nhirschberger
Wow ! Gorgeous clear capture ! Fantastic details, colors and tones ! Most excellent work !!! V