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 (48)
Dynazty
Awesome work on this Image....Well Done....=]
kennyliu
Awesome combination work! Great mood here!
MaydaMason
agree with tmathise about the light ... btw looks very emotional and surrealistic! excellent concept
jinet
Well done and great work !
vlaaitje
SUPERB !!! Love the colours and of course the bird
cbender
very well done! -- just a little hint: i'm not that sure if the "backlight" could be that strong with such a sky... perhaps try to level down the silhouette on the bird a tad... apart from this: wonderful image!
PeeWee05
I really like the overall image and the fantasty of it all. But it can't be real to me because the sunset and light on top of the kite suggests two suns which would have to mean two suns = fantasty world. But I do like it.
RodolfoCiminelli
Superb and fantastic photo very impressive......!!! V
Pontigary
Adorable work here! So impressive and inimitable. Congratulations, ~V~
kansas
A glorious composition. Very impressive sky. Gorgeous winged flight. My sincere compliments.
diomedes66
Magnificent composition with an otherworldly spiritual essence. Superb!
jcv2
All the way up, free in the air living its own life! Beautiful illustartion of this freedom!
GiveMe
Very impressive. Tks Danny :^)
SophiaDeer
Exquisite!!
typeitout68
I totally LOVE this awesome photo! The sky behind your subject really puts the magesty into perspective. Awesome colors. VOTE
fourbanger
Fantastic capture of this creature in flight and the magnificent sky,What a wonderful find.Have a great day.Vote
iaacf
Okay.. you used soem postwork here.. but I does not harm the image at all. It is gorgeous !
clifftoppler
the thumbnail told me the shot was "false" in some way, so the result depends on what your client required. I has the air of a "Boris," creation if you know what I mean, and that is a compliment in its own sort of way. Still, you've received some wonderfully helpful crits, and that is also no bad thing.