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 (33)
GiMi53
Excellent lively portrait ! :~)
BorisB
What an adorable animal in a beautiful pose, looks really cute!
Mondwin
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW....SUperbly!!!!!!!!!!!!!fabulous look!!bravissimo!!V:DDD.Hugsxx
kenwas
Learn every day...thank you!
Zacko
Awwww!!! This is one of the cutest little things i have ever seen. ADORAAAABLE!!!! So sweet of him to wave like that as well. Exceptional capture Danny. #:o)
RodolfoCiminelli
Adorable panda and splendid shot very opportune my friend.....!!!!
GiveMe
Awesome shot of this gorgeous animal.
Valerie-Ducom
oooooooohhhhhhhhh, very cutiiiiiiiiiiiiii, I like very much... I never see the rare panda but i'm sure you're very happy to see them because it's very exeptional... Excellent work my friend!!! Good day and hugsss ;)
1010
What a cutie, love his fur. Outstanding photo as always!
nattarious
OMG!! Nice little beautiful animal and amazing pose my friend! hehe Yes cute and awesome.. Thank you for the share Daniel and hope to see some more my friend JOE
Biffowitz
Yeah, a fabulous shot indeed, cute, but with wonderful looking fur too. Thanks for the info as well, great shot!
sharky_
Very beautiful animal.... Aloha
_Guffi_
Stunning, Im a sucker for animal shots :).
MrsLubner
Fabulous capture. You got a brilliant pose! The lighting is wonderul and lets you see all of the fine details of this creature. Expecially nice is that you have found such expression in its face. Very appealing!
romanceworks
What a precious creature and perfect shot. I agree, no one wants animals to be captives in zoos, and yet without them some of these wonderful animals would no longer exist. CC
kimariehere
wonderful to see this little beauty !!.... rare and wonderful and your capture of it with paw up warms my heart this morn ! thank you for that!! incredible pose!! LOVE IT!!!!!
creanum
magnifique portrait......
Flannelman
Spot on Danob. Fine capture/history. Always informative. thanx ;-)
Sekadhar
Thank you for story and beautiful and very cute animal! I never saw that one before! Super capture!!!
marybelgium
very cute !
gunsan
How very sweet, he looks so shy ! Wonderful shot.
_Bee
Stunningly beautiful!
iaacf
They indeed are very much worth prtecting. I remember one red panda managed to escape from the Rotterdam Zoo and was found in a tree nearby the Centra Station of that city several kilometers away.. aniway.. this is a beautiful portrait of this beloved animal.
Gor111
Oh he looks really very very cute! I love this beautiful animal portrait! Excellent shot! Bravo!!!
nathalie06
Really adorable this little Red Panda ! He's got a so sweet face. I don't know if it's an illusion but he has a very sad way of looking... and of course say "Hello" to you ;o)))) It's a so lovely animal, and another one who's disapearing. I hope we'll find a solution to save them, and all the others animals. Thank you for this touching and interesting photograph Dany. Have a nice week. Hugs
CavalierLady
A beautiful creature and a delightful pose. Outstanding clarity, as always.
kansas
A very beautiful animal. Great info.
borsy
Excellent!!
nongo
It doesn't get much cuter than this!!!!!!!!! superb!!!!!!!!!!!!
DennisReed
Magnificent capture! 1st class photography! Bravo! I guess I still have a need for my Teddy Bear! ;)