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 (22)
Samurai_Cat
Awesome capture!
Sekadhar
Perfect! Super shot!*****!
tizjezzme
oh, i would love to be able to capture something like this with my Nikon. Wow, what a beautiful bird; gorgeous shot!
Biffowitz
Very cool shot indeed!!
Richardphotos
astoniahing capture and they are such a beautiful bird
Fred255
WOW!!!!! What a BRILLIANT photo, I wish I was this good!
sharky_
Very nice capture in flight... Aloha
Pliadian
Oh My Gosh! How did you get this? Snowy Owls are my favorite .I've never seen one in flight:o) Thank you..
kenwas
They look so weird from the side and in flight. Amazing shot!
striving
That is just too cool looking. Love to pet it, though it would probably rip my eyes out. Nice shot!
romanceworks
How could such a wonderous creature ever be boring? Another wonderful shot. CC
DJB
Great close action. These should be around here soon too.
creanum
great capture in action......;
tallpindo
The mouse went the other way! Keystone Kops with snowey owls is gorgeous.
RodolfoCiminelli
Great and fantastic capture my friend....!!!
A_Joker_B
Great shot danob!
kansas
Excellent! I am never bored with any of your photos!
gs1953
Immagine ottima come sempre!
mps
Great shot.
SNAKEY
Never seen one..... so its a treat. :O)) SNAKEY
madame
Awesome capture, I am never bored with your superb photos, it's a wonderful gallery of birds !!
ironsoul
Beautiful bird and capture, excellent work :)