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)
kenwas
Great capture and thanks for the info as well!
romanceworks
Yuo get the most incredible shots! Wow. CC
monjo71
As usual a beautiful capture. Great work! John
kjpweb
What a day - two exceptional Owl shots. Great, no outstanding capture!
perlk
Simply gorgeous. Fabulous job.
st_fish
gorgeous in-flight capture! Lovely eyes on this little owl! Wonderful and have a great week! 8;o)
Valerie-Ducom
wowww, very impressiv picture of this grey owl!!! Excellent !!! This one remind me my ultimat resident in my area, a Short-eared Owl, he's citim of poisoning incident, but he's good now and we going tomorrow to give him his free life in Dona park ;) good weekend
mark.spooner
Amazing shot!
marybelgium
super !
Zacko
Fantastic in-flight capture. Perfect focus on the eyes. Well done indeed! #:o)
gunsan
I have a soft heart when it comes to owls.Someone said to me that she saw a little owl beside me, kind of magical animal. This photo I like very much.
sharky_
I always thought owls had big eyes...lol This one proves me wrong. Excellent and interesting capture. Aloha
Biffowitz
WOW fantastic in flight shot, perfect focus!!
madame
Gorgeous capture of a superb night bird !
creanum
wonderfull face and action......
RodolfoCiminelli
A wonderful and impressive photo Daniel....!!!
iaacf
Impressive !! Picture taken in full flight and that is very difficult.
gs1953
Scatto perfetto!
natalieb
Beautiful owl, amazing capture! Wow!
newleaf
Beautiful creature and capture my friend
Sekadhar
My God this is really fantastic shot!*****!
BorisB
Really a masterpiece, what a gorgeous presentation of this amazing bird, excellent work!!
Littlejock
Perfect DOF and colour, Great work.. Superb
Fred255
Flat head looks like he's flown in to one barn door too many!!! Great shot!!!
Loloe
Stunning capture!!!! Bravo!!!!!
kansas
A splendid photo of this owl. Thanks for the info.
Margana
That's quite a sentence.Talk about keeping it short and sweet,lol.Just teasing,Danny...Brilliant shot,as always.-M ;^)
redchilicat
Wow stunning! That green backdrop really makes this beautiful owl stand out!
tommorules
Owls seem to look either asleep, half-asleep, or surprised. I guess if their brains are 40% geared up for hearing that means they're either dozing, trying to doze, or p***** at being woken-up. Given my current circumstances I can only assume that I was an owl in a former life.... Superb shot Danny, the slight motion blur in the wing gives this a great dynamic, and that hypnotic eye is a peach!
elmurray
Fabulous capture. Such magnificent creatures.