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 (51)
kenwas
You never cease to amaze me with the great captures you manage to get. This is a wonderful creature and a great shot. Thanks as always for the background information.
MidnightSon
Beautiful legs !! ;) Nice job...
redchilicat
Beautiful shot and LOL it does look like she is dancing a jig :-)
sharky_
What an unusual looking bird. If he can't fly, he sure looks like he can run fast. Interesting capture. Aloha
Gor111
It's a fantastic animal photography of this "dancing" bird! I'm always newly fascinated how professional you handel your camera! Bravo!!!
_Guffi_
Never seen one of those before, funny looking birdie, great shot.
vlaaitje
what a fantastic shot and TITLE.......it makes me laugh just to see how he/she dance haha......gorgeous depth of filed....so as always a beauty ....shall we dance??
Littlejock
Superb capture and DOF.. I love the look of this birds and the colour i just perfect. Congratulations Danny
Ionel
Beautiful and very funny!
MrsLubner
What a mix of birds! I find this fascinasting. It looks like a water bird, yet the powerful beak betrays that. Excellent photo and marvelous education!
tommorules
Every time I see one of these birds it's either doing a silly dance or some other wierd move, hard to take them seriously, I didn't know they killed snakes then though.... Great shot. P.S. I don't think you spelled copyright erm... right... not sure if it matters?
romanceworks
Such a unique raptor. And fascinating info to accompany your excellent photo. CC
Fred255
That look's painfull!
kimariehere
what a facinating bird you have captured so well !! awesome pov and dof on this !!! love his funny pose~exceptional shot!
kansas
A fantastic shot of this interesting bird. Thanks for the info.
inshaala
never seen one of these before or knew they existed, and what a great shot as an introduction to it :) Interesting read as always. EEEEY hokey kokey kokey....!
short_ribs
Superb shot buddy! Looks like he's dancing for you ;P Hmmm not normal to see them in such green ;P We used to have them on the farm back in zim... ;) Awesome work though!
RodolfoCiminelli
A incredible and fantastic bird.....!!!! Splendid shot Jim......!!!!
TomDart
Yes this is a splendid shot and..quite humorous, too.
natalieb
LOL...Such a funny looking creature, never saw this before. I love the strong orange colour on its face...and its hairdo. Amazing capture!
mark.spooner
Excellent work!
elmurray
Oh yes! "You put your left leg in, your left leg out, in out, in out, shake it all about ......!" Great shot. Bravo!
rainbows
It is a sublime capture, Danny. Splendid bird, I have never seen one. I love your title!!!!! Hugs. Di.
jogi1302
A fantastic capture from this Secretary Bird, Daniel. And it looks really as if he would dance.
Onslow
A very strange bird - fab capture and image.
CavalierLady
This bird is new to me and what an opportune capture you managed to get of this comical dance!
busi2ness
Splendid capture displaying all its main features very well. Colour and pose is fantastic.
gs1953
ottima!
Zorg1955
Excellent POV that you'done shooting this "gracile" raptor . . .
nathalie06
A dancing bird !!!! So funny this shot Danny ! Another bird I've never seen before. That's another reason for loving your gallery, because each day I learn something about Nature, and I love that.... A superb shot again my friend. Hugs.