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)
FUNJOKER
excellent...very cool ;)*****.
Hendesse
What a colorful bird. Excellent capture, I like the pose and expression. Superb!!
nattarious
OMG Dan!! What some coloful parrot my friend! With some excellent pov and compo! Your angle is totally impressive tho! I guess its the birds day.. Just wait for my upload after the 3 comments left for me.. Btw: I always wondered why there is a delay in getting the Rosity bots? I am running on T3 fiber optic connection tho and still getting a delay! I got the mail and clicked in less then a sec and saw the two comments! :- Thank you and have a nice day JOE
elmurray
"Who's a pretty boy then?" Not you, Danny, the bird!!! What a lovely colourful bird this is and you have captured him brilliantly, as usual. Bravo, Danny!
Janiss
Wonderfull.... such gorgeous pict with excellent colors!
rainbows
A superb shot, Danny. I've got to love him, hey!! So happy things are okay with your family. Happy weekend. Hugs. Di.
Margana
I love his eye. Really wonderful work, Danny. Hope all goes well with the family...-M :^)
spm91g
Excellent work!!! Nice capture!!
lizzibell
Very colorful bird very nice...
mark.spooner
Brilliant!
vlaaitje
such a colourful bird....!! And he/she looks very curious !!
Shucoda
G'day mate! You are right, these are a beautiful bird & they do screech a lot as they fly & in the trees (one just screeched outside just then) We have hundreds of them flying around here. A wonderful capture of this beautiful bird mate :) I'm glad there was a happy outcome with you family.. Take care mate!
MedTran39
Beautiful! Super great shot!
tizjezzme
Hi Danny !! :) Long time no see eh?? :) Love the colors of this bird.. nice photo! I have lots to catch up on here ... at least it'll keep me outta trouble.. lol
stuart83
Excellent capture, nice POV & DOF, these birds make excellent pets although they become a one person bird as they tend to be quite Jealous, we feed them in our backyard & have various native plants for them to feed on, one downfall, get 4 or more together & the noise is incrediable. Stuart
valcali
Wow...look at those colors! Excellent shot. ;o)
Biffowitz
Holy cow, those colors are amazing. Nice work for sure!!
Ionel
Very nice picture!
sharky_
Very nice bird shot. Aloha
rayburg
A rainbow with colors..great shot.
Brog28
Great shot, love to have 100 of these flying around in my backyard :D Great shot good time on it too
gunsan
I would like to have such a beauty in the tree in my little garden. Impossible...I know...but I can dream LOL
Zorg1955
Nice to see you again Dan, and so nice to see again your superbs shots . . .
RodolfoCiminelli
A wonderful photo Daniel....!!! Have a impressive detail and beautiful palette of natural colors.....!!!
Xanthmann
Super photo!!! A lovely capture of detail and colors!
kansas
Wonderful photo. Beautifully colored feathers. Glad your problems are solved with a good outcome.
romanceworks
I have always adored this exquisite colorful parrot and your photo is awesome. CC
erlandpil
I love it,wonderfult picture erland
vulcanccit
a master of color, wonderful dof, perfect
Punaguy
Nature really took a color brush to this bird....looks like something a child colored and God agreed! Aloha~