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 (35)
spm91g
Excellent capture!!
zoren
wow! a beautiful shot....!
carlx
Beautiful and very interesting spider!!! Excellent colors, details, and light!!!
Zorg1955
Excellent as usual Dan ! Yes I have already seen that kind of spider and their nets ...............
sharky_
Interesting capture and with his front legs together at rest. Excellent shot. Aloha
LudyMelltSekher
@}>---Hello my dear friend, Absolutely fantastic!!!!Wonderful Phtography an excellent composition as usual, Congratulations! A million stars from me!!! All you artwork is Very Beautiful!! It is a real pleasure to visit your gallery Have a wonderful Monday. (Thank you so much for your encouraging comments) Hug and kiss in Your heart. Luminous blesing. Ludy@>--->---
vulcanccit
very nice, I love the background info toooooo
BibbyBear
Now you see, that really creeps me out far more than my tarantula shot did!! This thing looks really vicious and fast and hungry and angry and....... oooh, those little hairs on his legs yuk!!! Absolutely fantastic capture though, but has left me sitting in a rather tense position now! As with all of your photography, great lighting, colour, POV and DOF!!! xxx
Silvra
UUUUH,aber ein excellentes Foto!
Luka_30
Nice, and interesting photo, and informative text.
Janiss
Excellent Dan and interesting text... bravo... I adore!
elmurray
Bravo on another excellent piece of work Danny. Sorry I can't look at it for too long as it is making me shiver!!! I don't like to get too close up and personal with this type of thing!! Eileen xxx
Radlafx
Ready to pounce! The pose is is great. Thanks for the info about this arachnid.
mark.spooner
Lovely macro work!
gunsan
Every ay you teach us something new. Love the new fresh green of the leaves here, and a spider I never have seen before.
stuart83
Really nice capture & clarity Stuart
MrsLubner
These spiders have always been a fascination. Their lack of web was a curiousity but now I have learned why... really good shot! Lots to observe here.
monjo71
Very cool capture Danny. Thanks for all the info on this species of spider. John
KarmaSong
Excellent and sensitive, as always! Congratulations !
Littlejock
Great macro and details... Thank you for your useful information
MedTran39
OH MY! Awesome shot but I find spiders creepy! :-)
dragonmuse
Ecellent, if creepy shot :)
drag
Well now I know what these guys are. They are a little scary with that back marking. Very nice close-up.
Richardphotos
thanks for the biology lesson. who says an old dog can not learn. outstanding macro
striving
Very cool spider. Never seen one. Great natural shot of it here. Thanks for the info as well. Excellent work.
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic macro my friend.....!!!!
ArtModels
Excellent capture here Danny!! PJAJ (ArtModels)
kjpweb
Well done - good capture along with a good explanation - that's fun!
mojo1917
a fine macro, viewed full size really accentuates the detail. brilliant once again.
GOLDILOCKSUK
How interesting and a beautiful photo you must get to see some wildlife :) Cathy xoxoxo