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 (37)
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent shot and beautiful lighting my friend....!!!!
spiderwebb
moon face my favorite! beautiful work
elmurray
I love barn owls - they are so majestic looking. I love how the lighting illuminates his face. A lovely shot of this magnificent bird, Danny. Have a lovely weekend. Eileen xx
marybelgium
wonderful lighting on his face !
Margana
As Mary said, the lighting in this is wonderful! Always great to see your 'stuff'...
mojo1917
a great capture , terrific light, just fantastic.
tizjezzme
what a beautiful bird, my gosh .. beautifully presented. Have a great weekend! :)
busi2ness
The lighting surely puts the focus where it belongs - right on the eyes! Excellent capture in difficult lighting.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Beautifully lighted ! Super Danny.
TwoPynts
Beautiful creatures. Love the spot of sunlight on it's face. Have a great weekend.
jedink
great pic mate, he looks like he's poking his head out, testing the water so to speak.
MrsLubner
Here I see so many dead on the shoulder of the freeway. They lock onto a running small rodent and don't see that they are flying into the path of a fast moving car or truck. It is illegal to pick up these bodies and mount them, study them and learn about them, which I think is sad because they end up being ground into the roadside under thousands of vehicle tires - we take their life and then give them no dignity in death. This is a breathtaking shot and the way the light falls on its face is "illuminating"
gunsan
Beautiful owl and beautiful light.
rainbows
Perfect lighting, Danny! Such a beautiful creature. We have owls here they hoot in the trees at night, the sound is comforting in the darkness.. So sorry to lean the barn owl is in decline..Your work is superb. Hugs. Diane.
janedj
Fantastic image!!!!
LudyMelltSekher
{@}~>---Hello my dear friend, A wonderful Photography full of harmony and beauty. Fantastic work. Superbly done!! Congratulations!! It is a real luxury to visit your gallery. A million stars and applauses from me.** (Thanks you very much for the nice comments,they are very estimated for my) That this Friday be a beautiful day for you Hug and kiss in Your heart. Luminous blesing. Ludy@>--->---
BibbyBear
What a wonderful creature and the lighting is perfectly centred on his face. Fantastic capture Danny. xx
Firesnuffer
As always I love your work and this is no exception! Your attention to detail is unsurpassed and the lighting in this shot is supurb. I don't know if it's my monitor or, as you said, the difficult lighting conditions but his eye seems lost which is a bit distracting to me.
MedTran39
Awesome shot of a beautiful bird!
alhak
a very handsome fellow or is it a very pretty lady? lovely shot
lizzibell
Beautiful owl...
BorisB
Fantastic shot, the light makes it magical!!!
stuart83
Outstanding capture, The light picking up the face detail perfectly Stuart
gizmo563
A superb shot!
bpclarke
So elegant and beautiful. Excellent shot. Bunny
iaacf
Now I think you did a great job here. It is visible the light conditions were difficult but that's all in the game.. you couldn't change it when you were there.. Much more important is that you managed to get such a gorgeous picture of this bird.. one of my personal favorites btw although I rarely see them.. What about the short eared owl in your country (Asio flammeus) ? Hw are they doin'?
kansas
A wonderful photo. We have fewer barn owls also. I wonder if pesticides and insecticides have something to do with their dwindling numbers.
Shucoda
Love how the light is shining just on his face... Wonderful capture.. Well done once again mate :)
sharky_
Beautiful bird. Hope their population increases. Aloha
romanceworks
You got it right. It's a marvelous shot. CC