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 (29)
alhak
she's lovely...nice shot
iaacf
Indeed an unknown dug to me..a beauty for sure. What continent do they live ?
spm91g
Just beautiful captures you have!!
kansas
Interesting feather coloring. Thanks for the info. Sad to hear of their decline in numbers.
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@>--->---
juca
Great shot!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent shot my friend....!!! Beautiful natural lighting.....!!!
Ionel
Beautiful! Very nice capture! :)
Littlejock
Great colours and light. Excellent portrait of this duck. Hugs. Luis
sharky_
She seems to be resting and enjoying the company. Excellent. Aloha
elmurray
You bring into our lives things we never knew existed and few will ever have the priviledge of seeing. I thank you for that Danny. Great capture!! Have a lovely weekend. Eileen xx
MrsLubner
A very interesting duck. Great pov!
TwoPynts
Love the fuzzy down on the beak. :) Lovely image and interesting info, thanks for sharing!
Janiss
Great colors and such fabulous details... gorgeous capture my friend!
spiderwebb
Stunning shot! I love the eye~
mark.spooner
A striking piece of work!
carlx
Excellent composition!!! Beautuful, very detailed portrait!!!
lizzibell
Beautiful duck...
MedTran39
WOW - what a beautiful duck and truly awesome shot
Richardphotos
do not recall ever seeing this breed. thanks for posting such a beautiful duck. I enjoy looking at them but not eating
romanceworks
Great shot of this unique duck. CC
Zorg1955
Great capture as always Danny !
Osipenkov
Superb!!! 5+ It's my favorite!
dragonmuse
Looks like a WWF poster.. Beautiful capture.
monjo71
Beautiful shot Dan.... The beak appears to be slightly overexposed on my monitor... still a wonderful capture.
maggiemai
He has beautiful plumage and this is another great shot Dan! They seem to like you so much that the birds pose for your lens! :-)
Hendesse
Very interesting shot, I've never seen such a duck before. Fantastic colors and light. A splendid capture!!
vulcanccit
what an awesome looking duck!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Superb capture !