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 (34)
janedj
Beautiful image...lovely bird!!!
Janiss
Oh I adore this symbol of peace.... gorgeous capture my friend!
mark.spooner
Very nice capture!
BibbyBear
Stunning capture with perfect exposure and clarity. The details are amazing. xx
Zorg1955
Wonderfull ! And the back ground is always important and so well worked Danny !
BorisB
Beautiful composition and a nice POV!!
tr4cey
Beautiful. If pigeons over here looked like that, I'm sure we wouldn't think of them as 'rats with wings...' Lol
MrsLubner
Like a perfect cross between the majestic white ringneck dove and a well built and hardy pigeon. I love how the beak and legs match so well :-) Gorgeous pov and excellent clarity!
Hendesse
Excellent clear and detailled shot of this beautiful pigeon. Fantastic DOF too!
RobyHermida
Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful image... ...lovely bird!!!
Littlejock
Great lighting in this pigeon. Excellent work
LudyMelltSekher
{@}>---Hello my dear friend,Fantastic Photography A million stars from my **** Happy day, Hug and kiss in Your heart. Luminous blesing. Ludy<---<---@
elmurray
Another wonderful shot from you Danny! You are the master of this type of photography! Well done, my friend! Eileen xx
monjo71
A beautiful bird superbly captured.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Beautiful bird... not a common "paloma". Super Danny-
gs1953
Splendida imagine!
Margana
What a beautiful pigeon. We have nothing like that here. Another beautiful pic, Danny. Love the softness of the white.
dragonmuse
Lovely shot of a lovely creature :)
Silvra
Excellentes Foto! Ich bin sehr dankbar fuer die Anmerkung zu dem Bild!
MedTran39
Awesome shot and beautiful bird!
kansas
A wonderful photo of this beautiful white pigeon.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent capture Daniel.....!!!!
Richardphotos
very pure looking bird and awesome capture
mps
Great shot of this feathered fellow.
gunsan
Wonderful shot, love your white doves! or pidgeons. I wonder if there is a difference, I mean between doves and pidgeons?
kimariehere
perfectly shot how wonderful this is!!!! .... love this !!!
alhak
he's lovely...wonderful shot! i tried to get some bird shots this weekend but they wouldn't sit still long enough..lol is there a trick to it?
sharky_
Peaceful white and beautiful. Aloha
lizzibell
Beautiful pigeon...
GOLDILOCKSUK
What a lovely bird the first thing that springs to mind is it looks so clean maybe it's just me lol! Gorgeous photo! Cathy xoxoxo