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)
kurtsart
A fantastic flight capture of such a regal bird! Well worth viewing full size!
Hendesse
Fantastic capture of this beautiful bird. Looks very impressive!
tr4cey
AWESOME!
BibbyBear
Yes, full size is a must to appreciate the beautiful details and colours. Another amazing capture of this regal bird in flight. Great composition too. Lovely shot Danny. xx
MrsLubner
Wow! this shows off two fantastic assets - that mammoth and lethal beak and the likewise lethal talons! Excellent pov. Great post work.
Nameless_Wildness
Tell you the truth, good detail on the whites but...would have expected more detail in the wings!...nice p/w on the jessies!! The exposure is wrong...would have used EV Comp by + 2/3rds imo with spot metering.
TwoPynts
You do seem to lose a tad of the detail in the darks, but impressive nonetheless. Such an intent look!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Spectacular... OMG, look those talons. Fantastic Danny.
danob
Yes I did the exposure as I wanted to retain some detail in the sky or it could then look flat dull and uninteresting
mark.spooner
Excellent capture!
gs1953
Stupenda!
monjo71
Great shot Danny.... I agree 100% with you on L glass..... Wish I could afford more :P
kansas
Fantastic!
maggiemai
A beautiful bird and a stunning catch! :-)
gunsan
What a mighty view, super!!
Firesnuffer
Great shot, Danny! I think the wing partialy out of the frame adds to the sense of action to this shot. I, totally, understand why you exposed it the way you did...ie, in a cardinal shot I posted I exposed for the bird and loved the detail but lost all in the sky and many people thought, understandabley so, the bird had been pasted in :(
alhak
fabulous shot..
sharky_
I would just love to capture one of these. Thanks for sharing. Aloha
lizzibell
Great capture...
MedTran39
WOW - awesome!
stuart83
Definatly wouldn't say the exposure is wrong, looks to a very bright day for those setting & an excellent result overall was achieved Stuart
kimariehere
WOW!! What a stunner !! how grand this is !!! BEAUTIFUL eagal in flight capture!!
dragonmuse
Absolutely gorgeous!
Loloe
Great capture!!!!! Bravo Danny!!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic flying and very opportune shot my friend....!!!
erlandpil
Great work and picture erland
romanceworks
Such a powerful creature - great pov. CC
Littlejock
Details in this capture is great and the colours is lovely. Your POV is excellent. is a shame the wing is a little away. but is a wonderful pic. Hugs
elmurray
I love how you have got this magnificent bird flying into the frame. Just like myself, this eagle obviously loves to be colour co-ordinated. Would you look at that beak and those feet - they are the perfect match!! A wonderful capture Danny! Eileen xx
iaacf
They are so beautiful... BTW did you hear of the Griffon Vulture we had yesterday. More than 30 vultures visited our country.. sadly enough believe to be caused by lack of food in the Pyrenees.