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 (54)
nfrocer
Lol, fantastic shot and perfect title! Have a good day :)
Valentin
Eternal triangle ... Very cool and nice scene. Excellent captured!
jadench
Excellent capture. Great colors
amorales
Perfect moment perfectly captured and tittled.
aljaysart
Excellent capture love those colours.
whtknight
Beautifully capture and nice detail!
kenwas
Excellent and thanks for the smile!
Ionel
Excellent Danny! Very funny and well done!!!
gs1953
Imagine molto originale con ottimi colori!
carlx
Wonderful moment!!! Excellent colors, light and details!!! Super capture!!!
lookit
three's a crowd, great timing, fun photo
Firesnuffer
What a cad, LOL! Great shot, Danny!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo my friend.....!!!!
SSoffia
GORGEOUS !!!!!
mps
Superb catch.
jeroni
Excellent Danny
gunsan
Superb shot Danny, and also a little fun.
RobyHermida
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Absolutely beautiful! ROBY ;O);O);O);O);O):O):O):O):O):O):O)
aquablue
Ha ha !!! excellent my friend !
BorisB
What a fabulous composition! GREAT!!
CavalierLady
What a capture! Never having had a bird as a pet, I wonder now as to the personality traits they have. Dogs and cats certainly can be jealous and show temper at times. I wonder if domesticated birds do???
kurtsart
This is such a precious capture Danny! Perfect timing.
bpclarke
Excellent shot! Superbly captured. Bunny
mark.spooner
A lovely capture.
mojo1917
I love the expression on the blue birds face, awesome moment you've captured here.
dragonmuse
Marvelous shot :) Their expressions are so familiar.
KarmaSong
Excellent 'candid' photo :-)...again, patience is required to obtain such a funny expression in the birds' posture and you captured the scene so beautifully.
Richardphotos
they are so beautiful.you must have got very close
MedTran39
Aww - tooo cute!
amlondono
FANTASTIC SHOT ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!