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 (52)
sharky_
Beautiful Eagle portrait. Aloha
gunsan
Fantastic bird and shot. That eye is mesmerizing!
Fred255
Excellent Danny!
carlx
Marvelous eagle portrait!!!
BorisB
PERFECT ! ! !
elmurray
Absolutely stunning!!! Bravo, Danny!!
aljaysart
Beautiful capture excellent.
jeroni
capture excellent.
MrsLubner
A wonderful profile of this bird. Good detail and the crop is very good. Quite an outstanding shot. Great postwork.
tizjezzme
Oh, I would LOVE to get a shot of the Bald Eagle.. they are sooo awesome. I keep thinking about the time I saw like 3 bald eagles, sitting on the edge of the ice in the bay .. looking into the water. This was pre-rosity days (dang it), but I'll never forget that.
dragonmuse
Magnificent :)
mhyrdin
Always so beautiful your portraits of this eagle !
mark.spooner
An excellent portrait!
kenwas
Excellent as always!
Fidelity2
This is a spectacular image. 5+.
kurtsart
Wonderful and so detailed! WOW!
MedTran39
Awesome capture of this truly beautiful eagle!
gs1953
Magnifica !!
Ionel
Excellent!
GiMi53
Outstanding portrait !
aquablue
Nice portrait !!!
Fotogen
Danny, Awsome clarity and detail captured here.
amlondono
AMAZING SHOT ! Congratulations .
RobyHermida
Great Shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roby ;O)
KarmaSong
Superb!
alhak
fabulous portrait, such a magestic bird
bpclarke
Magnificent portrait! Superb capture. Bunny
PhrankPower
Looks like any closer and you're dinner. Excellent!
gargoyle84
Awesome detail and colors in this shot! Great when seen large! Fantastic shot! :^0
bentchick
Wow!!!! That is just amazing!!!! Wonderful capture!