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)
romanceworks
Marvelous!!
kansas
A GRAND portrait!
Gor111
A fabulous eagle portrait! Wonderfully taken!!!
Stringy
Can't really add a lot more to what has been said. Again needs to be seen in all its full size glory. Amazing!
Hawk23
Awesome shot mate ! You've certainly got an Eagle eye :-)
erlandpil
Great portrait again erland
tallpindo
I like to see eagles in their nest with eaglets more than Osprey though the osprey are more versatile in eating fish endwise.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful portrait; have a impressive detail.....!!!!
mojo1917
WOW, fantastic shot.
kimariehere
WOWWWWWW!!!! Talk about PERFECTION! ... an instant fav!!!! BRILLIANT i am in awe~!!
OldHippieKeyboard
Stunning detail on this beautiful bird. Bravo!
Littlejock
Perfect lighting for this head and colours. Hugs my friend
Margana
A capture worthy of this magnificent creature. Truly beautiful, Danny. -M :^) PS You can ignore that IM I sent you. I eventually got more info than I needed and now my head is spinning, lol. ;^)
lizzibell
beautiful...
CavalierLady
Outstanding image, Danny! Incredibly regal view captured here!
lior
Simply:outstanding portrait! Have a nice week end ,Daniel :) Lior
Hendesse
Excellent portrait of this proud bird. Fantastic details and expression. Superbly done!!
moochagoo
Very impressive !
Janiss
Very happy to find your marvelous shots... and here, such fabulous nozzle!
Zorg1955
Great words for a great portrait ! Nice to see your fantatsic work again Danny !
mps
Splendid portrait.
Ti-Paul
Such beautiful bird of prey ,feel the power !!!!Tell me my friend ,how in the heck do you get so darn close to these big fellows ? Are we talking wild shots or captivity here ? Whatever it is ,it's probably some of the best i ever seen ! Chapeau MR ! I gave you a "10" on this one .