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 (62)
Valentin
A wonderful photo, have a great sense of movement!
gs1953
Bellisima!
Liam.
Excellent capture!
aquablue
Beautiful duck !!!!!!!!
rmtagg
Lovely picture
Janiss
Splendid movement, again a fabulous shot Danny!
BorisB
A brilliant presentation of motion, Bravo!!
42n8
Wonderful action shot. so beautiful.
toddaking
Excellent picture, nice lighting and movement. Cool duck. Todd
dragonmuse
Fantastic capture.
fourbanger
FANTASTIC CAPTURE. COLORS ARE SUPERB
mhyrdin
The movement is well capture, the weather seems not very fine but the grey is well with the brown of this duck. Another very fine shot Dan !
JaneEden
This made me smile, it is so cute and excellent inspirational photography!! hugs Jane xx
gunsan
Exactly the right moment to push he button. Just wonderful with the movement and the waterdrops!
Ionel
Wonderful image! I like how pride this duck looks!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Super well done Danny!
amlondono
Brilliant work ! Ana
EyeOfTheJen
Great shot. I really like the water drops on top of his head.
tommorules
Ah yes, the VSTOVL duck. I'm sure you're not too long out of the forces to understand that!
adonise
Wonderful colors, excellent capture!
kurtsart
Marvelous capture!
jedink
A duckling spin dry. Great photo.
bpclarke
Gorgeous! Love the action and the colors. Excellent capture. Bunny
kansas
:) Cute capture. Wonderful.
MedTran39
Precious and great shot!
romanceworks
A wet and wonderful shot. CC
Loveheart
Beautiful clear image! Instant fav!
kgb224
Perfect timing.Excellent capture.
Milouv
Splendid scene and marvellous photo. Which movement. Cheer
lior
Superb movement: so stunning image Danny!