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 (56)
sharky_
Its a treat to see beauty. Excellent .. Aloha
lanemtripp
simply stunning
ledwolorz
Excellent shot,colors and pov.
Digitaleagle
Excellent macro!!!!
Cosine
Thistles and butterflies are two of my favorites; it's great to see them together.
lior
Superb composition,Dany!
auntietk
Beautiful capture! This is gorgeous.
stuart83
Stunning capture
delaorden_ojeda
superb macro shot, excelent pov, excelent !
aljaysart
Excellent capture, well done. Couldnt see the butterfly very well camouflaged...
aquablue
Superbe !!! Spring is knoking at the door !!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic shot my friend, this photo have a very impressive detail....!!!!
JeffG7BRJ
Thanks for the history lesson Danny, you learn something new every day. I knew there was a link to butter but not the whole story. Excellent capture of the butterfly the clarity and detail is spot on, love that it is perched on a thistle thats in bloom as well, a proper thistle at that, not like the imitation that I took the other day. This is the one I associate with Porage(I have a bowl every morning) and Scotland. The wings on this pretty thing reminds me of cabbage of all things, the texture and thick veining just looks like a cabbage leaf. Outstanding work. Bravo!!!!!
DukeNukem2005
This is a very beautiful! This is an excellent! Five stars!
kgb224
Lol i had to take a good view of this butterfly.I thought i was looking to a leave,but then i noticed it is a butterfly.Well captured by you.I am adding this one to my favorite list. Regards, christo.
Littlejock
Perfect deails and colours. Excellent work as alwayes my friend. Stunning focus and DOF
npauling
A lovely capture of this little butterfly on the prickly thistle.
KiwiMiss
What a beautiful butterfuly ... love the texture of its wings. An excellent macro Danny
MaraP
Great story! Wonderful capture!!!!!
alhak
beautiful capture Danny
romanceworks
No matter the story - Buttys seem to capture our hearts. A lovely shot. CC
Digimon
Great shot! Love the history!! I think this is also a symbol to the Scottish? Excellent depth of field!!
Longrider
An excellent capture.
BibbyBear
I love this shot Danny. The colours and lighting are perfect and I love your composition. Great focus and brilliant DOF. I've seen many of these little buttys, but never knew what they were called, so I will have to remember now - you are always so good at giving us all relevant (and non-relevant) information...thanks. Hugs Chrissy xx
mps
Lovely image.
Alex_Antonov
Lovely image! 5+!