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.
ÂÂ
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
http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStory=13527 Here you can find my personal website: DIGITALARTZONE Contact me: E-Mail Artwork for sale: My work Tips and tricks: Nature and wildlife Photography Tips and tricks: Bird Photography
Comments (46)
toddaking
Amazing capture, and creature. What keeps it from shocking itself?... :) Todd
Flannelman
Incredible fish zzzzap. Cool shot 2. thanx for the share ;-)
Hendesse
Stunning capture, incredible details. Excellent and very interesting shot of this impressive fish!
aljaysart
Electrifying capture, excellent well done.
CavalierLady
Unique, indeed! Superb texture and detail! No barb by the fin, different from ours. Another new species and an excellent capture!
rockstrider
It sure is ugly alright! lol! Great capture Danny - it's not often you can get this sort of POV except through murky glass tanks!
junge1
A very nice close-up Danny and a very interesting narrative. It is always interesting to see some explanatory text with any given photo, Sig...
bpclarke
What an amazing story and capture! You got really nice detail on this too. Bunny
kenwas
An amazing creature and a great capture Danny!
Realm_Of_Illusion
What a peculiar fish but very expressive :)
nongo
Excellent clarity on this one Danny, even as ugly as he is, he still has baby blue eyes!!!!! Thanks for the info!!!!!!
BorisB
Really impressive and an amazing shot!!
vlaaitje
what a beautiful picture, but such a ugly fish!!
carlx
Outstanding portrait!!!
tizjezzme
At least God gave him blue eyes lol :) GREAT shot!
Boofy
Wonderful shot! I hope he doesnt zap friends as well!
npauling
A super shot of this ugly looking dangerous fish. He's got nice blue eyes though.
Lifeenjoyer
Fantastic shot!
KiwiMiss
well it does have pretty blue eyes! beautifully captured
Ionel
Excellent capture, Danny!
stuart83
Didn't know there was an electric catfish, amazing they can produce such high voltages, excellent capture
kgb224
Excellent capture of a unique fish.Thank you for sharing this picture and the information of this fish.
kimariehere
awesome capture!!!! fabulous !
nikolais
amazing portrait. so much to lear about this genius. thanks a lot for expaning my world that much,Danny!
durleybeachbum
Extraordinary face!
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive fish and fantastic shot my friend.....!!!!
JeffG7BRJ
It certainly has electric blue eyes Danny, being an EX fisherman I had heard about this fish but never seen one before. I don't know about the beauty contest though, I have seen uglier fish than this. I notice the feelers onthis are not half as long as the common catfish, I like how these end in a 'Y' shape, this might have something to do with sensing prey. Excellent capture, with amazing clarity to say it was taken through thick glass. Bravo!!!!!
kansas
Great capture. Interesting info.
mps
A face only a mother can love? They sound very unique alright.
sharky_
An interesting electrifying fish. Nice capture. Aloha