Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (67)
jeroni
Excellent capture and photography
X-PaX
Beautiful shot and nice presentation. Well done.
Realm_Of_Illusion
Really beautiful and amazing capture! I have an image like that of an eagle that I want to integrate in my images. Yours is really awesome, what a great owl! Bravo :)
busi2ness
Excellent head on take, great timing Danny.
CavalierLady
Outstanding capture, Danny. The clarity on the face is wonderful and the deep greens make such a lovely backdrop.
unstrung65
...wonderful shot and unique presentation.
tommorules
Great catch! Have you got a new lens or do you still use the 100-400?
durleybeachbum
Brilliant shot!
romanceworks
To capture one of these creatures in flight is quite amazing. Super shot. CC
RocksLady
excellent shot, perfect image !!!*****!!!
carlx
Outstanding fly scape!!!
fredster66
Amazing site... amazing photo!
MedTran39
Fantastic!
stormchaser
WOW! Talk about catching the moment. Amazing photo, very sharp & dramatic.
G_Mansco
You got it in the perfect moment. It's really majestic ;O)
lesbentley
BRAVO! Wonderful shot.
Fred255
Fantastic! Wonder how they fly, then don't look very aerodynamic!
zep_addict
Nice shot. I would be duckingº°
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Well Danny your shots never fail to drop my jaw, wonderful pov
NightGallery
Awesome shot! Great focus on the face. That lens looks crystal clear man. This is an excellent shot.
Ac-Dc
splendid shot the deep of fields is really fantastic and excellent focus on his eyes.
ariaans
Beautiful picture and beautifully framed too!! :)
kgb224
Excellent work my friend.It is a wonderful view of this owl .
sintoock
Whoua! C'est BEAU!
bpclarke
Gorgeous capture! Splendidly shot. Bunny
KarmaSong
The question that comes to mind when looking at this fabulous capture is: how do you get around to seizing the flying owl with such perfect depth of field?... It's simply brilliant photography, Danny.
shirell
Spectacular!
RobyHermida
Fantastic !!!
kansas
WOW! An amazing capture.
timtripp
OUTSTANDING!