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 (42)
MrsLubner
Cool action shot. Love the presentation!
flora-crassella
...das muß man erst mal hin bekommen! Tolle Aktion!
virginiese
Very cool and stunning shot ! Bravo !
RocksLady
So Coooooooooool Photo i Love it!!! 5++++++++
kilsbyr
excellent capture, perfect timing
jeroni
fantastic capture my friend, excellent image
magnus073
An amazing capture Dan, this is truly one to be proud of and rare to see.
carlx
Awesome action shot!!!
SapUS59
WOW.. fantastic capture !!!
delaorden_ojeda
Superb action shot, really impressive, bravo !
tizjezzme
Such a neat focus point ... I like this!
JeffG7BRJ
A thought provoking shot Danny, the water and droplets are perfect and although the bird is slightly out of focus it is still a very interesting shot. I get to thinking how do they do this, do they throw a fish out into the water at the last minute, also do they inject the fish with air to make it float. I used to inject air to make floating fish for pike, with weights attached the sinker hits the bottom but the bait lifts off the bottom. A bit of a change from your normal packed with info uploads Danny, but then it makes us think for ourselves and ask the questions. Well id does me anyhow. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
fredster66
Really well done!
MedTran39
Great capture!
MaraP
Speechless!!! 5+++
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and very spectacular shot Daniel......!!!!!!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
PD154
Well caught!
jocko500
got the water droply too. wonderful action
bpclarke
Fantastic capture! Very finely caught. Bunny
Realm_Of_Illusion
Very beautiful and awesome capture!
DCLEW2
Wow. That is cool.
bclaytonphoto
very interesting shot Dan...out of the ordinary...I like that !!
sharky_
I wish fishing could be that easy for me.... Great capture. Aloha
npauling
Well caught and nice presentation.
romanceworks
Superb.
Milouv
Excellent idea and formidable presentetion.
ledwolorz
Fantastic capture.
durleybeachbum
Exciting!
rainbows
Perfect timing in this action capture, dear Danny. A wonderful capture. Hugs. DiDi. xx