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 (63)
Cosine
Beautiful shot, and an interesting story.
romanceworks
This one really touches me. Precious! CC
aquablue
Perfect !
cfulton
Stunning capture and crop. Well done, Clive
sharky_
Very nice as if teaching some food finding technique.. Aloha
Gor111
A lovely portrait of this Swan family! Cute really!!!
Hendesse
Lovely shot in perfect quality. Superb!!
durleybeachbum
Superb!
rainbows
A precious capture, dear Danny. How good it feels to see this new life... Outstanding capture. Hugs. DiDi. xx
Meisiekind
Oh Danny - what a tender moment you have captured between mom and baby! This is adorable and you have clicked at the exact right moment. Stunning work! :)
G_Mansco
HE he, how cute ;O)
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic shot Daniel....!!! Beautfiul reflections on the water....!!!
Jaml
Superb!!
janedj
Beautiful image and Swan!!!Hugs Jane
Hyp3rnova
soo cute!
furuta
Cute family... wonderful shot!!
Romia
Great photograph!
carlx
Wonderful and very lovely moment!!! Excellent capture!!!
virginiese
Wonderful shot ! I like the composition and the pose ! Bravo and thanks for the explanations ! By the way, the cristal figurines maker Swarovsky uses the swan as symbol because of the purity of his cristal (silver cristal). And they take care about the environment too !
tallpindo
Waterfowl are a continuing source of inspiration. The little ones somehow deal with the great disparity in size immediately.
kimariehere
How WONDERFUL this is!!!!! totally precious !! what a delight to see!!! aFAV!
Longrider
a beautiful,touching and nicely composed capture and as usual the presentation is spot on.
Cosme..D..Churruca
adorable! excellent!
iaacf
Cute how they protect their youngsters. Of course the Mute Swan is very present in Holland. A beautiful picture.
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend,Beautiful photography.Excellent!!!A million stars from me!!!*** Have a marvelous Tuesday.Thank you so much for your comments. Hug and kiss in Your heart.Luminous Blessings. Ludy Sorry by signing so late, I could not come Saturday and Sunday
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.It is such a cute picture.
kilsbyr
sweet shot
KarmaSong
Superb capture of this majestic swan and its baby. I saw a report on the French tv saying that the British government had planned to remove or kill several hundreds of swans in the Kingdom whereas it's been forbidden to do it from time immemorial. This is rather sad news...
tetsu-pino
Lovely picture. Nice capture.
Sylvia
A ~Caress to the Eyes~ So Lovely... FABULOUS!!