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 (56)
kimariehere
Oh Danny what a beauty ! he has such an adorable face !!!! beautifully captured as always!!!
marybelgium
fantatstic macro !
TwoPynts
what a beautiful creature. Delicately handled Danny!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.Thank you for sharing all the information of this bird.
Romia
Another beautiful owl!
SapUS59
superb capture of this beautiful bird !!
kenwas
Superb portrait!
fredster66
Pure excellence. Really amazing!
magnus073
Really great image and equally great write up on this owl Danny.
carlx
Marvelous owl portrait, Danny!!!
flora-crassella
...ein Foto besser als das andere! Ich bin jedesmal begeistert, wie Du diese wunderschönen Vögel ablichtest!
gunsan
Gorgeous, he looks young. You show us so wonderful birds!
kilsbyr
lovely patterns
BorisB
A pretty little fellow, excellent portrait!!
jeroni
fantastic colors, light and perfect
JeffG7BRJ
You certainly did him proud Danny, a fantastic owl portrait with excellent detail, plus an interesting and informative narrative. What more could anyone ask for. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
artaddict2
Very beautiful, an amazing capture!
rainbows
He is so beautiful dear Danny, a superb portrait. Thank you for info too. This has been a big bird night. I watch bill oddie on springwatch earlier tonight.... Hugs. DiDi. xx
dragonmuse
Gorgeous portrait.
Iceshark39
Beautiful owl! And wonderful information too! Fantstic capture!
durleybeachbum
What a stunning portrait this is!
leanndra
Daniel, what a wonderful capture! This is such a beautiful creature! Thanks for sharing it with us! Lea
lil_t
Superb capture and beautiful bird! A stunning presentation! :)
Littlejock
Details. colours and focus is perfect... Always big inspiration for me, Thank you
RobyHermida
Fantatstic macro---------------------------------------------- ;O)
MrsLubner
I also notice it has a pink rim on the eyes that normally I don't see so prominently displayed. The shorter feathers on the neck and around the head are wonderful. I like this one as much as I like the barn owl I think! Stunning shot.
tizjezzme
Did you and Luis go on a photo shoot together? lol Such a lovely bird... gorgeous photo.
zoren
beauty...!
bpclarke
What a lovely beauty this is! Gorgeous capture. Bunny
kansas
Oh what a cute little fellow!