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 (56)
npauling
Super clear capture with lovely details.
MedTran39
Super capture!
jocko500
so detail and wonderful this image is
timtripp
powerful technique
LudyMelltSekher
Very Beautiful photography. Excellent!! Congratulations!!Luminous blesing. Ludy
sharky_
Very nice..... Aloha
virginiese
Very fluffy :-) Great macro ! Bravo !
Gor111
Oh what a beautiful owl portrait! I'm fascinated about!!!
Meisiekind
What a stunning image again Danny. The sharp focus and clarity of your images gets me every time!!! :)
Alz2008
Beautiful capture, excellent well done..
tallpindo
Looks as Russian as a fur coat. Do they hunt wolves?
dbyrd
Simply amazing work.Magazine/book quality in all your images.
KarmaSong
Wonderful owl superbly presented and captured by your sharp eye, Danny! One more masterpiece in your gallery!
Ti-Paul
You've done it again Danny boy ! Awesome work here ! Dammit !!!! Do you ever take a bad picture ? Thanks for the show ...
Mondwin
Adorable!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
rawdodb
All Your Raptor and bird of prey shots are all gorgeous!!!! Beautiful work!!
thirdeyespy
Hi, I dont recall seeing you work before, I dont know how I missed you stuff. This photo is beautifully captured and so is your other work. I will keep my eyes peeled for more. A top shot!
RodolfoCiminelli
WoW.....!!! Fantastic and impressive first plane, impressive detail in the feathers.....!!!!
Fidelity2
Your image is very well done. 5+.
gizmo563
A splendid shot!
mark.spooner
Very nice capture.
aquablue
another beautiful shot to complete your collection of owls !
mps
Marvelous image.
JaneEden
Oh my goodness another wonderful shot!!! hugs Jane xx
CavalierLady
Wonderful shot and details here... a really great POV and I didn't know that about the black eyes. Thanks for your always informative descriptions.
NightGallery
That is just bad ass man! Great detail. He looks so serious here. I love it.