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 (58)
flora-crassella
...das ist aber ein "guter" Bock! Und Dein Foto hervorragend! Wunderbare Naturaufnahme!
Meowgli
another fine image with some neat postwork, very nice
jeroni
nice mood, great composition
carlx
Amazing image, Danny!!!
kenwas
Great post work on a super shot!
tetsu-pino
So cute and beautiful picture. Excellent shot.
j_campbell
Great shot and nice postwork on the deer and frame.
CavalierLady
Beautiful image, Danny, and a wonderful example of a breed brought back from near English extinction, an admirable success!
gizmo563
Excellent shot, well posted!
magnus073
Great photo Danny and thank you for sharing it along with the details. I'm so glad their numbers are more abundant now.
fredster66
Awesome work.
RobyHermida
Wonderful shot!
Romia
Excellent!
GBCalls
Excellent!
artaddict2
Great capture with such an alert look on his face, Beautiful ! and thanks Danny!
Mousson
absolutely gorgeous !
kahshe
great shot. I was born in England so it's nice to see these photos.
virginiese Online Now!
So sweet ! They have such a look. Very nice shot ! You are a wildlife specialist :-) The presentation is great too ! Virginie
jocko500
real cool . Wild life shots you have to have patiance. i saw on tv where this couple waited over 4 hours to get the shot they wish for. This is a very good shot
timtripp
excellent shot! and presentation
durleybeachbum
Superb
SapUS59
superb capture !!
marybelgium
excellent capture !
MedTran39
Fantastic capture!
MrsLubner
They seem to have a nice heavy pyramid shaped head and stout neck - well muscled. This is a really fabulous wild shot. The weariness in its eye is very telling.
bpclarke
Lovely capture. So different than our Whitetails and Mule Deer. Beautiful animal. Bunny
drag
Looks like you caught him munching. Great wild life shot.
KarmaSong
Masterfully captured, this roe deer reminds me of the dozens of them I would see running away from me and my friends as we climbed from day to day,the various 'bens' (mountains)of the isle of Mull...! A superb job you've done here,Danny :-)
BorisB
A wonderful composition, great work! I like the frame too.
JaneEden
Interesting intro, and fabulous shot Danny! hugs Jane xx