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)
fredster66
What can I say... amazing photography. Top of its class.
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
flora-crassella
...da bleibt mir die Spucke weg! Was für ein wahnsinnig gutes Foto von diesem schönen Vogel! Bravo - Bravo - Bravo - Bravo !!!!!!!! ...remains for me there spit away! Which for a madly good photo of this beautiful bird! Bravo - Bravo - Bravo - Bravo!!!!!!!! (I hope the translation is ok)
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid shot my friend......!!!!!
tetsu-pino
Nice action shot!! Excellent!!!
ralph49
Hey this is a perfect capture_how did you manage this shot??
kaward
Top class work, birds in flight is a difficult skill well executed.
busi2ness
Just fantastic! Clarity, color, lighting and all that, like always Danny. What is very remarkable is the almost hugging position of the wings. I read too much in nature, I know, but it is also hard to ignore if you live close to nature.
timtripp
this is magical!
dragonmuse
Wow.. amazing capture.
magnus073
She is simply incredible in flight, really great capture Danny !
tallpindo
I am so glad you used the term "homing in" instead of the media aid term "honing in.(sic)" I am sensitive to such a use which more fits brake cylinder refurbishment than navigation. Add that to the Detroit News saying Henry Ford "paid $5 per hour in 1914" (sic) or Air Force magazine's waxing poetic about the "turboprops" (sic) on the KB-50 and one knows that reseach has lost it's head. The should be authorities are putting out corruption. Go Magellan Eagle owl! You are not a sparrow in flight!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light, my friend
CavalierLady
Simply outstanding!!!
carlx
Wonderful in flight capture!!! Stunning done!!!
Andromeda31
You've got yourself a winning shot here...Excellent Capture!!! :D
SapUS59
fantastic capture and a superb image.
BorisB
Excellent capture with a marvelous pose, great!!
Hendesse
Wow...what a pose. Excellent shot, looks absolutely fantastic!
G_Mansco
Splendid capture ;O)
kenwas
Unique in flight capture and so beautiful!
sharky_
I'm always amazed of how you capture these birds in flight. Excellent. Aloha
Meowgli
great action shot, nice work
durleybeachbum
Brilliant shot.
taurus
Just stunning, a fantastic capture.
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent capture Danny, a powerful image, the eyes are homed in and cannot be strayed from her target. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
MrsLubner
The extreme curve to the wings is amazing! What a gorgeous view! The fixed look is perfect as is the angle.
MrsRatbag
What an absolutely beautiful image! Perfect work!
Perry6
Beautiful action shot! If I didn't know better, I'd swear you trained him to hold that pose for you :)
kimariehere
awe Danny perfectly captured owl in flight ! WOW!!!! someday i hope to get one as beautiful as this!!! AWESOME WORK!!!!!