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)
Punaguy
Clean shot here Dan...the owls around here only show up at night and they are very elusive...well caught buddy! Aloha~
Fidelity2
This is an excellent image by you. 5+.
dbyrd
Top notch image!
kansas
This is really a great shot. Beautiful capture.
jocko500
you caught her is good. cool shot
MedTran39
WOW - fantastic capture of this awesome owl.
Jay-el-Jay
An amazing shot.
shutterbugs
Superb action shot. Totally professionally done. Excellent!
Aioros
Wow! Excellent my friend!
MOODYBLUE92954
WONDERFUL CAPTURE SHE LOOK SO POWERFUL
micturn
Top notch
delaorden_ojeda
I would like to call you The Lord of Birds if you do not mind, Danny. Just a few ones capture birds like you do, simply impressive and magical, bravo !
virginiese
Stunning !
aquablue
Top flight !
Ac-Dc
wow, splendid capture, marvelous shot.
tommorules
Great job getting AF against that background, stunning pose & good spatial positioning within the frame. One to be proud of.
withinme
Great capture...with remarkable clarity.
gunsan
A superb shot Danny!!
Ladyhawk
this is one of the best owl shots I've ever seen timming was perfection the detail is exquisitly shot BRAVO!!!!!! :0) @-}-- 5+++++ I've missed your beautifull photo's
Ionel
I agree with sharky! Wonderful works, Danny!
erlandpil
Great again erland
RocksLady
Wie immer ein Super Bild Fav
Littlejock
Great capture my friend. the typical pose at fly of this owl. I have some similar, he is magnificient at fly. Big Hugs
tizjezzme
So perfect, once again, Danny. Such great color & in perfect focus. Excellent.
Art_Ramos
Excellent "in-flight" capture!
mps
Outstanding image.
Iceshark39
Spectacular shot!
knupps
Best wildlife capture I have seen in years.