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 (64)
Darkwish
Really nicely done!
MOODYBLUE92954
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY SHOT
TRANSCAN
An Excellent family portrait..Very Well.
erlandpil
Again wonderfult erland
rawdodb
They've got a cute chick there!!!!!!!! Excellent capture!!!!
kgb224
Lol excellent capture my friend.
tizjezzme
oh how sweet this is!!! What a great little huddle they did just for you. Nice and awesome one Danny.
CavalierLady
lol, he does look like the ood man out, but what a cutie. Great capture, Danny
Ionel
Very interesting image, Danny!
npauling
A lovely little trio you have captured here.
sharky_
Very loving together.... Excellent shot. Aloha
Aioros
Great capture - excellent.............
MrsLubner
astounding! I love this. My favorite owls! Stellar shot!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Oh don't they look snug and such beautiful birds :) Cathy xoxoxo
STEVIEUKWONDER
I remember seeing owls as close as this, at the Shire horse centre, just outside Newquay in Cornwall. Fabulous! Steve :o)
calum5
Those birds are amazing,great to see them all hangin out lol.Sharp work Danny:-)bye cal
RodolfoCiminelli
Great sense of the opportunity my friend, very pleasant trio......!!! Fantastic photo my friend......!!!!!
magnus073
They are adorable Danny, really nice capture here
kimariehere
i adore this capture Danny !! brilliant and fantastic composition of this beautiful owl trio an instant fav for me !!!! masterfully done!!!!
bpclarke
Gorgeous capture. Splendid colors and details. Bunny
aquablue
Each one has another expression ! great shot !
JDoc
Okay, now how much did you have to pay them to pose? Wonderful cature and work!
rainbows
A beautiful trio, dear Danny. Wonderful capture. Hugs. DiDi. xx
virginiese
They are jsut too cute :-) Love their looks end their feathers ! A great and sweet shot Danny
fractalinda
An adorable trio and an outstanding capture.
Littlejock
Very beautiful barn owls.. This look exactly I saw also and took pics..... and told me is the look of real wild barn owl. Look so diferent to others..barn owl. Superb work my friend
Iceshark39
Oh the one on the left is giving you the evil eye for sure! Fantastic shot!
mps
Excellent trio.
iaacf
Excellent image! Really!