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 (60)
carlx
Impressive flying owl!!! Superb capture and details!!!
flora-crassella
...wie immer: hervorragende Aufnahme!!!!!!!!!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
carinatiefenthaler
great work!!!!!!!
jocko500
he looks big here ;wonderful looking
Marcel-P
Wonderful capture of the moment! Great!
tetsu-pino
Excellent action shot!! So cool image!!!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light
gunsan
Impressive shot!!
Fidelity2
Your concept is very good. 5+.
sharky_
In serious flight... Superb... Aloha
Hendesse
Looks absolutely impressive, outstanding shot!
kenwas
What an awesome image. Wow!
dbrv6
Did you release a whole box of mice? Fantastic and in flight, you must have the patience of a true hunter to capture moments like this or blessed with luck. Well done.
fredster66
Man, how do you do it... OUTSTANDING!!
timtripp
excellent!
magnus073
Simply astonishing work as always Danny, and so typical of the amazing images to be found in your gallery.
gradient
A dream shot Danny!...superb.
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
nongo
Simply amazing, to be able to catch such a shot in flight? WOW, I'm always in awe!!!! brilliant!!!!!
artaddict2
Great photography!
BorisB
What a gorgeous pose, a marvelous capture, bravo!!
tallpindo
Excellent view of all the plummage configured from a stroke of wingbeat.
CavalierLady
Awesome display of the wonder of flight, Danny, superb action and movement!
bclaytonphoto
Fantastic work Dan..
rawdodb
Don't know whow you manage to take these with out Flinching as the come towards you!!! Excellent capture
durleybeachbum
Anothe corking shot!
kansas
Wonderful shot. This fellow sure knows where he is going!
erskogly
Perfect timing (and focus) - unusually good, even for you:)
Ionel
Excellent capture once again! It is not only luck, it is also experience! Bravo!