Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (59)
flora-crassella
---was für ein erhabener Vogel! Eine wundervolle Aufnahme - wie immer!
Marcel-P
Very nice portrait! Well done! Thanks for sharing once again!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
Alz2008
Beautiful portrait and pose, Excellent well done..
rawdodb
Gorgeous Bird!!!!!!!!! Excellent capture!!!
carlx
Strong and powerful pose!!! Excellent portrait!!!
kenwas
Such a magnificent portrait !
RocksLady
Hervorragendes Bild 5++++++++++++ Gruß Rocksy
BorisB
A beauty and a superb capture!!
jeroni
MARAVILLOSO amigo bravo
DarkStormCrow
Outstanding..
romanceworks
Wow, what a shot and such a majestic bird. CC
magnus073
Really amazing pic Danny, fine job as usual
timtripp
remarkable. he's made even more noble by the pov. EXUDES POWER
taurus
Fantastic capture, great POV & presentation.
MedTran39
WOW - fantastic capture of this beautiful eagle!
deweygg
What an elegant bird and wonderful presentation - Congratulations!!!
tallpindo
A unknown color now vividly illustrated to me.
MrsRatbag
Amazing capture!
CavalierLady
Beautiful noble portrait, Danny, and a most opportune shot with the bead of sweat. Beautiful chest feathers!
dogbite1066
5+ because these birds are so tough to sneek up on and photograph. Great shot!
dbrv6
Very Handsome. Easily a defintion of fierceness.
fredster66
A superb portrait.
shutterbugs
Another awesome close-up!!!!!!!!!!!!
babuci
Excelent capture and great useful info, thanks Danny.
sharky_
Such amazing timing and capture. Most impressive. Aloha
jocko500
wow caught the drop too. this is super
junge1
What an outstanding capture of this magnificient bird Danny. Interesting observation as to the bead of sweat. Caught at the right moment. Love the detail in the plumage!!
tetsu-pino
So cool!!! Splendid portrait!!!
bpclarke
Magnificent capture! She is a beauty! Bunny