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 (41)
RocksLady
Nemooooooooooo Schönes Bild!!! 5+++++++++
magnus073
Cool shot Danny, my nieces will love it also as it is just like from the movie
virginiese
lovely fish and great shot.
busi2ness
Very well composed and posed for you. I can see why the kids love Nemo.
dbrv6
Very nice and clear shot! I remember seeing this fellows cousin and all the families with their kids gathered around and pointing at em.
BorisB
Excellent capture, really beautiful!!
tallpindo
My sister bought that DVD and I fell asleep as it was playing. Color me lost.
carlx
Splendid!!!
Alz2008
Wonderful capture and colours, Excellent well done..
erlandpil
Very good capture erland
Richardphotos
not easy shooting through aquarium glass but your ring flash illuminated it very well
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
Fidelity2
Perfect. 5+!!!
timtripp
excellent
romanceworks
A wonderful capture of this clown fish. CC
jocko500
got it good too. I watch that movie too. wonderful shot
Realm_Of_Illusion
It is a lovely little fish, very nice capture :)
lucindawind
oh what a great shot!! and it is Nemo ! :)
e-brink
Very nice shot. Great use of the ring flash!
G_Mansco
Splendid result, love it ;O)
gunsan
So sweet! He could not hide from you :-)
sharky_
It is always interesting to see these different types of sea life. Excellent shot. Aloha
kimariehere
so hard to capture behind glass you did a marvelous job with this clown fish !!! fabulous underwater capture Danny!!!
artaddict2
These fish are so colourful and attractive for photography, and yes all children like these (me included lol). great shot!
npauling
Well caught he looks great.
Iceshark39
Oh, fantastic shot! I can hear Dory now.... Nemo? beat That's a nice name... :-)
MedTran39
LOL - super!
Liam.
Excellent!
RodolfoCiminelli
A excellent photo Daniel....!!! Beautiful lighting effects.....!!!
NekhbetSun
What a little cutie and great shot :o)