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)
carlx
Wonderful owl!!! Excellent capture, light and details!!!
Ionel
Excellent pose, Danny! Funny! Great capture!!!
rainbows
He is beautiful and makes me smile, dear Danny. Excellent work. Hugs. DiDi. xx
virginiese
great macro ! Nice shot as always danny !
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!!
timtripp
superb!
flora-crassella
super photo of this wonderful bird!
JeffG7BRJ
All he needs is a bucket and spade Danny, my kids used to love to bury me in the sand, their mother tried to leave me there on more than one occasion. Lol. Excellent capture, fantastic clarity and detail. Bravo!!!!!
kgb224
Lol excellent capture my friend.That owl is definitely talking.
Alz2008
LOL, Wonderful capture, Excellent well done.
tallpindo
Hey! they burrow in the earth. Remember Tupac?
MedTran39
Fantastic capture!
taurus
Wonderful capture, stunning image
bcrathburn
thats a great shot thanks for sharing it .***
durleybeachbum
Funny! great shot as ever!
MrsLubner
Oh my gosh! I laughed too! What a face! This is great and such a perfect moment! Stellar shot!
vlaaitje
wonderful funny shot, nice background as well
inaani
Netter Humor, komische Darstellung :) und passende Interpretation Nice humor, comic presentation :) and suitable interpretation
artaddict2
Great fun shot Danny with perfect clarity! Brilliant!
RocksLady
Super Bild 5++++++++++
mhyrdin
Another fantastic shot ! Bravo !
Littlejock
The details on feathers is superb as usual. Big Hugs m friend
Corwin13
Perfect, as always!
magnus073
Nice capture of him Danny, he's really something
BorisB
My favorite bird, a wonderful presentation!!
jocko500
did not know of sand bathing lol. cool shot
kansas
:) Cute shot!
bpclarke
Very cute capture. Splendid shot. Bunny
nongo
Fascinating Danny, I had no idea that they took sand baths?? Excellent catch!!!
tizjezzme
isn't that cute!! LOL