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 (51)
ElizaB
simply beautiful...love the title
iaacf
Beautiful, fragile, lovely.. nice lighting.
sharky_
Very nice... Aloha
flora-crassella
sooo wonderful!
MrsLubner
Outstanding delicacy and so very natural. Awesome capture with the webs to bring added strength.
kansas
Beautiful and delicate blossoms. Love the webs too. Beautiful photo.
BorisB
A gorgeous composition, the light is superb !!
Alz2008
Beautiful capture..
sintoock
Excellent shot, But I prefer that of Fred, sorry ;°)
virginiese
aww ! Beautiful capture there ! Magnificent light and nice contrast
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent capture Danny, I think I would have left them for a few minutes as well, if you want the image you see in your minds eye, it needs to be taken when the time is right, it looks like the time was right. Beautiful lighting, superb clarity and detail, the gossamer webs of the spiders looking much more substantial than they actually are. The title is oh so true, superb work and presentation. Bravo!!!!!
artaddict2
Great light and strong shadow, the cobwebs just add an extra something! Delightful capture!
Fred255
Cool! I did not even see the cobwebs 8~) I like what you have done here. I to uploaded these flowers tonight I have done more post work and created a painting look.
tallpindo
The talent is in the eye finding something that would feel light and frenzied in the hand.
GiMi53
Amazing to see different POV's from two photographers here ! It's great to have the web in your image, Danny !
durleybeachbum
Sunshine at last!
Superastro
We didn't mind you running off...it was clearly worth it :-) well done.
carlx
Poetic title for this wonderful image!!!
monjo71
Beautiful image and a great title. Well done Dan!
fredster66
It certainly is a beauty!
tetsu-pino
Splendid POV and very beautiful!!!
jeroni
Fantastic colors and details. Excellent shot
MedTran39
Beautiful!
Ionel
A lovely picture, Danny!
bpclarke
Gorgeous capture. Lovely little spray of flowers. Bunny
Digitaleagle
Beautiful image and the light makes this shot, you caught these flowers at a great time.!!!
magnus073
Beautiful image Danny, no wonder you were so eager to capture this one
tizjezzme
Lovely; I'll have to see what David's look like! :)
Iceshark39
Beautiful shot! With the lovely bright colours on those flowers....who needs any other paint?
npauling
Very beautiful and clear.