Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne,Ă‚Â Ă‚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.Ă‚Â It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent.Ă‚Â It is as if Monet had been told that the reasonĂ‚Â why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes.Ă‚Â Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans.Ă‚Â Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.Ă‚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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument.Ă‚Â After all, art is made by artists and not by tools.Ă‚Â Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion.Ă‚Â 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 (61)
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photo my friend, have a impressive detail.....!!!!!
JeffG7BRJ
Someone has to be on lookout even in a zoo Danny, it must be inbred, amusing little characters that they are. Excellent capture, superb detail. Bravo!!!!!
schonee
Magnificent Capture
Corwin13
Perfectly done!
busi2ness
A very natural pose you captured Danny. I studied them for many hours and they are very entertaining and social, not unlike humans.
NekhbetSun
Who doesn't love meerkats :o) excellent ~
lior
Another superb capture!
junge1
Great capture Danny! Love the dof.
iaacf
I think they are cute.. well.. in a way of course. A nice capture of this animal.
dragonmuse
Beautiful capture.
lucindawind
I love these guys ,..fantastic shot
Janiss
Oh so cute.... a marvelous capture Danny!
G_Mansco
Adorable shot ;O)
Hendesse
Excellent shot, I like the pose. Fantastic details!
Dianthus
Beautiful image and great DOF:)
Charberry
Wonderful capture!
rainbows
An outstanding shot, he is so beautiful. Hugs. DiDi. xx
Cosme..D..Churruca
love it... both... the creature and the pic.
mps
Wonderful sentinel.
e-brink
Excellent study!
ledwolorz
Wonderful photo.
tizjezzme
what a little cutie :) Great shot Danny!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Stunning photography well done :) Cathy xoxoxo
sema_fox
Correct photo!!!)Technically competent!
mermaid
lol Danny. maybe she doesn't know yet the biggest predator on earth: men fine shot!
PhrankPower
Cute fellow. Excellent shot!
Deane
Such fascinating creatures, and a wonderful capture of their 'look-out' behaviour on display here.
Richardphotos
I love seeing them at the zoo and they always have several guards.beautiful capture
Bebe160
Pas mal cette petite bestiole! Belle photo.
katy555
Excellent capture...Wonderful galery Fav… Merry Christmas…