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 (71)
THROBBE
Beautiful capture!
romanceworks
Such a gorgeous creature and photo. CC
flora-crassella
very beautiful bird and photo!
virginiese
cute fluffy fellow ! nice shot !
brycek
Beautiful capture!!
punagarns
Beutiful eyes
Hendesse
What a beautiful owl. Excellent shot, fantastic details and presentation!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
barsyl
Thank you for the capture......it's been well over 55 years since I've seen one sitting on top of my parents car on Cape Cod, MA one snowy winter morning.
lyron
Fantastic capture!!
ElizaB
stunning capture
timtripp
exquisite image.
Octaganoid
He's a beauty !!!
MrsLubner
What an exceptional shot. The features - a nearly smooth look - to the face are so well accented here. Those eyes without crests, the sleek way the head fits on the shoulders... this is wonderful!
glix70
Beautiful white owl, so elegant!!! I was missing you art since four years my old art friend!!! Excellent!!! v
tennesseecowgirl
Lovely!!
carlx
Marvellous!!!
DAVER2112
Wonderful capture!! :)
MirageBay
What a beautiful owl! Great shot, too! Thanks for sharing.
BorisB
Excellent work, my friend!!
nikolais
Dan, so great to see you back with another fav!
Fidelity2
My dear friend, you are a true master. 5+.
Fred255
Great! Good to see a wild one.
sema_fox
Wonderfully!
MC-Jay-One
Very beautiful capture :)
SSoffia
LOVELY OUL & CAPTURE :)
taurus
Wonderful capture
fredster66
Love your Owl shots and this is no exception Dan.
magnus073
This is amazing Danny, I've never seen a pic this close up of one before
erlandpil
Beautiful capture! Agree erland