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 (42)
Marcel-P
Motive and background a very good, but I'm missing the sharpness in this photo, the eye doesn't find a point to focus at. maybe 1/125s was too long for 400mm (or did you use a tripod). Just my opinion... :)
flora-crassella
Great - really great!!!!!
MedTran39
Beautiful!
zoren
amazing in red...
glix70
Wow!!! Lovely red tones, the magic wonder of nature!!! Excellent compo!!! :) V
lizzibell
Beautiful capture...
magnus073
Love the colors in this one Danny, nice work
jeroni
Fanstastic photo.Congratulations
virginiese
fantastic contrast and colors. A nice spark :-)
lyron
Wonderful colors and shot!!
romanceworks
A perfect title for this fiery and unique flower. Super shot. CC
chudo121
WOW! Just gorgeous. The colors are so perfect. Would love to have a large print of this for my wall.
timtripp
superb!
schonee
Beautiful Shot Love the colors too!
ElizaB
amazing colour and capture
MrsLubner
Ah... a bit of fire to warm the mind by. This is wonderful and the color is great against the background.
Fred255
Very good Danny!
Digitaleagle
Beautiful work, gorgeous colors!!!
durleybeachbum
Great image!
babuci
Wonderful postcard from nature. Love the colors.
Richardphotos
beautiful macro and imaginative title
jocko500
lovely
npauling
Beautiful colouring and a great little saying.
bpclarke
Such gorgeous color! I've never seen a plant like that. Excellent capture. Bunny
marcopolinski
so beautiful!
carlx
Wow!!! Fantastic capture, colors and details, Danny!!!
adrie
Very beautiful plant and the color is just gorgeous. Excellent capture.
furuta
Beautiful color and lovely background. wonderful capture!!
auntietk
Love the dof, and the colors are beautiful!
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid photo and very beautiful saturation of colors my friend....!!!!