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 (40)
Hendesse
Beautiful bird and you've captured it perfectly. The details are fantastic!
flora-crassella
fantastic photo!!!!! Wonderful bird!!!!
carlx
Amazing eagle portrait, my friend!!!
Kaartijer
Excellent shot, great portrait!
3x3
lovely capture and presentation my friend x
MedTran39
Beautiful - great capture!
evensteven
Wow! Great portrait!
Marcel-P
A wonderful portrait once again! Just Great!
romanceworks
Wow - what a beauty - so majestic. CC
ElizaB
very interesting and great portrait of this wonderful creature
BorisB
SUPERB!!!
CavalierLady
My goodness, what an impressive and formidable beak! Beautiful portrait!
Octaganoid
That beak looks extremely powerful, nice shot Dan. Am i right in thinking that the largest Eagle is a south American Species ? I remember seeing it on a BBC documentary about the Guyanan rain forrests last year, can't remember the name of the species.
timtripp
stunning image dan!
Odrah
outstanding clarity on a jaw dropping shot! thanx a lot for sharing this masterpiece!!!5+++++
lucindawind
hes a beautiful eagle ..fantastic capture !
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent capture
bcrathburn
what a beautiful bird this is really a great shot ++5
L8RDAZE
Love the detail. That BEAK is something eles! If there was ever an example of a REGAL creature...this would be it!
virginiese Online Now!
I would rather say : the stellar sea eagle :-) Stellar shot and what a sharp eye !
busi2ness
This is just fantastic Danny! Awesome detail and color.
Fred255
Great photo! It's beak looks almost as big as it's head!
babuci
Most excelent close up.
THROBBE
Fantastic composition!
kansas
A wonderful photo of this eagle. Thanks for sharing this and the info.
bpclarke
That is some kind of beak! Excellent capture. He's a beauty! Bunny
magnus073
Danny this is such a amazing photo and I am blown away that you were able to get so close to get this. Also thanks for the background info
MrsRatbag
Wow, fantastic capture, I love his spiky topknot. Gorgeous bird!
Meowgli
what a spiky chap! brilliance Danny
schonee
Outstanding work & Happy Valentines