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 (37)
adrie
Very beautiful picture and wonderful words....excellent done.
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
flora-crassella
wonderful!!!!!!
MagikUnicorn
Marvelous!!
decie
excellent shot of the Eagle and a wonderful poem and nice addition to it that sums it up:)
zoren
a poetic, awesome and profound creature... nice shot!
kansas
A beautiful piece of artwork. A most appropriate poem.
Octaganoid
Dan, really nice shot with the wings outstretched like that !
Digitaleagle
Love the poem and the image, both work well together to creat a beautiful work of art, another awesome work!!!
RocksLady
Ich finde es Wunderschön 5++++
romanceworks
A marvelous blend of poetry and poetry in motion. CC
magnus073
First class work all the way Danny, love the background info on your inspiration also
eldana07
Excellent shot of the eagle and a wonderful poem.Thank you!
BorisB
Really a gorgeous capture and nice words, great!!
marybelgium
super !
timtripp
excellent!
carlx
Amazing imagination, my friend!!!
MedTran39
Awesome!
Littlejock
Great work The pose and the poem is beautiful. Thank you
taurus
Another stunning image, great POV
CavalierLady
What a magnificent pose you have captured, and a beautiful sky to match! You always find the best poetry to compliment your images!
bpclarke
A gorgeous composition and capture. Splendid work. Bunny
durleybeachbum
A superb pairing, danny!
3x3
stunning composition my friend
BibbyBear
A beautiful verse to compliment such an outstanding capture of this magnificent bird. This is truly a brilliant shot Danny - I love the almost sailing pose of the eagle. You have created a beautiful piece of art which I would happily allow pride of place on any of my walls. Superb!! Hugs Chrissy xx
MirageBay
Magnificent!
tennesseecowgirl
Outstanding work~
MOODYBLUE92954
BEAUTIFUL WORK
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and creative realization Daniel.......!!!!!