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 (50)
gunsan
Gorgeous Danny!!
MrsRatbag
Wow, what a beautiful bird! Excellent capture, as always!
artaddict2
Wow! just at the point of take-off. tremendous capture!
adrie
Amazingly beautiful photography....excellent capture my friend.
PD154
Absolutely gorgeous image Danny, wonderful work!
lucindawind
a stunning bird of prey ! fantastic capture of him !!!
kansas
A wonderful photo. Beautiful hawk.
Octaganoid
Nicely timed shot Dan, i gotta get me one of those 300 or 400 mm lenses for stuff like this.
kimariehere
gorgeous take off Danny !!! love those wings so beautifully captured!!!!
flora-crassella
great photo!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Fabulous catch!
timtripp
excellent!
Hendesse
Excellent capture, just in the right moment. Superb!
MedTran39
Awesome!
THROBBE
Fantastic image and work!!!
3x3
awesome capture my friend 5+
carlx
Impressive moment and capture, Danny!!!
RocksLady
Einfach immer toll Deine Bilder einfach ein Genuss für die Augen :-)
taurus
Fantastic capture, incredible image.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
LBJ2
Fantastic capture. Magnificent bird of prey. Very beautiful female here.+5
marybelgium
fabuleux ! Bravo !
MOODYBLUE92954
Beautiful capture
CavalierLady
My heavens, what perfect timing! Extraordinary wing spread and wonderful capture, Danny!
bpclarke
What a gorgeous bird! Fabulous capture. Bunny
bmac62
Timing couldn't be better. What a beautiful action photo.
Charberry
A beautiful capture! I am always amazed with your bird images. Such jaw-dropping good skill.... as always. ;o) Excellent.
babuci
Excelent capture of the take off.
bcrathburn
she is beautiful great shot thanks for sharing ++5
iaacf
I had not even heard of this species.. beautiful capture.. as usual :-))