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 (50)
adrie
Awesome work, excellent done my dear friend....love it.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
MrsRatbag
What a really beautiful piece of art! Excellent work!
Punaguy
The PW does make it pop off the monitor~ Always awesome shots from you Dan, nice shootin'~ Aloha~
lyron
Fantastic shot!!!
PD154
Beautiful Dan, you never fail to impress my friend.
flora-crassella
great shot!!!!!!!!!!!!
BorisB
Perfect and really impressive!!
Digitaleagle
What a great capture and splinded post work, a beautiful work of art!!!!
virginiese
majestic creature. I can almost ear its cry !
jocko500
wonderful shot of this bird. super done
3x3
lovely shot my friend 5+
carlx
Powerful and fantastic portrait, my friend!!! Superb effect, too!!!
Octaganoid
Ah yes, the Bald Eagle. I was just watching Natural world on BBC1 and the Salmon run in British Columbia, and there was some footage of one catching Salmon. ! A really effective profiling shot !
CavalierLady
A real surprise to see this kind of post work on one of your birds!! It really makes those feathers 'pop'! Most impressive work!
gunsan
Impressive postwork. he really looks dangerous!
MedTran39
Fantastic shot of this beautiful eagle!
Cosme..D..Churruca
wow... really terrific!
marybelgium
very impressive !
taurus
Stunning image....just perfect
fredster66
This is awesome!
durleybeachbum
That has worked SO well! But it is of course a fabulous shot to start with!
Charberry
Oh a fabulous image. The eagle is a stunning example of strength and pride. Wonderful postwork, too. One of my favorite books is, "Lakota Woman," by Mary Crow Dog, and very well worth reading.
bpclarke
Your postwork is magnificent on an already outstanding capture! Splendid work. Bunny
kimariehere
love the PE filter here and your amazing capture !!!! brilliant work of art Danny !!!
magnus073
Really amazing shot Danny, I have no idea how you always manage to capture such detail in your wildlife photos. Thanks also for the bit of history
DennisReed
Stiking effect!
kansas
Wonderful eagle portrait. Excellent and striking postwork.
nongo
Very impressive Danny, he looks proud with his white fluffy mane... Superb!!!
romanceworks
Wow, this is powerful. CC