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 (52)
decie
beautiful wing span and capture, my friend.
CavalierLady
What a magnificent pose to capture! Picture perfect in every way, Danny!
flora-crassella
wonderful bird! Fantastic photo!!!!
adrie
Gorgeous photoshot excellent capture my friend.
Enmos
Wow that's amazing !! The eagle almost looks like one of those dragons ;)
Octaganoid
Lovely sharp shot, and nicely timed. Full size view definitely worth it.
kgb224
Awesome capture my friend.
PD154
Beautiful image Dan, what a delight to be this close to a bald eagle.
BorisB
A gorgeous capture!!
Hendesse
Outstanding shot, Daniel. Fantastic, how you've captured the open wings.
3x3
lovely shot daniel x
kenwas
A majestic shot my friend!
Flint_Hawk
Magnificent!
chudo121
Amazing shot !
jeroni
I love the color and light on this... Great shot
lucindawind
stunning shot of this beauty!
timtripp
great shot!
MirageBay
Magnificent eagle and capture!
schonee
I can see why. Beautiful shot!
romanceworks
Incredible. A rare and precious moment captured. CC
carlx
Fantastic moment and capture, Danny!!!
virginiese
excellent shot. The pose is perfect as is the lighting ! I understand you treasure this moment !
kimariehere
WOW!!! Danny this is SOO AWESOMEEEE!!!! just look at those wings !!!.... truely amazing and remarkable capture!!!!
mss
Perfect capture! Even though I love the raptors, I'm not sure I could feed them the baby chickens that appear to be in the glove...
durleybeachbum
Fantastic!
kansas
WOW! A really splendid photo!
DennisReed
Awesome Moment!
bmac62
Spectacular.
babuci
Love the glove offers a reward. Fantastic open wings.
glix70
The wings of freedom!!! Fantastic capture!!! Excellent work!!! Well done!!! :) V