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)
THROBBE
Great composition and shot!
JaneEden
A truly amazing sight, your photography is of the finest clarity Danny, all the feathers so well defined. What a wonderful and magnificent bird, wish I could have been there, I would love to get up close to one of these magnificent birds, maybe one day? In the meantime I shall enjoy any pics of them you post, even if my comments do sometimes run a little late LOL, hugs Jane xx
magnus073
Danny this is such a splendid capture, you really have a magical touch when it comes to scenes like this one
MedTran39
WOW - fantastic shot!
lizzibell
Beautiful shot...
bpclarke
Gorgeous capture. She is a magnificent creature. Bunny
MrsRatbag
Breathtaking capture; lucky you, to see this!
tetsu-pino
Cool and powerful image!! Great capture!!
sharky_
Beautiful... Aloha
nongo
Such a perfect pose to catch!!!!! I'd be thrilled to catch this!!
RocksLady
KLASSE...................TOP:::::::::::::::
Cosme..D..Churruca
bravo Danny... an impressive capture! muy bello.
RodolfoCiminelli
Admirable and wonderful shot my friend.....!!!!
Richardphotos
special moment and capture
iaacf
Another very impressive eaagle image.. Top notch..
tizjezzme
wow Danny, what a fabulous capture !!! Its hard to stop looking at it. Congrats.. this is TOPS!
monjo71
Definitely worth the full-size viewing. Great capture Danny!!!
dragonmuse
Spot on timing! Definitely a treasure.
junge1
Great capture Danny!
billcody
Fantastic work!
jocko500
wow wonderful shot
katy555
wonderful capture and beautiful light…