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 (53)
flora-crassella
wonderful bird - fantastic photo!
CavalierLady
Very striking pov! A very proud and elegant pose he has given you! Beautiful work, Danny!
carlx
Marvellous portrait and expression, my friend!!!
KarmaSong
Splendid capture, and something new in the way you postwork your photos, IMHO, but I'll have to look up my dictionary so as to define it properly...Voilà!Wonderful exquisite photography, so beautiful, Danny!
beatoangelico
Marveolus capture and lovely expression...magic work..!!!
PD154
LOL excellent title Danny, and a superb capture mate, great details in the plumage, excellence as ever.
Osipenkov
Greatest picture and bird!
timtripp
EXCELLENT!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
MedTran39
lol - Super!
Octaganoid
Cracking shot mate !
MrsLubner
A look less like he would open his wings and take to the air and more like he would wheel around and jump at your face...:-) Wonderful set to the wings and turn of the head here. Strong, complementary background work. Stellar shot.
adrie
Awesome photoshot my friend, it's a beautiful bird.
decie
beautiful capture you got close to it.
Hendesse
Excellent capture of this proud bird. Looks impressive!
DennisReed
I'll never tire!
moochagoo
Excellent capture
taurus
Stunning image, great capture.
THROBBE
Beautiful shot!
BorisB
What a gorgeous capture, I love the DOF, wonderful!!
Meowgli
hehe very nice
artaddict2
haha, if looks could kill! spectacular detail once more Danny, a joy to view this magnificent bird!
ironsoul
Superb, head feather detail is very impressive,
3x3
awesome capture Daniel x Love it fav+
magnus073
Hey may not have been to happy but it was worth it for this capture Danny
babuci
lol... I thought they got use to you by now. Another great capture with good caracter.
Fred255
Wow another super one Danny!
evensteven
Another killer shot my friend!
bpclarke
Such a gorgeous capture. Splendid details and expression. Bunny
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo my friend, have a very impressive detail.....!!!!