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 (44)
flora-crassella
Great photo!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!! Does the bird have still blood of the last food at the bill?
MagikUnicorn
Gorgeous shot Daniel
blankfrancine
Superb photography. Marvelous creature.
Enmos
Amazing capture yet again, these are fantastic !! :)
carlx
Awesome proud pose!!! Fantastic capture, Danny!!!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
timtripp
SUPERB!
BorisB
Excellent work!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and impressive photo.....!!!!
taurus
Another stunner, great capture.
Fred255
The white fluffy heady and the slight gormless look make him look kinda cute.
schonee
Such an impressive shot is right... wow in full view the details are amazing!
adrie
Gorgeous photoshot, he is looking very cute.....love it.
decie
Hmmm let me think well yes i see it tastes a bit like mouse., nice capture
rocserum
great portrait! RS
MedTran39
Super capture!
MrsLubner
It that a flap at the front of the nostril? and besides the nictitating membrane, does that loose skin at the bottom front of the eye also help shield the eye during feeding? or is all this just decorative? She is a gorgeous bird with that natural "boa" around her neck. :-)
fredster66
Stunning!
bpclarke
Very impressive shot! He's a beauty! Bunny
monjo71
Your vultures are so much cooler looking than the ones on this side of the pond. Awesome image Dan.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
lucindawind
perfection!! hes a beauty
jocko500
lol what a face. cool shot
qrud
great eyes. A little horror. glorious picture
bclaytonphoto
Love the DOF here..at 5.6 there must have been some distance between her and the background.
magnus073
She really is a lovely lass, great capture Danny
npauling
This one has a regal look and maybe could be said to be nearly beautiful. Great capture.
MrsRatbag
Wonderful capture, fantastic detail!
LovelyPoetess
She does look like she's giving you the "look" Great capture! : )
Firesnuffer
Hard to tell if she enjoyed the ball... she appears a little grumpy. Beautiful shot, Danny, you always capture such amazing detail and the background colors certainly add to the sense of sophistication (well named).