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 (56)
3x3
lovely shot Daniel 5+
flora-crassella
wonderful!!!!! Great image and fantastic photo!!!!!
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
BorisB
A gorgeous portrait!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful, lets throw him a mint lol
MagikUnicorn
EXCELLENT I LOVE EAGLE
tizjezzme
wow, this is soooo good Danny!!!!
zulaan
The King ! Beautiful portrait !!! :)
chudo121
What a glorious bird ! And to think, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey Americas bird :D
kenwas
Great capture Danny!
Hendesse
Outstanding shot, impressive details and beautiful light. Looks really fantastic!
mss
Awesome in zoom!
timtripp
golden!
Octaganoid
Looks like he means business. top notch photo mate.
qrud
excellent picture
carlx
Superb and powerful portrait!!!
taurus
Wonderful image, just stunning
bclaytonphoto
Cracker of a shot Dan
CavalierLady
Superb, what wonderful back lighting on the beak and mouth!
schonee
Super Fantastic Shot! WOW!!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend, A wonderful photography full of harmony and beauty. Fantastic work. Superbly done!! Congratulations!! Happy weekend. Luminous blesing. Ludy
adrie
Wow what a fantastic photoshot my friend, you captured this perfectly.
RocksLady
Super Bild .........Top........
fredster66
Awesome photo!
magnus073
Talk about a great closeup, nice work Danny
beatoangelico
MARVEOLUS CAPTURE...BRAVISSIMO..!!!
MedTran39
Fantastic shot!
bpclarke
Magnificent! The details, the portrait, everything! Splendid capture. Bunny
MrsLubner
The light through the beak is awesome. Details and beauty and attitude all ooze from this amazing shot.