Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne,Ă‚Â Ă‚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.Ă‚Â It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent.Ă‚Â It is as if Monet had been told that the reasonĂ‚Â why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes.Ă‚Â Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans.Ă‚Â Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.Ă‚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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument.Ă‚Â After all, art is made by artists and not by tools.Ă‚Â Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion.Ă‚Â 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 (46)
flora-crassella
great shot!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!
whitemagus
It is a weird, but its cool at the same time!
Blush
Awesome capture This is great Hugs Susan~
mss
What happened to the fake snake? Did the bird knock it down?
carlx
Impressive!!!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
chudo121
Real shame you got him the opposite side. Maybe repose them for better effect. Oh wait, this isn't CG This is reality :D:D Really nice shot (;
zulaan
Wow ! Stunning !!!
Hendesse
Stunning shot, what an outstanding capture. Looks really fantastic!
timtripp
super!
MedTran39
WOW - super!
CavalierLady
Awesome, it must be great to see this in action!! I'm not sure if I've ever seen one, even in a zoo. It is a beautiful bird.
adrie
Fantastic photoshot my friend, excellent capture.
blankfrancine
amazing creature , superb capture!
foxxmulder70
Hope you got a long zoom. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near that. I know that's a cobra. Great Shot!
kgb224
Danny what an opportunity you had.I wouldn't mind to see and capture something like this in the wild.
rocserum
great action shot! RS
Flannelman
Vivid intensity. Poor snake. ;-)
beatoangelico
awesome capture...super scene..!!!
magnus073
Cool scene and they did a great job of making it look real
bpclarke
I don't think I would like to be on the receiving end of that kick. Excellent capture. Bunny
decie
I think i would love to have seen that,excellent capture but the bird looks as if to have a bit of terror in its expression.
monjo71
So cool Danny...... bet you wish you could have captured it at a different angle. Still a GREAT SHOT!
1010
Fantastic capture Danny, go git em secretary! lol
npauling
Great capture, you can see that he isn't going to let the snake beat him.
MrsRatbag
What a beautiful bird!
kansas
Wonderful capture.
kenwas
Such a timely capture! Excellent!
romanceworks
What a great shot! CC
3x3
awesome capture Daniel x 5+