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)
MirageBay
How beautiful! The wings do look like tiny, stained glass windows!
magnus073
A simply incredible capture of the little guy, nice work Danny
evensteven
Killer macro my friend!
bpclarke
I just saw a picture of one of these on the web looking up another variety. What a beautiful capture! Bunny
monjo71
Excellent shot. I have a few shots of tis species , but nothing this beautiful.
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid macrophoto; impressive detail my friend....!!!!
schonee
Totally Cool! Great shot!!!
romanceworks
An amazing photo. CC
DennisReed
Stunning Capture!
durleybeachbum
WONDERFUL pic!
Cosme..D..Churruca
amazing image!
furuta
Very beautiful and lovely capture. splendid!!
fredster66
Love the light and color here!
marcopolinski
wow ... with this kind of fantastic backlighting, looks like high dollar stock photography ... would look great in an exhibit ... a stunning capture!
HERBshines
Very Kool, Love this kinda foto stuff, Another award winning Grab shot.
3x3
awesome capture Daniel x f!
lucindawind
what a delightful butterfly ! lovely capture!
PD154
WOW!! this is superb Danny, great capture.
dorothylee
Wow! I missed this one somehow. Love the brightness of the image and what a fantastic looking butterfly. Outstanding capture!
Chaosphoto
very nicely done :)
JeffG7BRJ
Superb capture Danny, I captured one similar to this at the Stratford butty farm, I will post it tomorrow. Nothing like the quality of this though. Fantastic clarity and detail as is the lighting. Bravo!!!!5++++
e-brink
Stunning!