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)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
furuta
Beautiful image. wonderful shot!!
mss
Awesome colors!
timtripp
superb photograph!
decie
very beautiful butterfly and great capture and POV
DennisReed
Lovely capture
Octaganoid
Gorgeous colours mate, really well chosen mix of shades !
schonee
Beautiful and yes I thought I would see stones. Great shot!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
tennesseecowgirl
Got to zoom on this one or you really miss the fine details. This is beautiful.
MirageBay
What a splendid shot and colors!!!
flora-crassella
soooo fantastic image!!!! Great!!!!!
carlx
Amazing capture and depth, Danny!!!
lyron
Wonderful colors. Great shot!!
adrie
Wonderful and beautiful picture my friend, excellent capture.
3x3
awesome capture Daniel x fav+
virginiese
excellent macro as always
MedTran39
Beautiful - great shot!
Blush
Beautiful love this Hugs Susan~
drag
What a gorgeous shot.
BorisB
Excellent work, bravo!!
Digitaleagle
Beautiful butterfly and capture, beautiful work!!!
fredster66
This is fabulous!
babuci
Patterns and colors fantastic. Gorgeous.
magnus073
Wonderful capture and description on this one Danny
bpclarke
A lovely capture. Such a beautiful creature. Bunny
MrsRatbag
How lovely this is!
RodolfoCiminelli
Superb macrophoto my friend.....!!!
Aioros
Beautiful image my friend.
dragonmuse
Your patience paid off :) Beautiful creature.