Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, 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. 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.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. 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 (46)
carlx
Amazing portrait and expression, Danny!!!
kansas
Wonderful photo. I've never heard of this bird before. Thanks for the very interesting info.
Sylvia
~Beautiful, Elegant & Magical~ Thanks for sharing... FABULOUS!!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.Thank you for sharing this bird as well as the information abouth this bird.
Cosme..D..Churruca
fantastic pic Danny!
beatoangelico
wow..!!!! Marveolus capture...well done..!!!
lucindawind
wow hes stunning ... you take amazing shots !
iaacf
A strange bird it is. Your photograph isn't strage at all.. it is just beautiful.
sema_fox
beautiful!
ragouc
GREAT.........5+++
PD154
Gorgeous details and focus.
fredster66
Another amazing image!
zulaan
Wow ! what a beauty !
ascrazy
the amazing and fantastic picture:-)
neoexcello
Beautiful portrait. Always been a favorite in photos though I haven't seen one. They seem alot like nighthawks, and I did get to see one of them up close. He was laying lengthwise along a rough fence plank, fairly well camouflaged except for his size. This is a wonderful shot---I wish mine had been even half as good.
Turin_Returns
Actually, Tawny Frogmouths are not owls, although they do resemble owls in some respects. I once went on a night hike in my native Melbourne to see some nesting, as well as the more strangely named Boobook. They are often very hard to see in the wild, as the eucalyptus on which they often perch are so similar in colour that they look almost exactly like a broken branch stump.