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 (64)
promiselamb
wow where do you got to find these? and how do you get them to come at you lol think I would be running the other way if i seen this lol very impressive as always :-)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
rocserum
stunning shot! RS
lyron
Marvelous capture!!
flora-crassella
great shot!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
skiwillgee
This is impressive. I, too, would like to know how and where you got this shot.
miwi
Excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dorothylee
Oh no, he's coming right for us! I feel the need to duck and cover. Love the way his wings and body form a dynamic diagonal in the composition and that face is so perfectly sharp. Sheer perfection!
Octaganoid
Great capture !!
jeroni
Fanstastic photo.Congratulations
Jops_the_2nd
Awesome shot!
romanceworks
You shoot the most amazing bird images. This is awesome. CC
evensteven
Another superb shot my friend!
decie
excellent capture i love the way its flying at you.
adrie
Wow totally stunning photoshot my friend, excellent capture.
tommorules
He's a beauty. Wish I had a hawk centre near me.
nikolais
another stunner, Dan!
DennisReed
Awesome!
beatoangelico
marveolus capture...Bravissimo..!!!
StandsInAwe
Fantastic capture!
iaacf
Hehehe.. looks like mine of today but this one is much better...!!
taurus
Stunning image, absolutely perfect capture.
carlx
Fantastic and powerful composition, my friend!!!
gunsan
Oh... a scary thing to have coming against you! Hopefully he was a bit longer away than it seems here. fantastic shot!
virginiese
love the angle of this bird as well as the little bit of wing in the frame :-)
kenwas
Superb capture Danny!
timtripp
superb!
mss
Looks like he's coming right at you! Threatening.
bmac62
Like the 3D effect...wing tip and overall DOF. Really well done.
Nameless_Wildness
Sublime Dan! Worthy of submission there :)