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)
magnus073
This is truly a incredible image Danny, I have no idea how you can get such captures
MedTran39
WOW - fantastic shot!
junge1
Fantastic capture Danny!
BorisB
Wow, really an amazing shot, bravo!!
CavalierLady
This so much more impressive than I first saw! Stunning image! Awesome work, Danny!
babuci
Excelent side flying.
bpclarke
Gorgeous capture. Splendid composition and POV. Bunny
MrsRatbag
Fantastic shot!
npauling
A great title for this super capture. I hope you ducked out of his way.
MirageBay
Exceptional photo and bird!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and spectacular shot my friend.....!!!!
schonee
Fantastic Hun!
danapommet
Awesome capture. Dana P
SouthBeachPhoto
Oh my God! Dude, you rock! Brilliant!
3x3
cool shot daniel x
MrsLubner
Total amazing detail right down to the double breast definition. Gorgeous presentation that highlights the power in the animal.
i-popba
Wow...wonderful shot my friend...love it.
sema_fox
Good photo! The start for a framework of a picture of a bird gives real flight!
glix70
Marvellous!!! An emotion over the words!!!
dragonmuse
Gorgeous! Wonderful POV... The title does seem to suit it all right.
delaorden_ojeda
Hi Dan ! very powerful image, absolutely a fantastic capture, excelente ! ( Sorry for not commenting before )
lucindawind
amazing birds ....fabulous capture !
ragouc
Great shot.....5+++++
PD154
Fits the beak, erm I mean the bill well :)...Great shot, how many living creatures have gone down that gullet?
marcopolinski
what a poser!
lior
So stunning as always!
Osipenkov
Very volume and is dynamical! Excellent!
anahata.c
I've been looking at some of your animal photography, and it's beautiful. You obviously have experience capturing animals at both rest and in movement. This is almost as if the bird said, "here, catch me in this pose," it's that beautifully posed. And the wings have this beautiful orange highlighting on them, very painterly of nature, I must say. The bird's 'call' is like the final triumphal accent. Beautiful shot.
fredster66
I do not have the gear to get images like this (or the skill) :-) Awesome photography my friend.
GOLDILOCKSUK
Oh my word fabulous! Cathy xoxoxo