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 (54)
lyron
Excellent work!!
Hendesse
Wonderful light and colors. Outstaning details too. Excellent and very beautiful shot and presentation!
bmac62
Wonderful pattern on this wildflower. I like your surrounding scene as well. Nicely done.
timtripp
amazing image!
flora-crassella
wonderful image!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!!
mss
Remarkable flower and photo. Great to learn from the information you have so thoughtfully provided.
schonee
Very Beautiful Shot Thank you for sharing it! Have a wonderful day!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
Flannelman
Your title had me thinking butterfly but this flower is a real treet with a most unusal pattern. ;-)
magnus073
Great one Danny and I must say I have never seen nor heard of it before so this is a real pleasure.
TRANSCAN
I am like the others..capture is great and flower pattern is very unusual, I never seen before like this ..
PD154
I have never ever seen one of these, when I got the ebot, I thought it a butterfly shot?...Gorgeous flower Danny, and a wonderful shot.
BorisB
A gorgeous closeup and a superb design of these flowers!!
carlx
Wonderful flower and depth!!!
Sea_Dog
Captivating image. Wonderful work.
zulaan
Wow ! Love this one !
Amosicho
Wonderful light and colors
qrud
magic colors
evensteven
Great shot! Very cool flower!
iaacf
A beautiful shot.. last Sunday I could see them as well. In the Netherlands they are called 'kievitsbloem' and they are very rarely seen in nature.
CavalierLady
Wonderful image, superb dof and delicate blue/lilac blossoms in the background to highlight this beautiful bloom that is completely new to me!
Charberry
Wow, an amazing shot of a most wonderful flower. ;o)
kenwas
Beautiful plant and presentation>
durleybeachbum
How exciting! I'd no idea about Cricklade!
gunsan
So much spring!!! Wonderful, wonderful!!
adrie
Wonderful picture my friend, excellent capture.
kansas
An interesting checkerboard type pattern on this flower. Unusual and I've never seen one. Beautiful photo. Yes, herbicides and pesticides will ruin our environment. I can see many drastic changes in the flora and fauna in our area. Very upsetting.
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
RocksLady
Wunderschön zur Jahrezeit pasend :-)
HERBshines
Love this flower especially the design on it. Could you have used a small strobe in this situation??????, for more illumination resulting in more detail. Happy Holidays to You and Yours.