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)
marybelgium
superbe !
kenwas
Beautiful shot.
lyron
Wonderful sentinel. Fantastic capture!!
flora-crassella
wonderful bird! Fantastic photo!!!!!
BorisB
Oh my, it's a wonderful composition with pretty colors, pure nature, great!!
timtripp
pure magic dan.
decie
lol interesting info on the bird, and excellent capture.
carlx
Wonderful little owl and mood, Danny!!!
3x3
lovely capture my friend x 5+
mss
Wonderful photo and interesting information!
1010
I love owls & this is a cutie Danny, thanks for that info too. Very interesting.
MrsLubner
Oh, wow. You really make me want to see this mating dance. It sounds so delightful. And this shot is just wonderful. The "casual" glance - but we know it isn't. :-) Great shot! Love this little feathered treasure.
tennesseecowgirl
Amazing !
JeffG7BRJ
Superb capture and interesting information Danny, there used to be quite a few owls around here at one time. The numbers seem to have dropped over the last five years, I don't know if the closing of the urban farm had anything to do with it, but since it closed down I have not heard as many about. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
Blush
I have always loved owls and this one is a beaut:) Excellent capture Hugs Susan~
qrud
wonderful picture of a olw.
evensteven
Excellent as usual my friend.
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
adrie
Superb photoshot my friend, excellent done.
starone_angel
So beautiful!
FriedaFelicia
Wonderful bird, fine shot!
Realm_Of_Illusion
A perfect portrait, beautiful!
dragonmuse
Charming little guy. Beautiful capture of him.
PD154
Wonderful shot of this beautiful owl Danny, hope you are feeling better now!
durleybeachbum
We had these nesting in the next plot to us for over half my life, and then the house was replaced by 10 flats. They are still around but I don't know where they nest. A splendid shot.
MedTran39
Super shot of this precious owl!
babuci
Wonderful photo. Looks so fragile a way you capture it.
elfin14doaks
very nice, I love owls.
lucindawind
adorable litle creature ..excellent shot !
delaorden_ojeda
Great capture and excelent pose, he looks like posing for you, excelente capture, details and colors !