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 (57)
flora-crassella
fantastic image!!!!! Great photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE PHOTO AND GREAT FRAMING!
timtripp
well done dan
Digitaleagle
Just beautiful, I've shot these several times but can't seem to catch them with there tail feathers faned out, great timing and capture!!!
armoric56
fantastic image!
KarmaSong
Amazing and splendid capture, Danny! ( it reminds me of the peacocks I saw in the Terai region, in Nepal, flying from tree to tree, I'd never seen so many of them and thought these birds were unable to fly till I realized their tails were not an obstacle to flying!)
decie
beautiful capture I just love the way they show off.
lyron
Excellent colors and shot!!
adrie
Gorgeous photoshot my friend, excellent capture.
carlx
Amazing peacock portrait, my friend!!!
taurus
Stunning image, great capture.
flavmel
Splendid !
mss
Lovely iridescence!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
schonee
Very Beautiful !
Blush
Beautiful I used to collect Peacock feathers... Wish I had some now:) I have up some new ones drop by when ya can My Iris made it to LWITG Great image Hugs Susan~
evensteven
Gorgeous!
3x3
wonderfull shot my friend x 5+
Nameless_Wildness
Has to be the ultimate shot Dan...a beauty indeed!
MedTran39
Awesome!
bmac62
An amazing creature. I too especially like the crop.
babuci
Those feathers are unreal. Amazing capture.
kansas
Beautiful capture of this spectacular bird.
faeragirl
Lovely photo!
elfin14doaks
Very beautiful photo. I could not find one peacock Sunday with his feathers fanned when I took my pictures.
jocko500
yes this is super looking
junge1
Fantastic capture Danny of this beautiful bird!
MrsRatbag
Fantastic capture! Love the POV.
MrsLubner
Dynomite! Really colorful and the crop brings the best parts of the bird to view.
monjo71
Outstanding Danny! Wonderful work.