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 (56)
HERBshines
Love owls in general, this one seems very special though....Great foto.
bpclarke
Beautiful capture. Splendid colors and details.
npauling
A super action capture, well done. I hope you get your computer back to normal soon.
lior
Sorry for your Internet problem!I'm happy you've solved it. An excellent and superb composition!So stunning capture! Joy and Happiness Danny! Lior
MrsRatbag
Stunning shot! What a beautiful bird.
kansas
This is really exceptional.
DennisReed
Stunning swoop!
artaddict2
Exceptional photography !
petercp
A superior photograph in every way!
sharky_
Nice action shot..... Aloha
3x3
stunning capture Daniel x f!
carlx
Fantastic moment and capture, my friend!!!
lucindawind
ohhhh this is such a fantastic shot !
SNAKEY
aaaahhh I love this one and I love the way the wings jump out of the frame.;o)
Flint_Hawk
WOW! What a stunning capture! Fabulous!
sossy
gorgeous capture in right time! love the pose and details! wonderful owl! :o)
nikolais
so powerful! amazing capture again, Dan!
gerhardtroester
fantastic shot ! simply perfect !
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular and very impressive shot my friend.....!!!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
Chimeric_Imager
great action stopper well timed... very well done
dorothylee
Super action shot!
JaneEden
I would love to know who your server is Danny, as I am having problems too and thinking of changing? Wow how spectacular this is, a wonderful owl in flight, it is pure poetry to the eyes, if photography can be described as poetry. This I would love to see adorning my lounge walls, massive and in a magnificent frame. Fabulous photography Danny, and worthy of far more faves imo, hugs Jane xx
blinkings
What a stunning action shot.
Bebe160
Superbe capture!
dbrv6
Owls are such interesting creatures and what an amazing capture this one is. Kudos on the shadows under the lifted frames on the presentation.