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 (62)
jeroni
Excellent capture and perfect realisation
dbrv6
Very sharp focus on its face for a wonderful capture.
Mousson
Beautiful image!!!
cfulton
Very majestic. Great capture, Clive
1010
Wow Danny, in your face beauty. He is awesome!
schonee
Whoa OMG what a shot. looks fantastic!
jocko500
wow nev er saw one like this
clbsmiley
OH!!! WOW
~WOW~~WOW!!! My husband will love this one!!!!MedTran39
Awesome image!
timtripp
fabulous photography!
mss
Incredible expression!
lucindawind
wow Ive never seen one of these .. hes a beauty ! fabulous capture
babuci
Magneficent! What a head capture.
CavalierLady
What a majestic portrait of this magnificent eagle! A wonderful pov as he gazes out above and behind you! I sincerely hope that the seriously ill family member you mentioned earlier is recuperating. Best wishes, Danny.
GBCalls
Excellent!
pops
Amazing capture
npauling
A stunning capture and a great expression.
e-brink
A fabulous portrait! Super shot.
DennisReed
Majestic Bird of Prey!
sharky_
In your face shot...nice. Aloha
petercp
Reminds me of an old Judge sitting on a bench! Excellent capture Daniel!
MrsRatbag
Awesome bird and wonderful capture!
kgb224
Thank you for sharing such outstanding pictures my friend.Stunning capture my friend.
furuta
Wow... wonderful face and powerful image. excellent shot!!
romanceworks
This awesome eagle has such an aristocratic air, as if he were a barrister in court. Fantastic shot. CC
Bebe160
Belle photo!
MagikUnicorn
UNIQUE & AWESOME
GOLDILOCKSUK
Never seen one before. Great shot! Cathy xoxoxo
busi2ness
This is as good as it gets! I used to admire these birds in the Kruger like Carin, they are much more entertaining and uplifting to watch - more so than lions!
Corwin13
Super shot!