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)
PD154
Wnderful Dan, beautiful shot my friend
bpclarke
What a magnificent creature. Excellent capture.
flora-crassella
fantastic shot!
adrie
Stunning photoshot my friend, excellent capture.
magnus073
This is an amazing capture of him here Danny, really first rate all the way
KarmaSong
Spectacular vision of this Great Grey Owl...One can sense the acute and powerful flight of this incredible bird. It's wonderful photography, Danny!
evensteven
Incredible!
kenwas
Great capture!
Meisiekind
Oh Danny - what a winner! Stunning inflight capture my friend! :)
decie
excellent capture and a lovely looking bird.
E.Houser
Amazing image!
3dsync
Excellent!!!
moochagoo
Really amazing capture !
Hendesse
Stunning details, an outstanding and perfect capture my friend!
ragouc
Great shot.
i-popba
Woww,,!!! nice shot my friend...love it.
Cosme..D..Churruca
fabulous capture Danny!
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular and fantastic shot Daniel.....!!!
busi2ness
The low light really pays well for the eye detail and color. Excellent photo Danny.
timtripp
sensational!
MC-Jay-One
Excellent shot !
carlx
Impressive portrait, my friend!!!
drag
Excellent capture of that almost human like eye. He is a beauty.
bmac62
A wonderful shot. An owl missed out on a streamlined face didn't he:-)
lucindawind
a stunning shot ! hes a beauty
taurus
Just a stunning capture....brillilant.
lyron
Fantastic capture!!!
jeroni
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
Octaganoid
Perfectly captured in flight, very nice !
MrsRatbag
OH! Wow! That is one of the most superb owl shots I've seen, really gorgeous!