Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (46)
Shirahime
Nice shot!
E.Houser
Fantastic image!
bmac62
What a beautiful bird. This is a good example of why Leonardo da Vinci studied birds enroute to his drawings of his flying machines. Wonderful.
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular shot Daniel.....!!!
Meisiekind
Fantastic detail in this wonderful image Danny! Kites are incredible birds! :)
magnus073
This is such a splendid capture of the magnificent little guy Danny
kansas
A wonderful capture.
PD154
Exceptional as ever Danny, great POV and DOF, the Hallmark of you work!
kenwas
Such an amazing capture! Beautiful work!
flora-crassella
fascinating photo!!!!!
BorisB
What a gorgeous shot and the bird is so beautiful!!
Pippin_Mariane
Superb capture ^¿^
evensteven
Another killer shot my friend. And congratulations on your LWITG feature!
KarmaSong
Wonderful flight captured in a perfect way by your skills, Danny! It's a fantastic photograph.
decie
beautiful looking bird and wonderful capture.
adrie
Very cool photoshot my friend, well capture.
schonee
Amazing capture & beautiful creature!
carlx
Superb and powerful portrait, Danny!!!
dbrv6
Amazing perspective!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
timtripp
fabulous image!
CavalierLady
Dear Lord, look at that pose! Sharp as a tack, Danny! Love the pov, angle of flight and upturned wingtip!
lyron
Excellent capture!!
GBCalls
Well done! Awesome shot
MrsLubner
I think the thing I first noticed was the splay of the tail! What a stunning fan it is for steering. Stunning shot and a fabulous pov on this. Excellent work!
tizjezzme
Fantastic :)
flavia49
wonderful pic!!
beatoangelico
Superb image and excellent work...!!!! Bravissimo..!!!
sandra46
fantastic capture!
artaddict2
Well its the eyes that I notice first every time! Magnificent capture as always Danny!