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 (59)
schonee
Such a wonderful capture wow!
kansas
A fantastic capture.
Digitaleagle
Spectacular capture so real you can almost feel the feathers!!!
evensteven
I love the intensity of these magnificent birds. Super shot!
romanceworks
Wow - really exciting photo. CC
ledwolorz
Wonderful work.
3x3
awesome shot and colors daniel x f!
decie
beautiful capture of a beautiful bird and i love the depth in its eye. and thanks for your comment on the Peregrine it means a lot.
petercp
Absolutely beautiful creature and from your description a perfect hunter, a most excellent photograph indeed!!
flavia49
wonderful picture!!!
sossy
fascinating capture! majestic animal! ;o)
JSGraphics
Outstanding! Very Well Done!
sharky_
He has the perfect pose too... Excellent. Aloha
tizjezzme
wow, this is gorgeous Danny.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful shot my friend, have a fantastic alignment.....!!!
nikolais
oh Dan, another perfect closeup!
virginiese
simply a topclass work ! Nice model and perfect timing for a great picture :-)
G_Mansco
Another beautiful capture ;O)
Osper
Great Shot!
DennisReed
Unique pose! Bravo!
beatoangelico
Marvelous catture beautiful image magic particular love.it
Cosme..D..Churruca
impressive!
Grego_Sheen
WOW, btw, I wonder when I see the eyes of an eagle or a hawk, and compare to the ones of a cat or other felins, there are similarities. They are predators and have the habit to watch hardly their environment. Maybe that's the reason.
Wish you a nice day Dan, Grego.
HERBshines
Beautiful and amazing " Golden Eagle ", another simple grab shot. I bought a new digital camera today, a point and shoot, which could give me 16 X 20's.
stuart83
Superb capture
katy555
Very nice photo.Great lights...
iaacf
Wow.. fantastic picture Danny!
Issemissen
Your bird shots are no less than breathtaking. Blows me away. Absolutely stunning. 5+
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic capture in high qualitiy. Excellent and very impressive shot!