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 (37)
lyron
Great capture!!
Flannelman
50 lbs. I just want 2 eggs ;-) Way cool capture ;-)
flavia49
fantastic capture!!!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Omg I have never heard of it. It sure looks big anyway :) Cathy xoxoxox
KarmaSong Online Now!
A fantastic bird capture, excellently shot, as always! Nice to see you back here!
romanceworks
What a fine big bird - and great shot. CC
BorisB
Really impressive!!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
carlx
What a big bird!!! Amazing portrait, Danny!!!
magnus073
Great capture of this lovely bird Danny, I do hope they can save it
rockstrider
Excellent capture Danny - details are superb!
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and creative shot my friend.....!!!!!
Meisiekind
Wonderful Danny! We have bustards here in SA but it is probably not the same! :)
MrsLubner
How absolutely beautifu! The sculptin gof this birds head and neck are incredible - like something gently carved from marble. What a fabulous creature! How lucky you are to have seen this yourself.
MedTran39
Fantastic shot of this beauty!
bmac62
Glad you got this photo Danny...you can't wait another 170 years for you next one:) Excellent capture and an interesting side-bar of history.
timtripp
superb!
meowserific
odd looking bird, but really great capture.
sandra46
AMAZING SHOT!!!!
wingnut55
nice shot. it is on the Wiltshire crest, i think.
DennisReed
Cool capture & thanks for the info! Of course the whole time I'm thinking Thanksgiving Turkey Substitute! ;)
Ken _Gilliland Online Now!
Great shot!
nongo
50 lbs??? That's a good sized bird, maybe they were to good to eat and hunted to much? If they're protected they'll have a chance to repopulate. Nice shot Danny! I hope you're feeling better these days! ;-)
tennesseecowgirl
Great capture..
npauling
I'm glad you were able to get this marvellous shot of such a rare bird.
bazza
Lovely capture of this bird, excellent work..
kgb224
My friend another astonishing capture.
durleybeachbum
Fabulous shot, Danny! I should love to see these.
sharky_
A huge bird. Aloha
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!