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 (41)
flora-crassella
wonderful bird!!!! Fantastic picture!!!!!!!!!!!
kenwas
Pure beauty and power expertly captured.
rocserum
Impressive capture! RS
UOja
Very powerful fantastic capture.
magnus073
Lovely photo for sure. You always do such nice work Danny
tennesseecowgirl
Such a quality photo, beautifully framed.
flavia49
marvelous shot!
bimm3d
superb!!!
auntietk
Beautiful capture!
Meisiekind
Wonderful bird! I have handled a Lanner once... obviously with a glove etc. They are very "sharp"!!! Great image Danny! :)
Hubba1
Very very cool!!! Love thease shots :)
evensteven
Another excellent shot my friend. You are really good at these. What lens are you using?
durleybeachbum
Another great pic, Danny!
morningglory
Falcons are awesome birds. Great capture.
bazza
Beautiful capture of this lovely bird Danny, excellent!!
bmac62
This one must be zoomed. Don't think you can get better detail than you have here Dan. Going in favs.
adrie
Fabulous photoshot my friend, excellent capture love it.
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
carlx
Amazing moment, pose and details, my friend!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
A splendid and spectacular shot my friend....!!!
kgb224
Another superb capture my friend.It is always a pleasure to browse your work of art.
sandra46
AWESOME SHOT
babuci
Excelent capture with a great side view of this bird. Great dof too.
dragonmuse
Amazing capture.
npauling
He looks ready. A great capture.
kansas
A wonderful photo of this magnificent bird!
sharky_
Always ready to fly. Most excellent shot. Aloha
MedTran39
WOW - awesome capture of this beautiful bird!
Alex_Antonov
Wow!
jocko500
cool pov here. wonderful shot