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 (39)
flora-crassella
fantastic shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jocko500
so lovely the way they fly
Meisiekind
Oh how graceful yet so very powerful! Wonderful inflight capture of this wonderful bird Danny!
carlx
Fantastic moment and capture, Danny!!!
CATMANDO
Great capture.
virginiese
very cute portrait! excellent timing
BorisB
What an excellent capture, great!!
lyron
Fantastic capture!!
belasebok
Wonderful photo!
dorothylee
Had to zoom in on this one. Super action shot!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend.
RedundantlyAbundant
Another stunner!
mininessie
wow...fantastic shot!
NightGallery
Beautiful shot. So clear!
kbrog
Oh wow! Awesome capture!
jeroni
Fantastic photography.Danny
lior
A so great capture Danny! Thank you for sharing, Lior
Digitaleagle
Fantastic capture Danny, awesome focus catching him beautifully in flight, awesome work!!
dadon72
Great action shot... The wings look so powerful here. Nicely done.
dbrv6
Excellent capture in motion
magnus073
Fantastic capture as only you can do Danny. Love the way you caught him in flight proudly holding his catch. Great one my friend.
watapki66
Excellent shot!
bazza
Superb actin capture Danny love the full view and seeing the wings of this beautiful bird. Awesome strength in them, top job!!
MedTran39
Awesome shot!
dragonmuse
wonderful capture. I love the slideshow idea on your sute.. I greatly enjoyed the ones I could get to. Unfortunately, quite a few of the galleries links don't work. They just bounce me back to the top index. It seems you have been putting a lot of work into this though :)
MrsLubner
Danny! What a breathtaking shot! The full image is incredible and the power and strength in those outstretched wings sends a shiver down my spine. You couldn't have gotten this at a better angle.
sossy
amazing movement and a fantastic capture! ;o)
knupps
Wow, thats a first class capture.
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive realization my friend.....!!!!!
adrie
Very beautiful presentation and photoshot my friend, love it.