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 (43)
knupps
Great eagle and a superb capture.
kbrog
Excellent capture! Impressive bird.
adrie
Wonderful capture my friend, love it.
Foto-Arte
Awesome shot of this great bird!
MrsRatbag
Wow! Amazing shot and stunning bird!
qrud
Fine warm valentine day.
carlx
Amazing flying eagle, Danny!!! Fantastic capture!!!
kenwas
Great wing spread capture...just awesome Danny!
dbrv6
Excellent on side capture
tallpindo
Is it Russian? Would be fun to meet in it's habitat. A river with a reversed flow.
flora-crassella
what a fantastic picture!!!!! WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jarmila
fantastic capture, really nice..happy Valentines'day
zulaan
King of the sky Beautiful !!!
marybelgium
another excellent shot!
bazza
Great capture it looks magnificent, well done Danny, superb posting!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Majestic fly and fantastic photo my friend....!!!
tommorules
Very nice. New camera?
sharky_
Incredible capture in flight. Aloha
belasebok
Excellent picture!
mininessie
stuning shot!
madame
What an exceptional shot of a magnificent bird !
jocko500
love this shot. it is wonderful
magnus073
Really wonderful capture of this beautiful eagle Danny, fine work as always
romanceworks
WOW! Awesome shot! CC
iaacf
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... spectacular!!!!
MOSKETON
FANTASTICA IMAGEN.
1010
Dannie, yopur photos always leave me in awwwww of your talents!
sandra46
VERY BEAUTIFUL, FANTABULOUS!!!
dragonmuse
Superb capture of this magnificent creature.
DennisReed
Beautiful in flight Photography!