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 (48)
mininessie
is really precious!!
Marcel-P
Wonderful animal and photo!
flora-crassella
what a beautiful bird!!!!! FANTASTIC photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lyron
Splendid capture!!
jared99
Awesome shot. They are such strange looking birds.
carlx
Fantastic owl portrait and details, Danny!!!
kbrog
Excellent capture! Beautiful Owl!
magnus073
What a shot this one is Danny, I really love the look of this Grey Owl.
blinkings
Beautiful
romanceworks
You really do capture some amazing photos of these wonderful owls. CC
knupps
What a nice face. Great capture.
Richardphotos
awesome owl and crystal sharp capture
kgb224
Superb capture my friend.
decie
I am going to have to win the lotto, to get a camera and lens like that. thats excellent quality for a 400mm and having to reduce it in size to load it here. im banging my head off the desk lol, great photo Danny.
dragonmuse
Great capture :)
BorisB
Really a beauty and a fantastic presentation!!
babuci
Wonderful shot as always. Also like a texture of the tree on the side.
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture!Fantastic owl !
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
flavia49
marvelous!!
Erestorfan
Awww...just a wonderful shot. Such a beautiful owl!
sandra46
terrific capture
faeragirl
Beautiful photo!
MedTran39
This is fantastic - beautiful owl!
watapki66
Beautiful capture!
psyoshida
Oh, I love owls! This is so cute. I love it, absolutely great shot. Lucky you to have free range. I hope you can post more. Thanks for this.
CarolSassy
Adorable 'n' fluffy too! Excellent shot! (:
bmac62
The face of this beautiful bird always reminds me of a radar dish:) What a steady source of entertainment your bird pics are Dan!
bazza
Great shot of this beautiful bird, love its face cute!! Well done Danny..
ledwolorz
Wonderful Owl portrait.