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)
kbrog
Beautiful capture! Fantastic eyes in the zoom!
magnus073
An incredible shot here Danny, you are great at catching them in flight like this.
mistressotdark
wow..what a catch!
flora-crassella
fantastic picture form this wonderful bird!!!!!
mininessie
fantastic!
kenwas
What a great moment to capture! Excellent!
Hendesse
Breathtaking capture. Excellent in all ways!
bazza
Beautiful shot of this owl in flight Danny well done!!
Meisiekind
Stellar work Danny!
sharky_
Amazing capture in mid-flight. Excellent. Aloha
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular and fantastic shot Daniel.....!!!!
tommorules
I don't wish to insult the pharoah but for some reason he reminds me of Garfield (the cat). Great focus on the eye (again!).
madame
Incredible and fantastic flight capture !!
Littlejock
beautiful catch at fly owl my friend, Seem you play and enjoy a lot with your new camera.. Take much care my dear friend
carlx
Fantastic bird and photography, my friend!!!
marybelgium
superb !
mermaid
yep superb, Danny, as always!
adrie
Wonderful capture my friend!
NightGallery
Love this shot, the hint of movement in the wings with the face sharp is awesome!
jocko500
super looking
sandra46
wonderful, splendid image!!!!
KarmaSong
Breath-taking and superb capture of the flight of this owl.
watapki66
awesome shot!
traceyjane
wonderful shot
npauling
A lovely capture of this Eagle-Owl it looks to have its eye on its prey.
MrsLubner
That face is really unusual and it keeps me looking to find the similarity to other owls I'm familiar with. The body is shorter and bulkier but the look is just as piercing.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend.
bmac62
Your bird shots continue to blow me away and with your info I am actually learning something about raptors. Now if I just had some to photograph:)
Valentin
A magnificent bird and a wonderful job of capturing the movement!
alanwilliams
wonderful, the eye says it all.