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 (36)
kenwas
Great capture of that incredible wing span!
flora-crassella
wonderful bird! Great photo!
mininessie
great¡
tommorules
Sweet! But I'm sure you had a Mk 111 last time I looked?
rocserum
what a glorious view, the power, the elegance, and aggresion of the prey hunter! stunning capture!RS
flavia49
wonderful capture!
carlx
Wonderful eagle and capture, Danny!!!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful shot !
magnus073
Lovely and very inspirational image Danny, well done. Thanks for letting us know there is no news yet.
jarmila
wow,thats' a shot what I like,the free nature,,very very nice,ciao,happy week
RodolfoCiminelli
Majestic and impressive shot my firend....!!!
adrie
Very beautiful eagle, excellent capture.
DennisReed
Stunning capture!
watapki66
Excellent shot!
Grego_Sheen
Great shot Dan! You did make me think at rendy :-) I take a look and post some.
romanceworks
Wow - you get the most amazing shots! Thinking of you. CC
RedundantlyAbundant
Magnificent!
Blush
Awesome capture A fav with me Sorry about not commenting No ebots for awhile got it fixed tho:) I just posted a new one hope you drop by Hugs Susan~
MedTran39
Great shot!
mps
Splendid image
dbrv6
Excellent capture!
psyoshida
Fantastic!!!
MrsLubner
Just look at those back and top wing feather colors and patterns! Spectacular.
sharky_
Spectacular shot. Aloha
SoulEatar
Great angle and color :)
rainbows
Still thinking of you, dear Danny. This is a delightful inflight capture. Superb work. Huggies. DiDi. xx
HERBshines
Looks as if the twany egale has a destination on ones mind. Maybe going on a road trip or vacation. Thanks......Excellent.
lyron
Excellent capture!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. One can even see the birds Beard.
iaacf
Beautifully captured. It somehow looks like a painting.