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)
mininessie
fantastic!!
flora-crassella
wonderful picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
romanceworks
A wonderful goose in flight. CC
adrie
Wonderful capture my friend, love it.
zulaan
beautiful capture !
jarmila
wow,fantastic capture, nice fly
kenwas
The simple and straight forward presentation really highlights the beauty of the subject and the shot. Great work as always Danny.
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture !
Charberry
Amazing capture!
NightGallery
Great in flight shot with the perfect wing pose. I have seen a few of these at a local park, they never fly off though.. Well done buddy.
Hendesse
A perfect "in flight"-capture, Daniel. Superb details.
tennesseecowgirl
so impressive the photo and the birds.
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
sandra46
PERFECT SHOT!
bazza
Great capture of this goose.. well done..
labatt50
Excellent!!! One of the best Canada Geese shots I've seen.
MedTran39
Fantastic shot!
Richardphotos
outstanding clarity and focus
knupps
Amazing quality in your captures. Must be the camera....???? hehe.....
kansas
A marvelous capture.
jocko500
wonderful shot
mps
Those Canadians sure do get around. I wonder if there is any left in Canada as they seem to have migrated to alot of other places. Great shot.
magnus073
This is such a perfect capture Danny, you always amaze me with your skill
DennisReed
Gorgeous photograpy!
rainbows
A stunning capture, dear Danny. Excellent work. Huggies. DiDi. xx
carlx
Wonderful photography, Danny!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and spectacular shot my friend......!!!!
newleaf
Beautiful in flight capture
sharky_
Excellent shot. Aloha
lyron
Excellent capture!!