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)
lyron
Fantastic capture!!
flashone
Veeery nice! Excellent capture as usual : )_
beatoangelico
Superb capture and fantastic light..!!!!
dragonmuse
Haha, cute intro. Wonderful capture.
rainbows
This is beautiful, dear Danny, promise me you will never beehave yourself!!!!! Thank you for the birthday greeting, It means so much to me. Just logged on after a beautiful dinner cooked by Sir D. Roast lamb and all the trimmings. I have had a wonderful day thanks to my family and my RR family. Hugs for all day and please, look after YOU. DiDi. xx
0rest4wicked
Nice nature action image!
mariogiannecchini
Excellent !!!
Digitaleagle
Great timing Danny, superb work!
bmac62
My kind of humor...but really trademark kind of photo for you! This is great. What happened next? Bee eaten or simply tipped upside down by wing-tip vortices as the "heavy" flew past? :-D
DarkStormCrow
Cool capture, well done...
Meisiekind
Hehehe... Sharp title and image Danny!!! Perfect for Diane!
sharky_
Its a race with the bird right Bee-hind the Bee. One of a kind shot. Nice capture. Aloha
knupps
Hahahoho.......a supurb picture and a better tittle......very good.
carlx
What a bee-haviour!!! :) Fantastic capture and mood!!!
flora-crassella
a fantastic stroke of luck! A really great shot!!!!!!
magnus073
What a fantastic capture Danny, and the title is so perfect for it.
romanceworks
Wow - amazing shot! CC
kgb224
Well spotted and a tack sharp capture my friend.
BorisB
AMAZING!!!
Blush
Awesome image Hugs Susan~
kansas
Great capture.
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
sandra46
SUPER TERRIFIC IMAGE!
flavia49
marvelous shot!
jocko500
is ithe bird after the bee? cool shot
DennisReed
Cool!
MedTran39
Super capture!
bazza
Let me tell you about the birds and the bees... Nice capturing Danny well done!!
psyoshida
What determination on the the eagles face. Gorgeous shot!
mininessie
fantastic!!!