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 (35)
jared99
Really beautiful shot!!
mininessie
great!
kgb224
A stunning detailed capture my friend.
Digitaleagle
What a tremendously handsome fellow, eyes are fantastic and intense, beautifully detailed plumage and wonderful pose, awesome work danny!
magnus073
What a magnificent bird, and this is such a splendid capture of it Danny.
THROBBE
Wow! What a beautiful eagle! Great work as usual!
fredster66
Excellent Dan!
rainbows
Incredible close up, dear Danny. Excellent work. Hugs, DiDi. xx
NightGallery
Wow, really quite the stunner of a shot. This is beautiful my friend.
rocserum
wonderful bird of prey portrait! RS
pauldeleu
Beautiful scenery.
cfulton
A stunning portrait of this beauty - detailed. Clive
BorisB
Excellent work with wonderful details!!
carlx
Impressive portrait and expression, my friend!!!
DennisReed
Magnificent Photography!
flavia49
fantastic portrait!
sharky_
Such a beautiful bird.... Aloha
MagikUnicorn
BEAUTY
romanceworks
A most unique bird and such a lovely capture. CC
Littlejock
Pure beauty this portrait my friend. Exquisite taste.. A joy to my eyes. Hugs
sandra46
SUPERB IMAGE, GREAT WORK
bazza
Very beautiful capture of this eagle, it looks majestic...
tennesseecowgirl
Amazing colors...
MrsLubner
very intense expression. Beautiful detail. Amazing work.
jocko500
so graceful looking
mariogiannecchini
Magnificent Photography!
MedTran39
Super!
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and impressive work.......!!!!
JaneEden
Amazing and magnificent bird portraiture Danny, and interesting intro as always, thank you for this!!! hugs Jane xx
kansas
A wonderful photo of this great bird.