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)
Wolfmanw
Fantastic action capture and clarity
mininessie
awesome!
flora-crassella
GORGEOUS!!!!!
Littlejock
Amazing shot.. Pure beauty in any way. Hugs. Luis
aksirp
swisssh, hi speed again, very majestic! congratulations to this picture!
tommorules
Great focus on the eye as usual! Do you use an off-centre AF spot for these?
romanceworks
Exceptional capture. The Bald Eagle is so very beautiful. CC
carlx
Powerful and fantastic photography, Danny!!!
magnus073
Really great capture of this young guy Danny, the Bald Eagle is one of my favorites
BorisB
What a gorgeous capture!!
lyron
Fantastic shot!!
NightGallery
The focus on the eye is breath-taking man. Such a majestic animal and well captured.
jarmila
wow, fantastic capture,,very nice moment
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful !!!!! Great moment!
chantal-france
Your are the king of royal birds :)
rocserum
Impressive photograph1 RS
sandra46
super marvelous image!
kobaltkween
that's so clear it's almost unreal. the shape of his head and face (especially around the eye) is incredible.
morningglory
Amazing in-flight shot.
bazza
Fantastic fly by shot Danny he looks amazing, well done!!
kansas
An excellent shot.
Orinoor
Great shot, I love that you caught him on the down stroke of his wings, really makes for a memorable image.
MedTran39
Super!
RedundantlyAbundant
Oh yeah! this is stellar!!! wow!
jocko500
wonderful done
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
rainbows
Amazing in flight capture, such raw power... Hugs dear Danny. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Amazing and impressive photography Daniel......!!!!
JaneEden
How privileged you must feel Danny to be in the presence most weekends of such magnificent birds. How privileged I feel when viewing your magnificent photography, this is superb! hugs Jane xx
Ac-Dc
Excellent caught, perfect focus, congrats.