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 (31)
kgb224
What a pleasure that you could be able to capture them on camera and sharing them with the Renderosity community. Superb capture my friend. Thank you for sharing another stunning bird capture.
jmb007
belle image!
makron
Perfect blue, very good picture
chantal-france
Lovely shot and perfect point of view :)
flora-crassella
what a CUTE little bird!!!! FANTASTIC picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! before 4 years a swarm of these nice birds was in my garden. Unfortunately I had no camera at this time still......
bazza
What a lovely little fellow, great capture of this one Danny..
dixievb
She is BEAUTIFUL! Having a bit of breakfast there...
BorisB
What a cute little fellow, a wonderful image!!!
MrsLubner
OMG! When I zoomed I got so much out of this. The detail and pose are incredibly interesting and fine-tuned. Exceptional work.
mininessie
awww!! this is really beautiful!!
ragouc
Very nice shot and presentation
aksirp
what a luck to have so charming birds in your garden! Love this little Tit! wonderful clear and great color and light!
fredster66
Beautiful. The compo is just right!
newleaf
One of my favorite birds. Lovely capture
MaraP
So beautiful!
mariogiannecchini
Splendid capture and picture !Great details and presentation !
kobaltkween
there's something very cheerful about the liveliness of small birds. and there's something about the tilt of the head on this bird's pose that makes it seem ready to move to me. nice work!
magnus073
Danny, this is a fabulous capture of this adorable little gal
pjaj
Excellent capture here Danny:o) I like that depth of field...
Littlejock
Beautiful shot.. Pure artist and beauty. Big Hugs
anianiani
lovely great photography & sarroundings.......
kansas
Such a cute little songbird. Looks like she has an insect she is about to eat. Great shot. Thanks for sharing.
DennisReed
Magnificent Photography!
romanceworks
Such a sweet little bird and photo. CC
MedTran39
Fantastic shot of this sweet bird!
GiMi53
Excellent ! Thanks for sharing, Danny ! :~)
rainbows
A great capture of this little fellow in the wild, dear Danny. Wonderful work, Hugs. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful work my friend......!!!!
sharky_
Wonderful capture... Aloha
1010
He looks cold all puffed up Danny. Excellent shot!