Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (27)
Hendesse
Very beautiful bird. Excellent shot!!
bazza
Great capture Danny what a lovely looking bird.. excellent posting!!
carlx
Impressive!!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.I still need a bigger lens to capture these type of birds in the wild.
marybelgium
splendide !
Faemike55
I need a bigger camera to get shots like these (I have a family of Ospreys that roost along the route I ride to work) Stunning capture
aksirp
..thank you so much and i still love your bird pics- this one is qualitativ stunning as all others!! 5+
BorisB
A wonderful capture, bravo!!
magnus073
Very impressive capture Danny, this is one beautiful bird
flora-crassella
what a picture!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
billcody
Stunning capture, Danny! I never will see someone like this. Great work!
MedTran39
Wonderful shot!
bmac62
Powerful. Business sure does make the time go fast:)
mariogiannecchini
Splendid shot , Danny !
rainbows
A wonderful capture, dear Danny. We have thick snow here! Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
jarmila
beautiful eagle, excellent capture
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular photographic work my friend.....!!!!
flavia49
wonderful
romanceworks
A marvelous shot. CC
M2A
Wonderful capture and DOF.
kbrog
Excellent capture! :) Looks similar to the Bald Headed Eagle.
mininessie
stunning shot!
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
tennesseecowgirl
beautiful image.
kobaltkween
as always, both beautiful, striking, and highly detailed.
Alex_Antonov
Remarkable work!
iaacf
To be honest with you.. I think this is not your best shot, but hey.. I think almost eveyone, including you, would envy you to have the skills and opportunity to get those shots.