Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne,Ă‚Â Ă‚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.Ă‚Â It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent.Ă‚Â It is as if Monet had been told that the reasonĂ‚Â why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes.Ă‚Â Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans.Ă‚Â Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.Ă‚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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument.Ă‚Â After all, art is made by artists and not by tools.Ă‚Â Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion.Ă‚Â 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 (33)
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture
MrsLubner
This knocks me over. Profiled to show off that bullet body! Feet tucked in so close for less wind resistance..."Fingers" on the wingtips spread so perfectly. Stellar shot!
GiMi53
Excellentissime shot, Danny (I know how difficult it is to capture in_flight with the telelens...) And especially thank you for the ornithologic and photographic (Exif)informations ! I'm always delighted to see your uploads ! :~)
magnus073
This is such a stunning photo Danny, and the lighting is indeed perfect for it.
DEWoodward
Awesome capture!!
dochtersions
A fantastic shot, and presentation!
RobyHermida
Gorgeous!!
pjaj
Excellent work!
rainbows
Beautiful capture, dear Danny. I expect to see one any moment. North Yorkshire is like Siberia at present. Hey ho and huggies. DiDi. xx
maferro
Exelente captura! Excellent capture!
BorisB
A wonderful image and excellent exposure!!
makron
Excellent shot. Excellent capture. Very well done
bazza
Nice on the wing capture Danny such a beautiful bird..
rocserum
great info, wonderful capture! RS
carlx
Marvellous photography, my friend!!!
kansas
A beautiful photo. Great info as well.
romanceworks
A stellar shot. This owl is so beautiful, it must be amazing to see them in flight. CC
flavia49
magnificent shot
fredster66
Stunner!
kgb224
Such a beautiful capture my friend.
1010
Your photos are always so sharp & clear, a wonderful capture Danny!
Erestorfan
Stunning, stunning capture! This is one of my favorite owls. They just look so very regal. And this is a beautiful shot in that it shows us those feathers at the tips of the wings that enable their flight to be silent. Amazing creatures!!!
sandra46
SUPER FANTASTIC IMAGE!
mariogiannecchini
Splendid capture , Danny !Marvellous photography !
MedTran39
Fantastic capture - love the golden eye!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and sensational work.......!!!!
flora-crassella
a very beautiful bird!!!!!!! FANTASTIC photo!!!!!!!!
kobaltkween
just gorgeous. the simple palette is just beautiful, and the stunning yellow of the eye contrasts but works well with the green background.
Littlejock
Focus colours and DOF Perfect my friend. Exquisite
Meisiekind
One of my favourite birds and a super shot Danny!