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)
carlx
How Beauty!!! Wonderful capture, my friend!!!
mininessie
amazing as all your pics!
Faemike55
WOW! Great capture of the flight of the owl
makron
Wonderful capture. Justo a tiempo. Very well done
flora-crassella
what a BEAUTIFUL bird!!!!! FANTASTIC photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GiMi53
Outstanding capture again, Danny ! Thanks for sharing ! :~)
NefariousDrO
Wow! That's such a wonderful capture, the timing is just perfect!
BorisB
What a fantatisc shot, great!!
eekdog
wow! really a great in flight capture.. magnificent looking cretaure.
aksirp
boh ehhh, superb, i just love your owl shots!! 5+
CATMANDO
Fantastic Capture......pure grace and beauty.
kansas
A gorgeous lady!
jendellas
She is so beautiful & so white!!!
mafto62
Fantastic Capture. It is very beautiful.
mariogiannecchini
Great capture and shot !
magnus073
She is really amazing Danny, and this is such a perfect capture of her
billcody
Another great animal`s pic! An eyecatcher!
kobaltkween
she's so beautiful. it's just amazing to see these birds so clearly and in such detail.
Digitaleagle
what a fabulous capture Danny, your work is ever impressive and sets a high benchmark to be achieved, thanks once again for the inspiration!
monjo71
What a beauty!!! Great image Danny!
sandra46
A REALLY SPLENDID IMAGE! FANTASTIC!!!
kgb224
Another beauty my friend.
sharky_
Beautiful bird. Aloha
PsychoNaut
Wow man how do you do that? Fantastic. So detailed. So beautiful a creature
bazza
Superb capture Danny she looks incredible and such a fantastic moment in time stopped for eternity in a photo.. Excellent!!
iaacf
Suberbe capture.. you did it once again Danny...,
rainbows
Beautiful creature and capture, dear Danny. You did so well in the bad weather. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and fantastic photography.......!!!!!
MedTran39
Awesome shot - I just love these birds!
pjaj
Excellent capture!