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)
kgb224
A super sharp capture my friend.
flora-crassella
superb photo!!!!!!
GARAGELAND
Once again words fail me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jarmila
really fantastic shot, congratulation,,best regards
smillinfaces
thats real a shoot everyone wanna make great thank you for sharin smillinfaces
BorisB
An outstanding presentation of this gorgeous bird, bravo!!!
ragouc
GREAT....
rainbows
Flying right at you. A wonderful shot, dear Danny. I hope all is well. Hugs DiDi. xx
sharky_
How nice to have all these birds around you. Superb capture. Aloha
RedundantlyAbundant
Magnificent!
lior
Excellent!!!!!!
mininessie
gorgeous!
rocserum
impressive view on this wonderful bird! RS
bazza
Outstanding shot of this beauty Danny, a very beautiful bird indeed!!
tommorules
A stunner!
mariogiannecchini
Excellent picture !
pjaj
Wonderful capture here Danny!!
babuci
Excelent.
bmac62
Danny...I've been missing some of your birds and am glad I didn't miss this beauty. The wing spread, the fanning out of the feathers, the powerful sinews and muscle at the wing roots. All spectacular. I am also a bit wowed by the 560mm and 1/3200... You must have a great vantage point to work from.
aksirp
wow, stunning and great, great shot! beautiful owl and the pic is as always perrrrfect! great POV and very clear in front- background wonderful tender!! 5+++ :)
NightGallery
Looks like a jet! Awesome shot as always.
mafto62
WONDERFUL !!
dragonmuse
Wow, very neat pov :)
Faemike55
Stunning photo! you work for Nature magazine part time?
Orinoor
Woo, beautiful shot!
romanceworks
An awesome shot!
MedTran39
Super Shot
RodolfoCiminelli
Brilliant and wonderful photography my friend......!!!!
kobaltkween
i just wish the image was even larger.
magnus073
What an amazing capture this one is Danny, it would be wonderful to be able to soar just like this little gal