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)
Faemike55
this is a very beautiful shot as well
flora-crassella
Great photo!!!!!!!
iaacf
Speechless again Danny.. In the past I used to play chess. I think I´ve heard of the Scheveningen variation, but please don´t ask me to play it :-)
BorisB
Excellent work, bravo Danny!
lior
So stunning capture, Danny!
carlx
Impressive POV and photography, Danny!!!
aksirp
amazing picture! wonderful done- love the buzzards- we have many in our region.
mariogiannecchini
Splendid image ! Great capture and photo !
Littlejock
The pose of this beautiful eagle is magnificient, the curve of feathers is very nice.. and the angle is so interesting.. The big size make great results for pics.. You did again a superb work my friend. Hugs. Luis. Happy New Year.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
tizjezzme
This is beautiful Danny!!
billcody
Another great work; The eagle looks like an attacking fight jet...
bazza
Looks like the wing tips of a modern aircraft fabulous capture Danny.
magnus073
This is such a stunning capture Danny, I'll never know how you capture such amazign detail in your photos
kobaltkween
i could just look at the patterns and detail of the feathers for ages.
rainbows
A beautiful creature and capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
SoulEatar
Very striking image ! So clean -
MedTran39
Awesome shot!
lyron
Fantastic image!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid shot my friend........!!!!!
Rhanagaz
Wonderful capture of this beautiful bird! ;o)
monjo71
Beautiful capture Danny!!!!!
erlandpil
Great photo excellent capture erland
Hendesse
Stunning shot, excellent details and the pose look fantastic. A masterpiece!
marybelgium
splendide !
Cosme..D..Churruca
a beauty Danny!
Alex_Antonov
Remarkable work!