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 (34)
Faemike55
Congratulations on 1300 wonderful uploads Beautiful capture and very interesting information Thanks for sharing
magnus073
Wonderful capture Danny, you really are the master of wildlife photos. Huge congratulations are in oder for 1300 images in the gallery also
aksirp
wow 1300, i think you have many experience- wonderful done! CONGRATULATIONS!!
flora-crassella
gorgeous photo!!!!!! Congratulations on 1300 fantastic pictures!!!!
romanceworks
So beautiful in flight. Congrats on #1300. Wow! Your gallery really is spectacular. CC
mininessie
congrats in 1300....and thanks for all the nice info about the birds...love it!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture! Gratuliere zum 1300-sten!
tommorules
I want to see a wren in flight for upload 1301... seriously though well done!
monjo71
Beautiful bird.... and a stellar shot!
rainbows
Congratulations on 1300, dear Danny. It is a sterling capture. Hugs. DiDi. xx
Ac-Dc
a good caught, congrats.
GiMi53
the perfect in_flight shot ! Very appropriate for your milestone upload ! Congratulations, Danny ! :~)
adrie
Gorgeous photoshot my friend, and also Congratulations on your 1300 upload.
0rest4wicked
Great catch of this smallest of the raptors! Congratz on 1300!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
dixievb
WOW----1300 excellently beautiful posts! Thanks Daniel!
carlx
Wonderful capture!!! Congrats Your 1300th post and gallery, Danny!!!
Digitaleagle
Just a absolutely spectacular shot for such a milestone, congrats on #1300!
sharky_
Well captured in flight. Aloha
lyron
Great image!!
makron
Wonderful capture. Congrats your 1300 photos.
Cosme..D..Churruca
chapeau Danny! congrats.
dreampaint
awesome, perfect shot.
dragonmuse
Congrats and thank you for sharing so many of your wonderful images.
bazza
Lovely capture Danny and congrats on hitting 1300 postings.. Well done!
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
bmac62
Congratulations Danny on number 1300. You photograph your avian subjects so well it is difficult to comment...this is just a plain gorgeous presentation with a fine DOF. (like always:)
BorisB
What a gorgeous capture and the background is wonderful!! Congratulations for #1300, very good job!
mps
Excellent image.
dorothylee
Beautiful bird and a super capture!