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)
mininessie
amazing! thanks for sharing!
romanceworks
Wow, Danny! What a spectacular shot of this magnificent bird. Deserves another wow! CC
GARAGELAND
Awesome image, as good as it gets.
aksirp
wow, dramatic effect! great quality as usual!! 5+
Faemike55
Beautiful capture
flora-crassella
gorgeous picture!!!!!
rainbows
It doesn't get any better, Danny dear. Superb capture. Huggies, DiDi. xx
carlx
Wonderful eagle and photography!!!
iaacf
Nice framing and once again it is a fantastic image..
ollienorthie
Great capture
THROBBE
Excellent work!
makron
Perfect work..thanks for sharing
BorisB
What a fantastic capture, the perspective is really great!!
bazza
Wow super close up Danny, brilliant photography..
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful bird and shot !
adrie
Outstanding capture.
magnus073
This is such a magnificent capture Danny, what a truly majestic bird he is
Malum_Aeternum
This is incredible!
pauldeleu
Excellent photo
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture.
SoulEatar
Intensity is always the mind set - I just imagine the sight abilities - Awesome sums it up still !
RodolfoCiminelli
A shot absolutely brilliant and fantastic Daniel......!!!!
MedTran39
Awesome
sharky_
A serious look... Nice shot. Aloha
lyron
Beautiful image!!
dragonmuse
How cool to get such a treat :) Lovely capture.
ichtvan
Excellent shot. I like his look!!!
TallPockets
WOW!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
schonee
Fantastic capture as always! Thank you for the welcome back!!!