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 (29)
flora-crassella
a very beautiful bird!!!! FANTASTIC photo!!!!!!!
adrie
Outstanding capture.
dragonmuse
Wonderful capture! Great POV and timing.
Meowgli
awesome shot Danny, brought a smile! doesn't look like he was expecting you to catch that one :D
Meisiekind
African Fish Eagle? Looks like one! Fantastic Danny and as Adam said - it almost looks like he is surprized! :)
lyron
Fascinating!!!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture , Danny !
DananJaya_Chef
bazza
Wow this one is coming right at ya lol beautiful capture Danny well captured!!
Faemike55
He's got his eye on the prize.... in other words, 'INCOMING!'
Hendesse
Stunning POV. A fantastic shot!!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture!
magnus073
Great shot for sure here Danny, he really does seem to be flying right at you. Not sure how you get these amazing photos, but I do enjoy them a lot.
mhyrdin
Perfect focus on eyes ! The right shot at the right time !
MrsRatbag
Stunning work, Danny!
Digitaleagle
I took so many shots like this on my resent trip to the Mississippi River just to take shots of eagles, but the head on shots were less than, well, they were just bad, LOL. This one is awesome, excellent work Danny!
sharky_
All I can say is Duck! He's heading straight towards you. Nice shot. Aloha
junge1
Outstanding capture Danny. When I see something like this it always reminds me of aircraft - like a B-52!
MedTran39
Fantastic shot!
SSoffia
Magnificent capture !!!!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and spectacular shot Daniel......!!!!
pauldeleu
That's a great photo.
carlx
Impressive bird and capture, Danny!!!
knupps
Hey.... that looks just amazing. What a shot.
kgb224
Well with the outtanding qaulity camera and equipment you have my friend you cannot complain as it is a gem of a capture.
romanceworks
A super capture, and I'm sure not easy to get. CC
flavia49
fantastic image!
pat40
Beautiful, you must have loads of patience,i never see any nice Birds,
gunsan
Hi Danny, bird man now, I see. You are fantastic capturing birds in flight! Remember long ago when I called you butterfly man :-) I feel for the title you gave this, I feel a little the same now, but I always bump into something. This bird with his supreme eye sight will not :-) Super!