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 (39)
GARAGELAND
You can have all the best equipment in the world, but it takes true talent to take a shot like this. 11+
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
sharky_
Superb capture. Aloha
BorisB
Excellent work!!
MikeB
What a wonderful capture of this magnificent creature! Great Job!!
jophoto
Great shot!
knupps
Nice capture.
flora-crassella
FANTASTIC picture!!!!!
makron
Fabulosa captura...Great shot
Faemike55
Stunning and fascinating capture and information
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic picture and interesting info !
mininessie
amazing capture....stunning pose..so beautiful!
kansas
An outstanding photo. Excellent.
lyron
Awesome capture!!
rainbows
Beautiful work, dear Danny. An amazing capture. Huggies. DiDi. xx
gunsan
Ohhh...just look at those eyes. Almost human. And the pose... Such a beautiful shot!
bazza
Fantastic capture Danny!!
flavia49
excellent shot
rockstrider
Fantastic capture Danny!
mhyrdin
What a shot !!! Fantastic attitude of the bird.
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
RedundantlyAbundant
wow dan! AWESOME!
carlx
Fantastic find and capture, Danny!!!
Seahorse
Wow!!! What a beautiful shot!!!!!!!
junge1
Superb capture Danny and interesting information!
magnus073
Great shot here Danny, and it sounds like these Owls really are amazing
Cosme..D..Churruca
awesome Danny! a superb pic.
bmac62
A fine remembrance of a mighty bird.
jocko500
this is beautiful
MrsRatbag
How very beautiful it is! Fantastic capture!