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 (30)
mininessie
woooow! amazing shot!
morningglory
Love those eyes! Beautiful effort.
RedundantlyAbundant
crazy awesome shot!
jayfar
Beautiful shot and great textures in the tree.
Blush
Beautiful image Hugs Susan~
flora-crassella
FANTASTIC shot!!!!
adrie
Amazingly cool capture my friend.
BorisB
Excellent work!!
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful capture and photo , Danny !
Hendesse
Fantastic POV, an outstanding capture!
lyron
Splendid image!!!
magnus073
This is such a magnificent owl Danny, and one I've never had the pleasure of seeing before. Thanks so much for sharing another classic capture with us.
dragonmuse
Such lovely soft hues in hs wings. Lovely capture.
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
Faemike55
Excellent capture, Danny. hmmm, crushes the head and swallows whole - I've got this rela... nevery mind.
psyoshida
Glad you made it, he looks like he's headed straight for you. Magnificent shot and owl.
iaacf
What a beautiful bird!.. Exquisite picture.
jocko500
real cool
sharky_
I seems that it would be difficult to spot this one. It blends with the tree pretty good. Nice shot. Aloha
bazza
Fabulous capture of this owl, It looks great!!!
rainbows
A wonderful capture, dear Danny. Huggies. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photography my friend....!!!
MrsRatbag
Fantastic shot, exquisite detail!
GiMi53
Extra-ordinary shot ! Great upload again, Danny ! :~)
carlx
Wonderful POV and photography!!!
schonee
Love this shot!
kbrog
Excellent capture! Looks like He/she is fly right down towards you. :)
gs1953
Fantastico scatto! Complimenti!
JaneEden
Fabulous capture Danny and as ever very interesting intor, thanks. Thanks for the support and the fave dear friend of 'Steampunk Kitty' lol. hugs Jane xx
KarmaSong
A magnificent and majestic flight for this regal owl. Top-notch photograph, Danny, as usual!