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)
knupps
Putting on the wingbrake.... Superb inflight capture.
BorisB
Amazing pose, excellent work!!
mininessie
wonderful shot!
flora-crassella
superb picture!!!!!!!
flavia49
wonderful
carlx
Amazing bird and pose!!!
jarmila
another perfect flying shot,,,lovely capture
jophoto
Lovely poetic image...besides showing the different types of feathers.
mariogiannecchini
Excellent flying shot !
magnus073
Really an amazing capture Danny, he really is something. So glad to see you post again
MrsRatbag
Wow, wonderful shot, so much detail!
Bossie_Boots
Wow amazing capture superb work !!
adrie
Amazing photoshot my friend.
Hendesse
Outstanding shot, fantastic pose.
Simpleworks
Perfection.
romanceworks
No problem for me, Danny, I just love seeing your wildlife photos. This is a fantastic capture. CC
rocserum
marvelous details on this stunning photograph! RS
JaneEden
An amazing in flight shot Danny, I love this. hugs Jane xx
DennisReed
Magnificent pose in air!
m_j_s
Wonderful capture!!
Blush
This is awesome: Love that way he is turned around....:) A fav me..do come see my new ones.... Been in the hospital 2 times this past month I am way behind on commenting...need to catch up Hugs Susan~
Faemike55
This is just so cool of a shot! Great capture, Dan
bobrgallegos
Awesome capture !!
blondeblurr
Fantastic in-flight shot - the details are just staggering ... Kudos ! BB
Sans2012
I like this for the unusual POV and the amount of detail. Mesmerizing! Thanks mate
npauling
A superb capture with amazing details of the feathers.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. My friend no problem with no being able to be here regularly. I will be adding all your captures as favorites if you disable comments my friend. Our Life's is way to busy my friend.It sometimes feels if a day is just to short to do what we are to do in a day. God Bless. Regards. Christo.
bazza
Super shot Danny it looks amazing!!
rainbows
A beautiful capture, dear Danny. Excellent work. Huggies. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic work my friend......!!!