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 (36)
tizjezzme
Gorgeous shot Danny! ♥
mininessie
awww...is a cutie!!!!
carlx
Wonderful and lovely owl!!!
flora-crassella
a very cute owl!!!!! FANTASTIC picture!!!!!!!!!!
BorisB
This is really a wonderful bird and an excellent presentation!!
Feliciti
very detailed owl shot !! like her eyes !!
kansas
A wonderful photo. A charming little fellow.
jophoto
What a cute little fellow! Love his mustache.
romanceworks
Adorable little owl. And such big eyes. CC
MrsRatbag
What a little beauty!!! Stunning shot, Danny!
makron
Delicioso animal. Wonderful image.
jarmila
wow,great capture and job
magnus073
Very nice photo of this adorable little gal Danny, I've never seen this type of owl before
dragonmuse
How cute :)
mariogiannecchini
very beautiful . Danny ! Wonderful shot !
rockstrider
Great capture Danny! He satnds out really well against the cooler looking background
kbrog
Superb capture! :) Bet they are real hard to sneek up on. ;)
ia-du-lin
lovely foto, beautiful owl
knupps
They looks sooooo cute. A wonderful caprure.
monjo71
Great shot Danny... especially love the green background.
Faemike55
Cool looking owl!
bmac62
Beautiful owl Danny. I had to go to google to find out what predators hunted owls...never thought of that before. Postwork and presentation is first class as usual:)
bazza
Very beautiful capture of this little owl Danny, Nice Posting!!
aksirp
love your very beautiful clear owl portraits!!!
rainbows
Wonderful work, dear Danny. He looks so tiny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
kgb224
Nature is amazing my friend. Amazing photography my friend. God Bless.
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photography my friend....!!!!!
fallen21
Superb capture.
tommorules
Great picture, though am undecided on the Mk1V images over the Mk111. There's something effortless about the MK111's picture quality whereas the MK1V looks like it's.... can't quite put my finger on it... trying too hard perhaps?
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture!