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)
romanceworks
Very elegant shot of this lovely bird. So glad to hear the young ones are surviving with the help of some caring humans. CC
Cgaynor
Wonder image and caring!
lior
Sublime!
BorisB
A wonderful image of this beauty!!
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr schönes Foto.
jarmila
very nice portrait and bakcground,,nice bird
TwoPynts
Lovely portrait Danny!
Feliciti
great shot of him !!
magnus073
Nice capture Danny, this little gal really is a beauty.
jmb007
superbe photo!
wotan
Beautiful shot and color balance!
Ilona-Krijgsman
wonderful little bird.....I love them as well
MrsRatbag
Oh, how sad for her...I hate that humans make life impossible for so many small creatures. Beautiful capture!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture of this beautiful bird !
carlx
Wonderful hawk portrait, my friend!!!
tulipe
Beautiful capture!
Faemike55
Very beautiful picture glad that the babies are surviving
bazza
Lovely capture Danny, glad the babies are surviving though so not all is lost!!
makron
Very beautiful picture.
Cosme..D..Churruca
so beautiful this compo.
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend.
jeroni
beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work
rainbows
Wonderful portrait, dear Danny. I am so glad someone is helping the young. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
fallen21
Awesome capture!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and fantastic photographic shot my friend.....!!!!
dragonmuse
Lovely capture and most inspiring story.
DennisReed
Beautiful, yet a sad story with a future promise!
GiMi53
I saw this upload when at work and immediately added it to my favs ! And decided to comment later but forgot... so, this is done now... Excellent shot and a magnificent story ! You made me discover HCT, thank you for that, Danny... we are now friends on FB and I'm seriously considering to pay them a visit in the coming weeks... :~)
lyron
Excellent image!!
kobaltkween
wow. it's so clear, sharp, and perfectly posed, it looks almost like a technical illustration. great capture.