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 (28)
doarte
Fantastic
flora-crassella
a wonderful bird!!!!! FANTASTIC shot!!!!!
kbrog
Excellent capture! Great looking Raptor! :)
fallen21
Beautiful shot.
BorisB
Amazing image!!
Hendesse
Excellent shot. That's a very beautiful bird.
dreampaint
awesome capture.
carlx
Impressive kite and capture, Danny!!!
jophoto
Oh! is he beautiful! I'm going to have to look him up. Great shot!
mininessie
wonderful!
romanceworks
Beautiful capture and interesting info. CC
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture and shot !
Ford604
nice shot
magnus073
Really an amazing capture of this beautiful bird Danny
Bossie_Boots
This is amazing superb capture !!
Faemike55
Very beautiful bird
bazza
Fabulous shot of this beautiful looking Bird Danny.. excellent!!
MrsRatbag
Beautiful bird!!
DennisReed
Stunning specimen!
rainbows
Beautiful capture, dear Danny. So very clear. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and fantastic shot Daniel.....!!!!
lyron
Excellent shot!!
mickuk50
My friend and I were supposed to be going to a falconry with a few others from the Camera Club ,but the others have dropped out for one reason or another and the falconry only accept groups .I was really looking forward to it as was my friend .We will have to find something else of interest now .Cracking shot Danny :o) Mick
dragonmuse
I never connected the fishing and white heads before.. very interesting. Gorgeous pic.
Cosme..D..Churruca
great shot Danny!
makron
And other fantastic image. Very well done.
kansas
Interesting info. Beautiful bird.