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 (32)
dixievb
Oh yes--exquisite at full size! Such a joy to see each feather....
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
BorisB
A gorgeous presentation of this wonderful bird!!
wotan
Beautiful shot and cool textures details in zoom!
dragonmuse
Excellent capture.
SIGMAWORLD
Superfoto!
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture magnificent bird
jarmila
cool job, congratulation
Bossie_Boots
Amazing superb capture and presentation !
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and shot !Superb bird !
magnus073
Fantastic looking capture Danny, this really is an amazing bird
SoulEatar
Smokin - Frame them up and shoot - Dead eye Dan :) - I got a shot of a fish eagle with young last week - unfortunately even at 10x she was so high up the shot is not useable - kind of like the the fish that got away thing LOL - Take Care my friend -
MrsRatbag
Excellent capture, and a beautiful bird!
jophoto
He's indeed a beauty!
npauling
A wonderful capture of this very impressive buzzard. Lovely clear details.
MrsLubner
Look at that stance. Very powerful and well balanced. Very impressive muscles at the thighs. Unequaled shot!
bazza
Fabulous bird and capture Danny quite amazing really, well done!!
rainbows
Wonderful capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
carlx
Fantastic bird and presentation, my friend!!!
mininessie
fantastic!
fallen21
Excellent capture.
romanceworks
What a superb shot. CC
GiMi53
You Canon camera combining with your skills lead to outstanding images, Danny ! :~)
RodolfoCiminelli
A fantastic and spectacular photographic shot my friend....!!!
flora-crassella
superb image!!!!!
ia-du-lin
perfect foto, great details
Hendesse
Outstanding shot, fantastic details!
kbrog
Excellent capture! :)
pat40
Excellent pic.
makron
Superb image.