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)
mininessie
great ^^ love the title!
carlx
Wonderful capture and colors, Danny!!!
rainbows
This is a joy! You remind me of wildgoha. She has a green parrot called gacus, it means kiss me.. I am still in touch with her, Danny dear. I am so glad they live so long. She would be lost without Mr. Gacus feathers.... Hugs for all day, from Di Di, Goha and Gacus. XX
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
jophoto
Wonderful animated image of this fellow!
dixievb
Pure excellence!
darktower
great photo and title, very good presentation!
Hendesse
What a beautiful guy. Excellent shot, Danny, fantastic colors!!
brycek
Beautiful capture and colors!!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic !!!
Feliciti
excellent !!! like this ara with this colors!!
makron
Like all your photos, this also is excellent.
GOLDILOCKSUK
Lovely right colours and excellent photo :)
bazza
Fantastic close up capture Danny a colourful bird indeed..
BorisB
Great capture!!!
Bossie_Boots
Awesome capture !!
magnus073
Amazing work with this fun and beautiful capture Danny, always enjoy your gallery
MrsRatbag
Wonderful detail and colour on this capture; what a beautiful bird!
Faemike55
Very lovely bird
morningglory
Amazing parrot shot....and actually looks fantastic with this blue background.
jocko500
lovely
ia-du-lin
wonderful colors, great foto
whaleman
Stunning shot!
romanceworks
Fantastic shot. A 3 year old for 100 years. Yikes! CC
fallen21
Awesome capture!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and fabulous photography my friend.....!!!
dakotabluemoon
Nice capture of this beauty.
kansas
Great shot. I would go nuts with this guy as a pet.
npauling
A super capture of him in this pose. I love his colours.
lyron
Beautiful!!