Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (38)
dixievb
Exquisite, Dan--Thanks!
kansas
Oh what a beautiful bird. Amazing coloring. Thanks for the info.
kgb224
A stunning capture of a very beautiful bird. God Bless.
flavia49
marvelous capture
romanceworks
What a beautiful and colorful bird and interesting info. Great capture. CC
Firesnuffer
Beautiful bird and excellent technique!
Faemike55
Very beautiful bird interesting information
gunsan
So sweet! Great shot and interresting words!
Feliciti
it's a beautiful bird !! thanks for infos about !!
carlx
Fantastic bird and presentation, my friend!!!
iaacf
I have naver seen or hear of this bird.. Beautiful capture.
flora-crassella
what a beautiful bird!!!!! FANTASTIC picture!!!!!
mininessie
wonderful!
jophoto
What a pretty bird! Interesting info also.
dragonmuse
Fascinating bird. Have never seen anything like it :)
rockstrider
Great capture and tasteful postwork mate!
A.C.Wolfe
Awesome photo
MrsRatbag
Excellent shot of this beauty! Interesting information too...
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful bird and capture ! Interesting info !
j-dwarf
fantastic capture and presentation
Bossie_Boots
Incredible!!
Lashia
Beautiful shot of this original looking bird, and the frame really works well- thanks for sharing! :-)
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wotan
Beautiful shot, fascinating colors, textures and presentation... a nature beauty!
DennisReed
Stunning Specimen!
magnus073
Danny, this is a fantastic capture of this beautiful bird my friend. I've never seen anything as colorful as him before.
bazza
what a fabulous capture of this beautiful bird.. never seen one before, thank you!!
BorisB
A fantastic portrait!!
npauling
Isn't he gorgeous with his beautiful colouring. A fabulous capture.
fallen21
Fantastic shot.
rainbows
He looks bemused, dear Danny. A wonderful capture of this gorgeous bird. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx