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 (28)
knupps
Looks amazing. Love the design on the Rafaele. Great shot of this aircraft.
carlx
Fantastic capture, Danny!!!
dixievb
Amazing! Surely know how to capture fast flying things--feathered & otherwise, Dan!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
makron
Fantastic captura. Superb...superb image
aksirp
Not easy to catch, superb Image and elegant Aircraft!
lyron
Fantastic capture!!!
skiwillgee
Dramatic undercarriage shot with landing gear partially contracted.
fallen21
Awesome capture!
bazza
Wonderful Danny, well snapped man!!
prutzworks
feel the roaring after burners cool pov
magnus073
This is a fantastic capture Danny, everything about it is perfect
rockstrider
Army of the air - fantastic capture Danny! Love that you've got the afterburn from the jet engines too!
tallpindo
Now that it's flying it has to be a friend. You seem to have caught it as the gear is entering or leaving the wells.
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic capture , Danny ! Great details in this shot !
delaorden_ojeda
great action shot , impressive capture
jeroni
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
Faemike55
Very nice capture
Lashia
Great shot, I like the frame- thanks for sharing! :-)
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NightGallery
Very cool shot! Nice details in this.
rainbows
A wonderful capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular and fantastic photography.....!!!!
dakotabluemoon
Awesome capture hon.
flora-crassella
I do not like "war toy".... but this shot is fantastic!!!!!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful capture, it must have been difficult to get it in flight!
bmac62
I'll bet you had fun tracking this one by hand. Oh, for a 500mm lens...drool:) Superb.
DennisReed
Striking Jet!
KarmaSong
Superb and impressive capture, it's the first time I've seen the mention' Armée de l'air' painted as such on our national aircrafts...