Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne,Ă‚Â Ă‚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.Ă‚Â It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent.Ă‚Â It is as if Monet had been told that the reasonĂ‚Â why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes.Ă‚Â Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans.Ă‚Â Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.Ă‚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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument.Ă‚Â After all, art is made by artists and not by tools.Ă‚Â Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion.Ă‚Â 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 (29)
magnus073
This really is one epic capture Danny, and thanks for the details
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
rainbows
I don't think that there is anything that flies that you can't capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
DennisReed
Excellent!
shayhurs
Nice capture
bmac62
Well done Danny. Notice you using a relatively high ISO speed...like to hear what that did for you. This was a tough shot...a dull grey/aluminum colored plane against a partially cloudy, reflective background AND you still got the plane to standout. There are some weak-kneed how to photograph aircraft at airshows pages on the web...you might consider adding a 'how-to' linked to your website somehow:) I'd read it!
carlx
Perfect photography, my friend!!!
lyron
Fantastic work!!!
kbrog
Excellent capture! :) I used to work by Fairchild Republic before it closed down. Now there is just the Airport and a Avionics Museum there.
jophoto
Wow!
dragonmuse
Superb.. I had to check the category though.. seemed to be too good to be real. Amazing capture!
rockstrider
Love the slipstream! Great capture mate!
Bossie_Boots
Wow incredible !!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic shot ,great capture !
fallen21
Fantastic capture.
CATMANDO
The wonderful Warthog!Great shot.
Lashia
Great sumemr shot and frame- thanks for sharing! :-)
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Faemike55
Fantastic capture, Dan
npauling
An excellent capture of this speeding aircraft. You had to be quick to get this one.
MrsRatbag
Wow! It looks like you were right up there flying at speed next to it...Fantastic capture!
bobrgallegos
Awesome photo!!!
whaleman
Well done!
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and amazing photography Daniel.....!!!
romanceworks
Wow, what an arsenal of planes. Superb photo. CC
flora-crassella
great shot!!!!!!!
sandra46
wonderful shot
KarmaSong
A gorgeous capture, Danny, and unexpected realization of your taste for planes, as a fanatic of aviation and flight simulation myself !!! I love this :-)
danapommet
This is my idea, of a get down and dirty, airplane. Super shot! Dana
Meowgli
Fantastic images from the show Danny... my old man was there with camera in tow and thought he got some goodies, I'll have to link him to yours and see what he thinks then :) Lovely work.