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 (32)
Lashia
Awesome action shot and colours here- thanks for sharing! :-)
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mininessie
fantastic shot!
Bossie_Boots
We have them soon on our sea front two days of it thanks for sharing brilliant capture !!
rocserum
great action pic, I like your birds! RS
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
geico2000
superb picture!
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful action shot , Danny !
KarmaSong
Most impressive and majestic flight of these Red Arrows, superbly captured and elegantly presented. Top-notch photograph, Danny !
fallen21
Awesome capture!
flora-crassella
FANTASTIC shot!!!!!!
jocko500
real good shot of this action
Fruit_Passion
Joli couleur .. Bien vue en plein action. Bravo
magnus073
What a fantastic capture Danny, that must have been some air show
makron
Superb and fantastic image.
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture!!!!
Faemike55
Very cool
dragonmuse
What an amazing capture! This looks like you were in one of them.. just mind boggling.
bazza
Super action capture Danny, well done!!
MrsRatbag
Wow, wonderful shot!!
npauling
An excellent action capture of these very fast flying machines.
Osper
Good catch!!! Moving in three dimensions leaves little place for error!
whaleman
Excellent shot!
carlx
Superb shot!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
A photography absolutely splendid my friend Daniel....!!!
romanceworks
Awesome shot! CC
DennisReed
Awesome Photography!
pat40
Amazing pic.
evinrude
OUTSTANDING!!!
mps
Excellent image
lyron
Awesome!!!