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 (42)
jophoto
Marvelous shot! Didn't know they still did things like that.
kansas
Great shot. Scares me to look at those girl daredevils.
mininessie
beautiful!
flora-crassella
Gorgeous shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richardphotos
I would be tempted ride like that if I could bring my camera
NightGallery
Crazy stuff, great shot of this show, must be cool to see!
Osper
This is neato!
kbrog
Awesome POV and capture! :) Were you in a tower when you took this?
blinkings
Sensational. God you would want to have a light breakfast before attempting this!
kgb224
This is top notch photography my friend. God Bless.
magnus073
What an exciting and breathtaking capture. BRILLIANT WORK DANNY!!!
Feliciti
excellent capture!! and then three at once wow !!
knupps
WHAT a shot. This is just fantastic.
Faemike55
Fantastic capture
Sea_Dog
Wow, absolutely stunning! Great work.
bazza
Fantastic capture these look neat Danny, well done!!
jocko500
cool
dadon72
Fantastic compostion. Excellent.
MrsLubner
I've always wanted to see this done. What a thrill to see it like this!
DennisReed
Awesome! Well this should do my fear of falling good! ;)
lior
So stunning!!!!!!!!
romanceworks
That's amazing and such a great photo. CC
carlx
Amazing!!!
KarmaSong Online Now!
A fantastic and sublime action capture, Danny! Superb work and presentation!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and impressive photography, great sense of the opportunity my friend...!!
flavia49
marvelous!
MrsRatbag
Yikes!!! But what a fantastic capture!!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful shot , Danny ! Very beautiful !!
Bossie_Boots
Nice capture we have this airshow next week superb work 1!
makron
Woww..great capture my friend. Very well done