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 (26)
magnus073
Very nice job on this fun capture Danny, you are amazing
mininessie
fantastic capture!
dixievb
Really worth a zoom in on this one--- Thanks, Dan!
NightGallery
Very nice shot. Love the water just falling off. Excellent work.
MrsRatbag
Wow, spectacular composition and capture; the detail and water drops are awesome!
gunsan
Great shot!
Feliciti
fantastic shot of the moment !!
iaacf
Looks like a dancing Canadian to me.. nice capture.
makron
Explendida foto. I love it
bazza
Wow look at that water just rolling of it, great capture Danny..
kbrog
Wonderful Goose and capture! :)
BorisB
An excellent composition!!
sandra46
WONDERFUL SHOT! GREAT IMAGE!
jophoto
Love all the water droplets. Nicely done. Have fun exploring this new place!
Lashia
Wow amazing acon shot! Captured the droplettes and the movement perfectly, great shot- thanks for sharing! :) You should check out the Halloween Photography Contest! "Zombie Apocalypse!"
DennisReed
Cool!
romanceworks
A marvelous shot. CC
Hendesse
Excellent shot, fascinating details!!
fallen21
Awesome shot.
rainbows
He looks to be enjoying his bath, dear Danny. Wonderful capture, Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and fantastic photography Daniel....!!!
mariogiannecchini
Fanttastic capture and great photo !
kgb224
Super sharp capture my friend. God Bless.
carlx
Superb capture and focus, Danny!!!
flora-crassella
GREAT picture!!!!!!!!!!!
mps
Excellent image