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 (32)
kgb224
Love the golden colors my friend. Amazing bird photography. God Bless.
magnus073
What a fantastic capture of this beautiful owl, great work as always Danny
flora-crassella
a very beautiful bird!!!!! Fantastic shot!!!!!
Dreamingbee
excellent photo
chantal-france
Sumptuous:)
DEWoodward
Excellant capture!!!!
DCLEW2
awesome capture. I love this pose.
dreampaint
great capture with excelent bokeh.
DennisReed
Awesome Specimen, and cute analogy to Charlie Chaplin! :)
aksirp
beautiful bird, wonderful clear capture, you are my reference for bird shots! have to learn ...;)
Bossie_Boots
Wow what an amazing capture !!
carlx
Wonderful owl and details, Danny!!!
Feliciti
wonderful colours and the owl is so beautiful too !!
wotan
Lovely owl... beautiful shot and "pose"!
sharky_
Wonderful capture. Aloha
gunsan
Really cute looking. His feathers are so beautiful!
Blush
Awesome Love the pretty feathers Hugs Susan~
mariogiannecchini
EXcellent photo , Danny !
bazza
Sweet capture my friend well done!!
BorisB
Wonderful image of this beautiful bird!!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful detail on this shot; lovely pose!
Lashia
Wow beautiful shot! I would love to see through his eyes. Beautiful animal- thanks for sharing! :) And have you checked out the Photography Story Challenge? Go continue the story!
MrsLubner
Danny, I adore this shot of it's back. The feathers are so beautiful. The profile of the face is marvelous and shows that deep, flat face so well.
fallen21
Awesome shot.
mininessie
precious shot ...and my favourite month too :D
rainbows
A wonderful capture, dear Danny. Good luck with the rut. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
jophoto
Lovely capture
romanceworks
Your barn owl shots are the best. This is so sweet. CC
kansas
Wonderful capture. Beautiful plumage.
RodolfoCiminelli
Spectacular photography my friend.....!!!