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 (30)
magnus073
Fantastic looking capture here Danny, this really is a beautiful bird
dreampaint
stunning.
carlx
Fantastic bird, pose and details, Danny!!!
Feliciti
fantastic indeed !! shot and bird too !!
BorisB
Great pose, excellent work!!!
West_coaster07
I agree, to appreciate the quality of the images now, we really do have to zoom. Excellent capture as always!
Dreamingbee
absolut fantastic photo from this wonderful bird !!!!
jophoto
Fantastic shot...wonderful pose!
bmac62
f/4.0, 500mm, ISO 1000...in my dreams:-) Super!
EyeOfTheJen
Just incredible shot...
romanceworks
Gorgeous capture! CC
jocko500
wonderful
gunsan
Fantastic in full size!
makron
Genial y fantastica imagen.
kansas
An amazing capture. Love the Autumn coloring.
bazza
Looks like an angry bird lol, nice capture though!!
Ilona-Krijgsman
what a wonderful pose and so sharp......
kgb224
Another super capture of this series my friend. God Bless.
tennesseecowgirl
gorgeous image.
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
mps
Marvelous image
DennisReed
Striking!
Blush
Awesome image Hugs Susan~
angora
'just' STUNNING!!! exceptional capture, as 'always' (did I just say something contradictional? LOL well, you never cease to amaze me... :-D) It's FABULOUS!!! PS. was wondering what shutter speed you used. (right! ;-D -ever tried lower values?-) 1000 ASA??? amazing quality!!! (and a C. Mark IV on the wishlist!!! ;-D)
pauldeleu
Very well captured.
mariogiannecchini
Fantasrstic capture , Danny ! Very beautiful picture !
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and fantastic photography my friend....!!!
sharky_
Beautiful Bird. Aloha
MrsRatbag
Absolutely mouth-watering, Danny; brilliantly detailed capture!
three_grrr
Breathtaking capture! I feel almost as if the bird was directly in front of me, launching itself into flight!