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 (38)
flora-crassella
F A N T A S T I C !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BorisB
Excellent work!!!
kgb224
Amazing work my friend. God Bless.
fallen21
Excellent capture.
carlx
Amazing photography, Danny!!!
NightGallery
Very cool shot, great tweaking on it. Wonder what the small dark right of the sun is though? Another bird? Hard to tell at this size if its a bird or just needs to be cloned out. Great looking shot man, must be glad you waited around.
jocko500
wow I like this a lot
dixievb
Lovely artistic composition--thanks!
sharky_
I'm glad you waited. Once in a life time capture. Excellent. Aloha
aksirp
great shilouette, high end colorful sky! ... and i like herons:) superb pictures- as usual!
mininessie
gorgeous shot!!!
featherwitch
Wonderful capture! :o)
magnus073
This is such an epic chapter Danny, well done
kbrog
Wow! That's a shot that don't come along often. Excellent capture! :)
wotan Online Now!
Like a painting... beautiful shot and colors!
bazza
Wow fabulous against that sky, well done Danny an excellent capture..
flavia49
astonishing image
MrsRatbag
Oh, stunning work! Yes, the tweaking was absolutely necessary; what a wonderful pose you captured, I've tried numerous times to get this one when they fly off but to no avail. Great job, Danny!
jophoto
Absolutely gorgeous Danny!
photosynthesis
You've caught it in a graceful & dramatic pose - great shot...
auntietk
Absolutely gorgeous!
LadyMeridius
Absolutely had to be done nodnod
Feliciti
fantastic moment !!
rainbows
Beautiful capture, dear Danny. Could not be better. Love it. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photography.....!!!
dragonmuse
Well worth the wait indeed! This could easily grace the cover of a nature magazine.
delaorden_ojeda
simply superb , absolutely gorgeous , congrats !
pat40
So amazing,
DennisReed
Stunning!
West_coaster07
Awesome work Danny!!!!