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)
clbsmiley
A wonderful image!!! :)
romanceworks
An amazing shot and fascinating info. CC
magnus073
Danny, this is a magnificent capture of this beautiful Owl. Thank you for providing the detailed information also.
aksirp
extrem with zoom, perfect clearity and capture! 5 p. :-)
Wolfmanw
Fantastic action shot and clarity
carlx
Amazing photography and details, Danny!!!
tommorules
Presumably they evolved silent flight after the dayglow yellow eyes & beak did't really work for a hunter!
danob
Lol True Steve but prey under snow or tunnels are hardly going to notice those!
hansmar
Spectacular shot! Very beautiful bird indeed.
gunsan
So beautiful. Perfect shot!
mininessie
fantastic!
THROBBE
Sweet compo Danny!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
JaneEden
Oh this is an amazing photo Danny, I love owls as you know they are such beautiful birds. hugs Jane xx
micturn
Perfect focus
brylaz
Great shot! Bravo!
MrsRatbag
Wow, what an amazing view! These are stunning birds!
photosynthesis
Great shot of this owl in flight. Beautiful & yet kind of scary too...
mps
Outstanding image
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent mate, great shot!!
Richardphotos
the beauty is spectacular and what a sharp capture
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God Bless.
Feliciti
stunning eyes and the perfect posing !!
DennisReed
Powerful Display, and awesome Photography!
rainbows
Incredible capture, dear Danny. What a bird! Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
pauldeleu
Nicely captured.
thecytron
Great capture!
marybelgium
wonderful and I love the title !
dragonmuse
Stunning!
ia-du-lin
fantastic shot, great moment and details