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 (37)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Superfluous in every way mate, great upload Dan
magnus073
Danny, this is one fantastic capture my friend. Always a pleasure to visit your gallery.
featherwitch
Superb!!
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God Bless.
romanceworks
Gorgeous capture of the magnificent bald eagle and love the poem, too. CC
Hendesse
A perfect shot in every way, Danny. I like this proud birds.
dixievb
Quite wonderful and inspiring, thanks Dan!
Feliciti
impressive !!!
Jay-el-Jay
A great shot of this eagle and the poetry makes it even better.
deadhead
Fantastic shot.
ia-du-lin
excellent shot, great moment and details
Meisiekind
African Fish Eagle? Absolutely amazing capture of this majestic bird of prey Danny!
carlx
Amazing photography and expression, my friend!!!
cfulton
Such a beautiful bird - a very focussed cry. Great detail, Clive
aksirp
sharp, straight, cool! how did you get him so perfect? tripot/stand?? perfect in every dimension, a wonderful bird and picture!
bazza
Fabulous capture Danny looks like it has a fair bit to say...
sandra46
MARVELOUS IMAGE!
sharky_
Poem and Eagle Portrait matches perfectly... Excellent. Aloha
CATMANDO
Great capture.............
DennisReed
Awesome Photography Daniel!
kansas
Magnificent!
MrsRatbag
How brilliant this is, Danny! Wow!
bmac62
Gob-smacked...800mm:) Great post.
rainbows
Beautiful work and poem, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
pauldeleu
Beautiful composition and capture.
thecytron
Great capture!
brewgirlca
Iconic work
tommorules
Not seen you posting for a while; hope you're OK.
angora
wonderful poem, most striking image!!!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic picture , Danny !Great photo !