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 (48)
vlaaitje
ahhhhhhhhh this is a beauty....so as always.....
Roswita
This is wonderful, I wish you a pleasent time in November with your friends.
SophiaDeer
This is a work of beauty! The droplets look like pearls! Excellent photograph!
linkinpark
Most beautiful work..I cant figure out how you take such awesome shots!!
pjaj
Excellent work my friend!
patmartj
Another proper job!
logiloglu
wonderful picture, excellent find and perfect croped. !!!!!!!! :O) !!!!!!
WandM
The inner aspect of Being. Wonderful image!
Odious
awesome shot.. would love to see the critter who calls or called this home... i was watching th movie "Arachnophobia" last night and it is fresh in my mind... Cool Stuff!!
Misha883
Very nice!
PapaGuru
Oh.. these autumn-droplets, nice colours and compo!
Lalani
Yes, we'll still have little treasures like this, to sustain us through the cold months. I love droplets! Beautiful details and colors, wonderful shot! =)
cynlee
a sring of pearls beautifully captured against such wonderful color! a delight to view :]
borsy
Excellent image, Danny!!! You have the ability to take the most common object and create a beautiful work of art from it!!!!!
Artzy
BEAUTIFUL!
kansas
Wonderful dew droplets on the web. A lovely shot.
Serious
Oh, the color of the bubbles is superb! So tender and unusual... this is very good composed abstract, too
Tommy3D
A very beautiful and charming image, Danny!! Your talent for taking every day scenes and turning them into magic is amazing!!
Tedz
Amazing! Like flying into the Milky Way :]
j-art
nice shot again
SoulEatar
Cool the way surface tension holds the water in these bright little spheres as the cling to such a delicat little creature creation - Cool photo Sir Dan :)
Abessinia
It's beautiful indeed.
Akinom
This is so charming, Danny... all those beautiful pearls against that lovely coloured background!
Hopalong
A hoplite's high crest
Spun by a spider in rain
with cow's milky silk.
jwdell
Awesome!!!
calum5
Fabulous as always your images are!Byeeeeeeeeee calum5
Tanialmeida
flying into the milky way indeed, so much perfection and magic, wondrous to behold!!!! vote
estevez
Very pretty work ! Lovely scene and very creative ! Congratulations !
Michelle A.
Splendiferous!!
gallimel
after KPK you too chose the web with drops :) cute version too (now the different amount of comments can be explained merely with one word: popularity, as the quality, hope you will agree, between your picture and Peter's is absolutely similar. And in fact I appreciated them equally :)