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 (39)
cynlee
i don't know dan... you think you can get any closer? pretty fantastic fantasy of an inner sanctum! superfab shot! :]
vjerana
I have to ask - how you are doing this?! Superb! V!!!
patmartj
Proper Job! my friend !
susanmoses
LOL @ cynlee... you've got some kind of 'Flower Power" going on here... beautiful Danny!
SoulEatar
Yes My first thought also was it just doesn't get any closer than this :) - What did you use to shoot this little beaut with ?
skoeter
I wasn't that serious when I mentioned the microscope ;0) I think you set yourself a goal on macro's, in that case can't wait for the eyes of an ant. Supershot Maestro!!
Roswita
Beautiful and my favorite color
Michelle A.
A lovely vision!
Enmos
Beautiful purple close-up! Excellent stuff !!
Tedz
Beautifully captured! it mauves Me :]
kenwas
Fine setup and capture!
borsy
Excellent image, Danny!!!!!
unzy
Very artistic and sensitive, as say Michelle, this is a lovely vision and a glorious capture. Excellent Danny !
clarita
great image, quite dreaming, quite abstract***
jcv2
You're really a flower shower! A gnome view, looking from inside the flower would be next step? LOL Great shot, Danny!
jimry
I think I know xcatly how a wasp feels now...lol Xlant image once again Dan. Lovely colour and capture :))
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderfull shot Daniel....!!!! I like the transparency and combination of colors....!!
logiloglu
awesome, a fantastic macro. superb work, Danny. vote !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
calum5
Wow you can see the hairy legs !lol!Beautifull photo Dan,the removal van sodded off months ago so Im staying puttlol!Thanks on the note also:-))Bye calum
Varian
Whoa, that's darn inner, alrighty! Great job!
creanum
Great macro, stunnig colors......
jstsittinghere
beautiful delicate color ! gorgeous shot! v
qmont
All I want to know Danny is when does the book come out, you have so many outstanding pictures of these bueatiful creatures of God, that who better to make a book than you my friend, Bravo on another fine shot........V.................John
YohannR
Totaly great picture... you sure have a talent for it... no doubts about it...lol ;)
KPK
Most wonderful!
hasexx
excellent colors and shot
sinistar
Outstanding very intimate and delicate!!
zatman
Oh such a wonderful image and those wonderful colours in the backgound are enhanced so by the DOF!!
kansas
Very beautiful.
madame
I am really impressed by your macros all without exception:) It is so beautiful as I don't find the right word, it will be necessary to invent one for so much beauty ! Thank you, Danny!!! v