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 (59)
Enmos
Hehe cool shot !! You seem to have an eye for these kind of shots ! Awesome wings btw, theyre transparent !! Exc. + Vote !!!
patmartj
Amazing, but I don't think mum is what they are thinking about! Fantastic shot, sorry to hear about the HD. But great new cam Hugz
jstsittinghere
amazing image! they are superb!! excellent and congrats on your new camera:)v
SNAKEY
WOW WOW BROTHER......... AWESOME. YES THIS IS THE SAME GLASSY ONE I WAS REFERRING ABOUT. BRILIANT CATCH IN DOUBLE.:o))VOTE*
SoulSearcherr
Like ballet in mid air..beautiful
chrysalide
An excellent shot with nice details and colors have a good day
madame
Amazing and magical shot from Danny the magician :) With your new camera, the new Sigma and your talent your pictures will be more then magnificent or then I should invent a new adjective to express my admiration ! v
Lary
Soo cool! and funny! Very good as allways!!! :)
logiloglu
Congrats to your new cam,Danny, have a lot of fun with it. a fantastic shot of course. sorry for my repeating in comments, it`s my small english. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
funkandjazz
Good luck with your computer trouble and congrats on the new equipment Danny. This is an exceptional shot. What a moment! :)
Varian
What a fascinating species! Good luck with your hardware, hope you didn't lose any precious data.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Fantastic capture!
redpill
You maked fantastic blured background and shot is perfect too :o), add a little of sharpness :o)
Raven_427
Almost like glass they are. Sad to hear about your disc .. hope you've backed up all those files? Thanks a lot for sharing this beauty!!
jimry
First, a most fantastic image mate and second, big congrats on yer new gear :))
vjerana
Fantastic! Excellent shot! V!!!
dark_storm
wow...excelent shot. hope you will have fun with your new camera :) hehe. Cant wait to see your next shot. v !!!!!!:O)!!! -Benoit
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photo and great sense of the opportunity...!! Vote
Anjour
Wonderful shot...excellent!!!:o)
borsy
Excellent image, Danny!!!
Andromeda31
Most excellent shot...Their wings are cool!!! :)
Flore
it s magical...
unzy
Tu es un magicien Daniel. You always see thing that can't even imagine it exist. And this shot is really... we'll say acrobatic ! I think this pose must be registred in the butty Kamasutra :) V
signsofdeath
this is absolutely amazingly stunning. I really love this one, its fantastic, what a capture, WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW :D
Mikan
so charming image - most wonderful idea for the title!!! Exc!
Lalani
Wonderful! Congrats on the new equipment =)
pjaj
Excellent photograph!! Beautiful image my friend Danny!!
creanum
I agree with all above.........Vote
environaut
Beautiful shot! Lovely creatures...with transparent wings!! Excellent!
Dianthus
Love this photo.I take it when someone votes they type in here? So me type VOTE