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 (38)
danob
This one is for Snakey Happy birthday mate!!
Blush
Excellent capture I love those purple blue/colors on the catepillar too Vote n hugs Susan~
pjaj
Excellent job Danny! Beautiful job!!
Varian
What an interesting appearance it has. Almost looks like plastic goo instead of a living being! :)
jstsittinghere
Happy Birthday!!!Raj... beautiful capture to a wonderful artist!
Tedz
I will never come to Your House for Tea & Sones,....No Jam for Me puuuurlease...beaut photo....and a fine Tribute for SNAKEY on His Day :]
Tommy3D
Beautiful shot Danny!! Love that squishy catterpiller jam:) Happy Birthday SNAKEY!!
kansas
Reminds me of the creatures that eat my tomato plants. We call them 'tomato worms' and they can get quite long.You can hear them as they chew up leaves. I sure don't like them.
funkfrog
ive seen a few of these on my travels, there was a B+W one at my doorstep which i think i have in my gallery, and i shot a few green ones like this with unsuccessful composition. but this is superb mate!!!
vjerana
Wonderful! Raj will like this! Excellent done!!!*
RodolfoCiminelli
Great macro Daniel....!! Very good focus....!!
susanmoses
It has a tail... and some racing stripes on the side... but I would be afraid to touch it... I don't know why... funny it turns into something so beautiful... :]
RobertTheoret
Super capture of this big critter. Weldone. BRAVOS!!!
cynlee
beautiful find... got lots of room to dance for snakey's birthday in this great depth of green, but he'll have to work quick to become a butty in time!! :]
borsy
Excellent image, Danny!!!!!
SoulEatar
Nice little bit of protien - what flavor ? Cool photo !
SophiaDeer
A breathtaking close up with such beautiful colors...that is a most soothing color of green!
SNAKEY
cool colors, am sure it would grow to up to be beautifull butty.;0)
vlaaitje
wow Danny, this is a beauty.....never saw such larva. I like you different work.....I search all the time for different bugs. Yesterday I went to a lake and you don't believe me, I sit and wait for dragonflies in front, I saw that one you was searching for "Hummingbird ".... but a big dragonfly, really BIG.... posed on my naked shoulder!!!! I used the cam, so Ger couldn't make a shot from it....Not that nice feeling, the noices from the wings near to my ear!! And I couldn't either make a shot from it...so I had a real nature tattoo for a few seconds.....:-)....brrrrrrrrrrr...and happy Birthday Snakey a lovely didi.....
linkinpark
What to say? I will repeat myself- awesome shot! ;-)
WandM
Such a beauty!!!
kenwas
Nature'd colors do amaze and you have presented then beautifully ...Vote!
Enmos
WOW what a beautiful caterpillar !!! Love those stripes on its body !! Did ya paint them on him yourself ? :oP Excellent work Danny !!! Argh... Its Rays birthday too ? Ok didnt know that either shame... Happy B'day Raj !!!!
skoeter
Great camou!!! Sharp eye needed to spot this ;0)
Corwin13
Interesting and beautiful shot!!!
Niutek
Neat one, Danny - looks like an Indian larva, ready to fight! :D
funkandjazz
Wow! Amazing colors on that critter... cool shot Danny! :)
environaut
Gorgeous caterpillar! Love the colors and stripes on that one! Excellent macro and dedi!!
jimry
Been a thinkin' Dan...the one in your jam jar years back: this could be his great great great great great great great Grandad :)
RedundantlyAbundant
This is what I want to find! I haven't seen one this big since I was a little kid...man, all the bugs I have seen without a camera! Excellent!