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 (76)
clarita
FANTASTIC!!! CONGRATS AND THANKS FOR SHARING ***!!!
thesymphonyofthelife
wov, the colors are very good and teh contarst too. it's na excellent macro with nice lightning. have a good day
sossy
wonderful capture! impressive presentation and excellent colors again!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Amazing ! The colour, the focus, the crop, everything is perfect.
jimry
Wish I were a dragonfly...sigh...hehe....awesome capture mate ;))
addiek
Gawrsh!!? Makes a new twist to ring around the rosy! LOL.
Legadia
Stunning capture, Im blown away! V & F :D
gunsan
Fascinating capture, excellent macro!! Even the dragonflies............!
Lalani
Lovely =)
RobertX
i dont like bugs but i do like your photos, good job!
Tommy3D
You leave me speechless Danny...to say that this image is amazing is an understatement!!! Your very best work IMHO!!!! VOTE
logiloglu
a wonderful mro. excellent use of DOF. vote !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
Apophis906
Wow,now thats just close up their. I guess they were a bit to busy to worry about you,lol. An excellent capture here.
estevez
Super shot and very interesting scene. Congratulations !
zulaan
Fantastic macro shot !!! Excellent details and colors !!!! v
SophiaDeer
Soft and elegant!! Beautiful work!
ShadowWind
You capture the most amazing things. Love the DOF as well...
patmartj
Proper job!
Margit1
Wow!! Outstanding shot! Your images always are something very special ... Wonderful!
PapaGuru
Pretty special dragon-shot, love it :)
madame
Superb shot, Danny ! I'm always very impressed by the clearness and the beauty of your photos... this is simply magnificent !!
DrmzRmyne
Fantastic timing and the clarity superb...well captured Danny. :)
Enmos
Perfect work here Dan !! Awesome color, dof, detail, dof, compo and dof ;o) !!! Excellent work !! v
DJB
Masterpiece!
soulofharmony
this is beautiful excellent colouring.. perfect quality... very sensual. a moment captured :)
vbarreto
Luv the way you display those amazing micro worlds, Danny. Bravo!
KingPtolemy
Wonderful shot!!! Bravo!!!
Sekadhar
What a wonderful photo! Excellent done:)!!!
Pierre59
Excellent....
gallimel
stunning expressivity...:)