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 (47)
vlaaitje
its real a midnight blue..before I go to bed I comment your post..so as always very touching..and yes I am happy that you can call me friend.....and that I can call you friend.....let this be a place fo all of us without stress...we have that enough in our busy lives.....btw way...nice butterfly
gunsan
You are incredible Danny, always new and fresh visions of beauty. Dear Butterfly man, I call myself a friend at distance, so I absorb this precious mood with all my senses!
greetinx
Excellent contrast on this one. Terrific shot.
ONIAK
Yes, to the friendships on this club. May they never end, and thank you Danny for the lovely photographe. My dad would have loved this one, so in his own words " BRAVOS!!! "
addiek
Blue fly don't bother me... As a matter of fact I really like it!
Sylvaine
Any Time is good for me...with such picture :-)
RedundantlyAbundant
I am so jealous....I have no access to butterflies in my town....I need to find a butterfly garden somewhere...Excellent work as always Dan!
Tedz
Ooooh....My Butty Boy.....I too count the Months I have been near You....sigh.....manly hugz....if only We could be in a Cocoon together....I await You Canoe....sigh
suresh_krishna
Excellent texture and lovely colour. It is a real treat to see your photographs.
Tamela.J.
OMG this is just gorgeous!! Outstanding!! V
logiloglu
wonderful and very poetic image. great mood. #:O)
Apophis906
A very lovely image here, beautiful buttie. Excellent capture and job.
SoulEatar
Glowing and warm - Thank you :)
Perry6
I love what you did to the colors in Photoshop! This is a Beautiful picture!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and very beautiful macro-shot Daniel!!!
Richardphotos
extremely beautiful butty and excellent macro
cynlee
bluetiful midnight softness as if in moonglow or a dream... dear thought... has it been that long? sigh... we've come far, thank you for push at the beginning, you've made it that much more special :]
AgentMai
The darkened tones are beautifully done, gorgeously coloured butty (so he is not originally blue then?) Your postwork is subtle but stunning, amazing capture =)
borsy
Excellent!!! Beautiful color!!
iaacf
Fantastic.. both compo as well as colors.
Sekadhar
Brilliant! Fantastic blue! Excellent shot:))!!!
SophiaDeer
Very beautiful!! The colors are stunning!!
Masema
26 months eh?...time flies. Love the mood from this...can't really say that about most butterfly shots. Beautiful, subdued blues. Here's to another 26 months...cheers.
Spooky-Wan
Lovely butterfly, great shot.
NataLibera70
Wonderful color and excellent!!!
WandM
Stunning! A great atmosphere you've created.
kenwas
Excellent!
jimry
Nice celebration of splendid colour and friends Dan :)
tallpindo
Caesar on seeing his would wonder at the blue tattoos of the Franks. Lightness opposes freely the cast di.
pjaj
Excellent photography! Beautiful shot!!