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 (48)
vlaaitje
aaaaa, what a lovely shot from beneath, and a wonderful dof, love it, and better to late then forgotten haha......great did for our "angel" she deserve it, also a few days later......
Tamela.J.
Happy Birthday to you both!! WOW This is GORGEOUS!!!
i-popba
YESS..!!! Wonderful shot..!! love colors and view point image...so cool love it.! V
kora
A real beauty, Danny. Awesome macro. Wonderful subject :))))
SoulEatar
Wonderful color so soft a warm - Luvaly dan great BD wish :)
YohannR
What a beauty...!!!!!! Hope you don't mind if I use this one as my computer wallpaper...lol
Vraxor
Beautiful image as always! :o) The dof and colors are very good! Amazing to see how much detail the butterfly still has even though the focus was on the flower. Nice capture!
iaacf
Yes... this is a beauty. Although I have seen this butty often, I don't know what it is called..
SophiaDeer
Exquisite!! Your butterfly is a king in the field of flowers. Bravo!!
solrac_gi_2nd
Excellent as usual !!!
Tedz
blush...as I move Cynlee aside....manly hugz...wee Danny...Yes...She will adore the Tree Nymph.....and I have a similar styled Frock.....thanks for thinking of Us....sigh
logiloglu
wonderful dynamic composition. excellent use of DOF. simply perfect done,Danny. vote #:O)
kansas
IMO, this is your most beautiful butty photo. I think it is the combination of colors. Totally gorgeous. Great gift for Cynlee and Tedz.
ModestyB
Nice dedi to CIndy & Brian:)
Apophis906
Oh what a lovely dedi and a pretty buttie here. Excellent capture and job here.
borsy
Beautiful!!!!!!!
jstsittinghere
beautiful gift and shot!
Blush
Beautiful hun Happy Birthday Cyn and Tedz Vote n hugs Susan~
cynlee
awwwwwwwwwwe... yes i do adore it!!! moves Tedz aside hehehe, hugz from me too, ok another hugz for tedz... thank you Danny-O!, my heart is a-flutter! :D
Masema
Beautiful work Dan...not easy to get a shot this clear when shooting from this angle, nice job.
Sekadhar
Wonderful shot and most beautiful colors! Excellent!:))!!!
art4all
Great gift, especially in this time of the year..... which will be no problem for Tedz living upside down ;0)
soulofharmony
wowww that is absolutely stunning gorgeous soft sensual ..excellent p'graphy and angle :) voteee
kenwas
You find such great contrast of color! Excellent and the black vs red makes the image so very strong.
tallpindo
Now for a butterfly on an opium poppy. I get it!! I finally get it!!
jcv2
Beautiful shot of this wonderful butterfly!
WandM
Like music. Such a wonderful picture!
addiek
Scintillating combination of colours! A real eye feast! Great work Dan. E thumbs up!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Exquisite compo, exquisite butty. Genial my friend !
Perry6
Happy Birthday to all and Another Excellent shot!