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 (41)
Corwin13
Perfect macro!!!
GiMi53
Fantastic : a Silver butterfly ! Excellent macro capture ! vote BRAVO ! :~)
Cosme..D..Churruca
Alucinante Danny... genial total !
YohannR
Superbe... no other word for it...lol...!!!!!!!
vlaaitje
Wow Danny, look like silver plated......O my...gorgeous dof....excelent....and yes sweetheart..I miss you.....I know it makes you "grrrrrrrrrrrrr" not being around to your friends here...be patience.....xxxxx
SophiaDeer
Very beautiful close-up! Stunning how Nature can be.
AndreyATC
WOW!!!! gorgeous!
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive macroshot my friend!!! v
iaacf
Wow.. the butty is almost watching me..Very impressive shot. !!
Tedz
Beauty Butty Boy! Boomer! Bokasha!
cynlee
brilliant dof butty boy danny-o! he's lovely! looking foward to having you back... take care :]
kenwas
Wonderful shot. The focus oo the eye is extraordinary. Vote!
ascrazy
oh, yes... i think as Cynlee, absolutely brilliant, when i look at your butterfly i think about Tori Amos, about her new song: "Sleeps with Butterflies" i love this song and your image!!!thanks my friend! v
M_Moraitis
A real beaut Danny. Love the extreme dof. :)
Michelle A.
Awesome!
parb1194
Great butty pic. ;o)
tizjezzme
OMGoshh.... this is INCREDIBLE!!!! Look at the eyes!! They look like little satellite dishes .. LOL .. and what appears to be an awfully thick leaf it stands upon. This is great, I love it!! VOTE!!!!!
Apophis906
Oh wow this is such a cool macro shot here,what a pretty buttie. Excellent capture and job here.
kansas
A beauty! Thanks.
sharky_
Cute little butterfly. Excellent shot and job. Aloha
Sekadhar
Fantastic! Excellent shot:))!!!!!
borsy
Excellent image!!!!!
WandM
Wow, fantastic in all options!
i-popba
Excellent Macro my friend,..!! just wonderful work..!! so cool...love it..!...* V
qmont
Bueatiful work as always my friend, hope the move is going well.V...John
NODROG69
Stunning shot ~ the eye looks like a sequin!
Akinom
Woohoo... what a fantastic POV and excellent DOF! Stunning image, Danny!
sossy
a wonderful and impressive close up of the fantastic lighted butty! you captured it so very well that we can see all secrets! ;o)
Saurav
Wow, excellent marco shot, it certainly looks impressive.
tallpindo
Lightning drove me off an hour ago but now the shimmer of moth powder is effervescent before me.