Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (52)
cynlee
aliens? reaaaaaaaaally :] awesome detail on the wing area there!!
Blush
Beautiful and brillant Love it hugs Susan~
Dianthus
Excellent macro.Well done:)
tallpindo
Wow! metallic dust with eyes , eyes, eyes!!
Niutek
Splendid capture, Danny :)
zaberc
Excellent macro !!!!!
kansas
Such beautiful designs on the wings. Gorgeous shot. Thanks.
zatman
Top Notch once again hope this is not your last one!!
nightiris5
Brilliant shot, you managed to take a tiny being and make it look overwhelming...nice job capturing the texture!
SophiaDeer
Beautiful macro!!
MOOOW
magnificent!!!!
i-popba
Excellent Macro ...just wonderful...love it..!!
sossy
a wonderful macro! fantastic colored and detailed! looks somehow like a beautiful dragon waiting for the virgin! ;o)
gallimel
truly perfect job.
NataLibera70
impressionante e fantastica foto, excellent !!!
pjaj
Excellent work Danny!!
tommorules
Really beautiful Danny. Sorry have been ill & absent for a bit. The DOF at this level is a little scary - so narrow. What aperture were you at here? I've noticed when I focus under 2 to 3 feet with my (albeit inferior) lenses I get no impression of focus from the viewfinder. In fact it is worse than useless - distracting in fact. Does the sigma 'look' in focus at this range? Would be interested to know. Cheers Steve.
kenmo
Your photography is out of this world...a pure pleasure to view....
jcv2
Wow, the DOF makes this one really special!
DELMUR_PH
Excellent macro i love the composition and the color
JeffG7BRJ
Superb macro, the symmetry of butterflies always amazes me. The way that nature try's to help them by making them look like fierce predators. A beautiful butterfly. Bravo!!!!!
sintoock
Belle prise de vue!