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 (45)
Zabeth
WOW!!!! What a splendid macro!!! Excellent work!
addiek
Flurofly alights again! A wonderfully distinctive color range on this little rascal.
patmartj
Yes, beautiful colours on this butterfly, master macro thanks for the capture info too.
CDBrugg
gorgeous
Punaguy
Jeeze Danny..was the lense touching this guy when you took it? Man that's close! Wonderful colors in this butty...Well done! Aloha!
cryptojoe
Stunning!
escafeld
Really superb. What a macro!!!
Jay7347
Seriously cool image...hard to imagine he realiy of this with a blizzard raging outside. To think two days ago with the temp in the 70's I could imagine one of these! Nice work Danny! -jay
kenwas
Can almost feel the silky tetxture of the wings. Beautiful work.
susanmoses
would ya look at his colours... love the chartreuse spots!
Tedz
A fine Butty Image ;]
Raven_427
Technically very fine work but i'd love to see more of that beauty? :-)
hotracer2
What a colorful subject, great macro but I agree, need all the subject:):):):)
WonderfulCreation
Awesome colors!
nongo
Ditto on the whole image idea!! Excellent macro work though!!!! Perfect eye shot!!!!
soulofharmony
just fascinated with the colours of this butty..soft pinks and bright greens.. unusal .. excellent macro.. full of fine micro details.. :)
Sekadhar
Awesome! Wish to be so good as you...he, he! Excellent shot and always!*****!
Sylvaine
Great alien, great picture...more than a macro....a micro mooving spot :-) wonderful
Haeberle
Coolio, fantastic capture Danny ! I like its 'headset' ;-)
i-popba
Excellent shot...!!! just wonderful my friend...!! love it..!
tizjezzme
Such a BEAUTIFUL buttie!!! Excellent photo!
zaberc
Beautiful colours !!!! Superb macro !
jwdell
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
danob
Yes I would have to agree that it would nice to give the butty some room to breathe but there is a little parasite on the butterflies body if I had not gone in so close you may have missed it you need to look close lol!!
CarlosM
Excellent! Really, excellent!
RodolfoCiminelli
WoW!!! Splendid and very incredible macro my friend!!! V
marybelgium
excellent macro !
kimariehere
WOW WOW WOW i can ALMOST SEE HIM TWICTHING!! this is FANSTASTIC your macros never seise to completey set me in AWE!!... you give us a little gift everytime you POST!!!! ~V**!!
Lledeline
Very close up macro !
M_Moraitis
Dang, now that is a closeup! :) Love that neon green color in the butterfly...nicely captured Danny!