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 (58)
RedundantlyAbundant
Oh geez, this is a fantastic shot! just WOW!
zaberc
Romantic shot !!
escafeld
Such beautiful creatures and a really superb image. Amazing!
Raven_427
But that's not the new MP-E Lens? :-))) Sure took a lot of patience to get this .. well done Danny!
M_Moraitis
I just so love when the swans pose like this...so sweet and beautiful!
marybelgium
lovely...
Saurav
Excellent done.
nathalie06
Ciao Danny. Bellissimo... e pieno di poesia e di romanticismo ! I love this shot, full of tenderness. A wonderful couple of swan, so gracious. All the small drops seams to be a jewel on them ! Have a nice day. You friend Nathalie, always with Giancarlo
soulofharmony
mmmmmm melts love swan literally... and a perfect title for a perfect compo... gorgeous :)
LICORNEDECRISTAL
une merveilleuse photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mireille
Beautifull shot...lovely, romantic, it touches the heart...a shot of tenderness..thank's for this beauty!
Tedz
You have been hanging about with Jimbo...gonna call You 2 Heckle and Jeckle...lovely Birdy shot :]
mss
I enjoy the water droplets' sharp definition against the feather textures.
Enmos
Fantastic capture Danny, very crisp and clear and love the heart thing !! Superb work !! :o)
Drea71
So very cute and romantic sigh.
madame
What an awesome shot with amazing details this is a very romantic composition ! Superb work, Danny !!
tommorules
Hmmmmmm I think we know what happens next!!! Fantastic detail in the neck feathers. Wow!!
TwoPynts
Yeah, that one is giving you the look of, "Don't even think about it..." :) Wonderfully sharp detail, great capture of the heart shape.
addiek
Wonderful how the negative space between them makes a heart shape. LOvely creatures.
Lledeline
Great capture
sossy
beautiful and special swan impression! like a heart! wonderful capture! ;o))))
ebsmooth
wow, outstanding detail!!! before i even read the title i was thinking the two of them make the shape of a heart!!! very well done!!!
kennyliu
They must fell in love:) Cool capture!
chantal-france
Wonderful symbolized heart drann by these swans inthe spring air :)) Lovely shot in all aspects :))))
iaacf
The synchronity of course adds a lot to this picture.. but it is beautiful of itselfs.. Two beautiful swans.
tony_br22
Maaan ... this is beautiful. THis is really fantastic how you even captured the small waterdrops on the side of their heads .. so sharp and clear. So wonderful composed!
jcv2
Perfect work! where oh where would the form of the heart originate from...? Perfect work, Danny!
GiMi53
Another swans-stars picture not seen when posted... excellent portrait ! :~)