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 (43)
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent photo and experience Daniel!!!
TwoPynts
Wow, a new macro toy! You had to know I've love this...can I borrow it too? ;) Have fun exploring...keep the cool images rolling in. Hey, let's draw straws....
Mikan
indeed, you have a variety of subjects...very well done, Mr. Danny! :)
madame
Wow, this is fantastic ! I don't know anything about the technic but this is an impressive shot with fabulous effects ! Stunning work !!
vlaaitje
hey Danny I did something unusuals too today...this looks great, same thoughts as often...seems that we are connected today haha..well done....very interesting
soulofharmony
excellent art work in phtography. good luck with the new lens... thinking jims hair might make an interesting macro.. hehehehehe shhhh dont tell him l said.. beautiful work...dan :)..
SoulSearcherr
lol..good grief..I am green with envy
GiMi53
Very creative composition, maximizing the use of your material... Excellent work ! BRAVO ! :~)
danob
Lol yeah Steve Jim and I brought in a horse fly caught in a spiders web when we put it down to take a shot it flew off !!
Tedz
Heckle and Jeckle are at it again..this is the last straw!
Drea71
What a brilliant idea - and such an amazing result!
marybelgium
Excellent shot ! wat an excellent idea ! Like it very much ! Bravo !
nathalie06
Ciao Danny. A very original shot, and a good idea. But I prefer your wonderful photographs of animals, insects or Nature ;-))) Have a nice night my friend. Nathalie
Randys
I can't wait see what else you can get with that lens. Wow..
jimry
We will never suck thru a straw again after seeing this macro...ex straw dinary shot mate :)
CDBrugg
quite terrifying in a way
tommorules
jimry, that comment really sucks!!!!!! Sweet merciful cr*p (to quote Homer Simpson!) Danny, that lens retails at over 800!! You lucky SOB! Won a golf tournament, have you? In awe & envy, Steve :-0
Onslow
Feeling a bit like jim now - they look a bit messy don't they. Imaginative macro - I look forward to seeing things I have never seen before :)
cryptojoe
Proof positive that art can be found anywhere.
Enmos
Awesome idea here and very beautiful !! Love the blur inside the straws :o) Superb work here !!
Synapse
Bloody hell... okay I'm impressed! Okay, please take this luscious combination of equipment on a day trip to the beach and take reams and reams of close-ups of life in rockpools! You know you want to! Just careful of that saltwater ;-)
logiloglu
wonderful repeat pattern. excellent photography !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
WonderfulCreation
I'm quite interested in more of that lens :)
tizjezzme
Great idea for a photo! Awesome lens!
mss
Very much FUN to look at...colors are Awesome!
susanmoses
Woulda had me stumped on this one... if I had to guess... the straw is not the limit where your creativity is concerned... awesome!
diomedes66
A giant varigated beehive! Magnificent! Well done indeed!
Sekadhar
Awesome abstract photo! Excellent done!*****!
addiek
Brilliant effect this... but does make me wonder about how many tiny pieces of plastic offcut is still in my system!
cynlee
lol... a little hair shouldn't hurt... have eaten worse... any closer & i might fall in! :]