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 (54)
cynlee
The sad mother duck said, Quack, quack, quack & all nine little ducks came back!... gorgeous dof & detail... luv the water swirls! :]
gunsan
So it is that time now, so precious too look at them every year! Wonderful shot, love how the water mirrors their colors, and your usual clarity, your trade-mark!
logiloglu
how cute, a wonderful family picture. simply heartbreaking,my friend. #:O)
zulaan
Lovely capture, perfect light and fantastic colors !!!!! Love this one ! ;)
anniemation Online Now!
Wonderful!
tallpindo
I've never seen the one's born in our creek so closeup though I have seen them swimming together up the creek to the more hidden part of the woods. Finally, we are eye to eye.
madame
What a touching scene... superb lighting and mood ! A perfect shot as usual :) !!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Excellent photograph I love the baby ducklings. Perfectly captured and very impressive :) Cathy xoxoox
1010
What an endearing photo, so lifelike and clear, excellent and a huge ~V~
Tedz
A fine Duckie and Her Brood....Duckie :]
LICORNEDECRISTAL
merveilleuse photo!!!!!!!
Enmos
Awww Danny this is gorgeous !!! Lovely little ducklings out on a sunny with their mom !! Superb shot here, crisp and clear !! Awesome !! :o)
tizjezzme
OMG, this is precious........... looks like they are all smiling !!!! Beautiful capture... totally gorgeous.
addiek
She looks so proud and happy with her floatilla. Great stuff mate!
SophiaDeer
How beautiful!! Her babies are just darling!!
pjaj
Fantastic capture my friend!!!
borsy
Fantastic image!!!!
-seek-
this photo makes me happy. i think because i see them down at my cabin so much. thanks..
sossy
fantastic and wonderful lighted capture of this cute family! love the movement of the water! ;o)
Michelle A.
That's quite a brood she has there! Wonderful shot!
RedundantlyAbundant
Wow, gorgeous image! It's that time of year! I have a bunch of gosling shots...it's hard to get close.
tim32225
Gotta love it! Nothing tugs at my heart like baby animals. These ducks are so cute too. Several years ago we noticed a duck sitting on the mulch behind a bush only a few feet from our front door, and after the 2nd or 3rd time I looked and saw it, I realized it must have a nest there. Sure enough, the eggs added up, about one extra one per day, until finally there were 13 of them. One day I came home from work and they were hatching. I actually took video of one of them pecking out of the shell. Within a few days, they were walking around and eating bread out of my hand. I would put a sliver of bread on my wrist, and they would walk up on my hand and reach down to grab it. It was loads of fun. Soon they grew up and were gone, but I'll never forget how much I enjoyed watching them. Well, I didn't mean to ramble on so long, but I guess I was in the mood to tell that story.
jcv2
Awww, fantastic shot of this duck-family with those cute littluns!
iaacf
So crisp and clear shot. It is really marvelous.. You are the birds genie in my favorite list in my opninion.