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 (40)
Delicate-bird
OH! LOOK AT THE COLORS ! WOOOOWWW ! I love it ! Oh ! WOW ! V
patmartj
Aw.. He has cold toes! nice capture, hugz
manitoba
First Class!
nongo
very intense eyes on this bird!!!! excellent work!!
Punaguy
Such beautiful colors in this exotic bird, nice find! Aloha!
1010
Incredible, fabulous photo.. ~V~
sdowning
Beautiful bird!!
kansas
A beautifully colored bird. Thanks for sharing and for the info.
RodolfoCiminelli
WoW!! Wonderful bird and photo my friend Daniel!!! V
jlneveloff
Gorgeous shot. That is a beautiful little bird. Excellent.
ModestyB
Cool one legger :) Nice shot, indeed!
Perry6
I've never seen one before. Beautiful bird and beautiful shot!
YohannR
It is a stunning bird... really beautifull shade of blue... great shot...!!! V
SNAKEY
cool bird........ i like it.:O))
Cosme..D..Churruca
Awesome photography !
SoulSearcherr
wow..just look at those eyes..awesome
iaacf
Despite the poor light conditions a cool picture !!
MedTran39
Awesome shot of the bird - the bird is beautiful - I love the colors!
Sekadhar
This one is sweet, sweet...excellent shot!*****!
crooster1
Excellent image and very beautiful bird. Never saw one of them.
GiveMe
Beautiful bird and an excellent shot Danny. Tks :^)
pm_hackworth
Very nicely captured! Beautiful colors! VOTE
Saurav
Excellent colours.
SophiaDeer
What a beautiful close-up! His eyes are gorgeous!
cynlee
sweeeeeet shot, never seen one :]
Tamela.J.
What a beautiful bird! Xcellent shot!
qmont
Bueatiful shot mate, what a wondeful creature your camera has captured this time.............John
kenwas
Beautiful work.
Akinom
Wooooo... now that's what I call colourful! What a very pretty birdie!
LICORNEDECRISTAL
extraordinaire portrait!!!!!!!!