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 (37)
cynlee
luv the dof in this... & little hidden guest! :]
Tedz
luv the dof in this... & little hidden guest! :]squawk
jimry
luv the dof in this... & little hidden guest! :]squawk squawk
kenwas
Outstanding macro work.
Onslow
Superb capture - just noticed the guest :)
hotracer2
Playing hide and seek, excellent POV and I like the softness of the focus:):):):)
cbender
beautiful - simply beautiful!!! really a love pic and great colors...!
patmartj
Hooray! one of our favorites! love the colours
Dianthus
Gorgeous photo V
logiloglu
wonderful colours. an impressive flower image. excellent photography,Danny. #:O)
GiveMe
Splendid shot Danny V Tks :^)
Judi1423
Wow... Petals look like satin.. stunning, absolutely stunning...
Sekadhar
Beautiful as a silk! Excellent shot!!!
Punaguy
Sweet shot here Dan...! Aloha!
YohannR
Totaly Gorgeous...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nongo
Nice one, very nice!!!!!!! ;)
WonderfulCreation
Awesome colors and the guest finishes it perfectly.. nice size contrast between the flower and the guest!
kennyliu
Beautiful color! Cool close-up!
Blush
Wow I love this color Fantastic Vote n hugs Susan~
addiek
Great great DOF and detail!! with a green fly beautifully placed amongst gentle stamen themselves suspended in mauve!
Akinom
Man, you have a great eye ;o) Superb DOF!
gunsan
So very beautiful Danny. Mine has just begun blooming too, but it is an early sort, the purple ones come much later here in cold Sweden :-)
tallpindo
looking at the rhododendrons at teh "Breaks" area on the border of Virginia and Kentucky I thought I was careful to avoid possessiveness. Little did I realize these rhododendrons symbolized the taking of property from the frontiersman Boone, the loss of his son to the Canadian Caldwell and the bond with his friend Michael Stoner. That would require visits to Paducah and to Blue Lick. On Kentucky 80 in the May sunshine of 1983 there was only the new homelessness.
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and very beautiful photo!!! I like the beautiful colors of this flower!!!
Drea71
Oops - nearly missed the guest... Lovely image!
GOLDILOCKSUK
This is my favourite it is so pretty. A gorgeous well taken shot and a beautiful flower vote Cathy oxoxox
sossy
incedible colored and detailed flowers! wow! ;o)
escafeld
Unbelievably these are becoming weeds in certain parts of the UK. Especially Derbyshire. Excellent!!!
crrunchyfrog
Such a cute little green fly he made me giggle :) Thank you, I needed that L Great capture and thank you for sharing :)
zaberc
I have the same in my garden !!!! But not your "talent" !