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 (30)
mininessie
wow! fantastic!
dixievb
Holy cow, Daniel--she's going to land on me.....! Excellent work, as always...
magnus073
This is such a fantastic capture of this beautiful bird, great work Danny. This is one to be proud of
sharky_
Amazing capture in flight. Aloha
jmb007
belle photo!!
aksirp
bow,wow, cool, best i ever seen!
kgb224
Wonderful capture of this owl my friend.
carlx
Fantastic owl and photography, my friend!!!
flora-crassella
a beautiful bird!
adrie
Very beautiful capture my friend.
kansas
A wonderful capture.
MrsLubner
I had to read a bit about this beauty. Nearly weighing 3x more on average than our barn owls with the ability to swallow a hedgehog whole and bring down foxes and small deer if caught by surprise. One article says the Blakiston's Fish Owl may be larger than this but gosh, for the sake of an ounce or two, does it make a difference? What a strong bird this is and you captured it so professionally.
romanceworks
A fascinating bird and fantastic shot. CC
BorisB
Excellent work, I love it!!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture !
Littlejock
Hello Danny The focus and colour is perfect.. Amazing shot as usual
flavia49
splendid image!!
Digitaleagle
Another awesome work beautiful clarity and detail!
Blush
What a great capture Love it Need to come back and see more of your gallery I apologize for not getting here sooner but hope you understand:) I got up a new one too........would love for you to drop by Love this and its a fav.............. Love how you caught it in flight Hugs Susan~
MedTran39
WOW - awesome!
knupps
This looks so nice. Great shot.
rainbows
A beautiful creature and capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
bazza
Fantastic shot Danny, well done!
RodolfoCiminelli
WoW...!!! Splendid photography my friend.....!!!!
Hendesse
A very beautiful owl, photographed perfectly!
tommorules
Loving the focus on the eye. Is this FF or a crop? Wish I had a raptor centre near me... and a 1D... and the skill to pull these type of shots off...
iaacf
FANTASTIC!!!!!
Kyms_Cave
Wow! another brilliant close up..just love to see your bird images...everything so crisp and clear..100++++
kobaltkween
wow. what a beautiful owl. i like the angle of the light on this one.
DennisReed
Awesome creature!