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 (41)
kagemusha77
Splendid little bird, what great moment you've captured, very fragile and beautiful!
flora-crassella
gorgeous picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kbrog
Excellent timing on the take-off of this beautiful Robin. :) Superb composition and capture!
tommorules
Shows off the superior dynamic range of the 1D IV over the 5D II; I would get some highlight edge problems here I think.
sharky_
Your timing and capture is just outstanding. Beautiful work. Aloha
kgb224
Love this take off my friend. Wonderful capture. God Bless.
mininessie
precious!
knupps
Wonderful. Like a studio shot. Great work.
tulipe
Outstanding!
Feliciti
fantastic in flight capture !! wonderful his wings!!
GiMi53
Perfect (technically) and highly artistic + very cute ! Excellentissime upload, Danny ! :~)
.Nachtwind.
Absolutely lovely! Really great capture of this beautiful bird!
romanceworks
A really marvelous shot. CC
jophoto
This is exquisite Danny! Just beautiful!
carlx
Wonderful capture, Danny!!!
Bossie_Boots
Wow awesome 1!
Cosme..D..Churruca
extraordinary image Danny! very well done.
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic picture ,Danny !
sandra46
FABULOUS IMAGE!
JaneEden
This is a superb shot Danny, I love the Robin. I remember my eldest son used to feed one in the garden during the winter months some years back. The robin knew the moment he went outside to add more food for the birds and so would fly toward him and eat his food from my son's hand, a lovely memory. hugs Jane xx
bazza
Wow what a capture Danny caught right on the point of liftoff..
ia-du-lin
excellent bird foto, great pov
magnus073
What a wonderful photo, this is one of your best Danny
morningglory
Really well done bird photo.
lior
Sublime!
fallen21
Excellent shot!
DennisReed
Magnificent Photography!
Littlejock
A beautiful shot Danny, magic catch with a 800 mm. Great pose and details. I hope you doing well. Hugs. Luis
marybelgium
adorable !
makron
Superb composition. GENIAL.!!!!!!