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 (33)
tibet2004uk
Geez! Couldn't u get any closer!? ;P This is a hell of a macro!! O_o
TwoPynts
Happy belated b-day Tedz. Great butty-boy shot for him Danny!
sharky_
Beautiful capture for Tedz. Excellent...Aloha
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive and spectacular macro Daniel....!!!!
Tommy3D
Beautiful capture Danny!! Jeez...it even looks like OLD Tedz:)!!!
nathalie06
Ciao Danny, Favolous detail of this Butty !!! Butterfly Man came back ;o)))) Really an excellent macro again !
kimariehere
this guy is so cool!! haha what a bug a great bday present!!...
Punaguy
Yeah Dan, very kewl dedi here...that's so tight! Aloha~
zaberc
Beautiful macro of ALIEN !
SNAKEY
HAPPY BDAY TEDZY......... HAVE A GOOD ONE...... I AM LATE TOO BUT MY BEST WISHES ARE ALWAYS THERE WITH YOU.......... MUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
nongo
You're getting wishes from all around the world Tedz, that's so cool!!! excellent image Danny!!!
vlaaitje
wow.....gorgeous....for the birthday boy.....how close can you go? AWESOME details
WonderfulCreation
Nice dedication.. though I would like to see the eye sharp though.
marybelgium
great macro shot !
soulofharmony
beautiful butty with knobbled knees for the h/c... happy b'day tedzzzzz mwahhh again :)...)))
mss
Nice vertical composition and cropping!
Tedz
Ooooh....manly hugz...You took the time to do this for Me...sigh...and no doubt...I like a soft Butty....sigh...yep...the Kneees are similar to mine....knobbly from all the crawling I do...salute to You :]
sossy
wow! what an amazing detailed and fantastic macro! another micro wave food for Tedz! LOL HB again! ;o)
jcv2
Fantastic birthday dedi for THC! Very beautiful!
maggiemai
Amazing macro!! Wow!!! Such a great dedi to such a funny guy! :-) BRAVO on this shot!! VOTE
Georges_H_Hoens
Great macro and descriptive Dan, and great dedi for a dear friend and toff guy!
pm_hackworth
Great scott! Great Macro!! VOTE!!! Wow's to the dedi! ;0)
SophiaDeer
Very nice shot!!
Richardphotos
the tube is incredibly sharp focus and a very beautiful butty
watapki66
Wonderful macro!
tizjezzme
wonderful macro!!!
MaydaMason
outstanding!!! a perfect macro!
tallpindo
Worth it for the coiled proboscis alone. A beautiful gypsy with the red feather of a flower.
cynlee
big & buttyiful!! :] dear bday pic
WandM
Impressive and beautiful.