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 (35)
pjaj
Wonderful image "D". Very well done!
madame
Stunning image, I love the effects and the soft colors. Wonderfully done !
linkinpark
I agree with madame,excellent effects and colours..Impressive work indeed!
ascrazy
Wow Dani!! Absolutely beautiful!! Fantastic colouring!! I like one!!!
ShadowWind
Very cool as always. Great lines and colors...
Tommy3D
Fantastic image, Danny!!! Up to your high standards of work for sure!!! Superb!!! Glad to see you posting again!
gunsan
Very cool image, love the colors and effects
HobbyHopper
Very interesting. Excellent work, something never seen before.
calum5
Fascinating image Dan!Abstracts not my cup of tea but this I like!
tallpindo
The Reimanian shocks on this Gaussian ruled surface cannot restrict the dimension of the plot Plateau.
Odious
Excellent composition and line work... a wonderful abstract piece :)
Xlars
Wonderful imaginative work, with lots of "depth" ... really very inspiring. Excellent!
skoeter
Great abstract Dan .... you get the fullest out of the program again and again!!!
groush2
Classic Art .... and beautifully done !!!!! ... Your work inspires !!!
borsy
Excellent artwork ,Dan!!!!! Concept, color, composition,originality and execution make this image outstanding!!!!
kansas
Very very interesting pose. Excellent artistic expression. Great to see your art again.
alvinylaya
Marvellous image! Really very beautiful. Excelletn job!
Akinom
A stunning artwork! Great pose and fantastic effects! Bravo, Dany!
andymoraitis
A very interesting piece and what I like is the merger of more classical and futuristic effects. Nice one Danny.
Tanialmeida
OMG what have u here! u play with color and graphics in the most stunning way! i see the universe ... i see the universe through the eye of men ... i see how the sky can reflect the ground and ... well a true amazing dimention! it would be perfect for a mural! thankz so much 4 sharing ;0]
qmont
This is one of those images I could stare at forever and come up with something different each time.....I've scrolled up and down this several times and each time I get a different view, a different feeling............Execellent
SirJohn
Oh man, this is just plain excellent! Great image, a work of art indeed.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellente and very creative abstraction...!!! beautiful surrealism...!!
Imaginationart
Very interesting piece. A good combination of reality and illusion.Is there a secret in making the circles or is it a filter? Used to great effect.
ChadAustin
Fascinating image. The angular slashing like shapes over the structural lattice and marble form would indicate a rebellion from the over order and rigidity of life and the human condition.
mooncat
Amazing, beautiful colors, excellent image.
RedundantlyAbundant
A history of seismic activity has rendered this statue to amputated glory. Get it? (Seismograph)
the_president
..perfect reproduction of a though(t)..
che18530
WOW! Danny, I love the depth and dimension to this image. Great colors and the the way you have worked the image in front of the sculpture is Brilliant! I can't imagine how much time this took you, but it was well worth it. As one of the comments said earlier, each time you look at it, you see more...something different!
cynlee
rigid & graphically organized- looks like an analytical thought process of a work of art- a deep & wonderous image :]