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)
gallimel
In it s simplicity it's totally mesmerizing :) Sometimes, to do less is way better :)
Masema
Ooooh, very chilling. I agree with gallimel...excellent imagery...mysterious.
darksecret1
interesting image. great work.
Tanialmeida
a knight on horseback, pursuing the eternal, unreal dream, on the bend of the road to nowhere, in fleeting shades of colorful spectrums, the Universe - a toy garden of abstract forms!
SophiaDeer
Awesome work!! Love the effects of this. Bravo!!
Tommy3D
Amazing work, Danny!! Reminds me of a ghostly image of the "Headless Horseman". Superb image up to your high standards!!
sittingblue
The colors, topography effect and high contrast all work together very well.
tallpindo
There is no way to fake it. This is one of the ghost riders in the sky.
madame
Beautiful and fantastic effect, love the lighting and the colors. Awesome artwork, Danny !
skoeter
Something totally different! I Like the paint/canvas effect!!!
linkinpark
Must agree with skoeter..something different,and that is why I like it!!!
SoulEatar
I agree about fresh work - I see to many talented people become stuck in a rut - and it is a struggle to come up with something new - Great Job -
Akinom
Ghostrider in the sky... awesome work... great effects!
pjaj
Wonderful work. A very nice piece of artwork 'D'.
Hopalong
Superbanother one of your very best! At least two distinct axes of positive and negative spaceand that's just skimming the mist....
kansas
I agree with Akinom--a ghostrider. Fantastic.
ascrazy
Wow! Fantastic artwork Danny!!! I like this lighting and colouring!!! Superb effect!!!
groush2
An amazing work of art .... A True Masterpiece !!!! ...Well Done Danny !!!!
calum5
Urrrrrrrrm? Ive never seen anything quite like it! Except for one of my filters in psp7(topography I think). Im not sure what to say really ! I find it out of my artistic knowledge! Looks cool though:0)
FirstBlueMoon
That is so spooky! I love it!!
bleachfix
Kind of reminds me of how the Grinch stole Christmas...Except in this case the Grinch donned cape and hood, kidnapped a horse and has set out to steal Halloween from all the little boys and girls....but then that's just me...
borsy
Excellent work of art!!!!!
cynlee
my eye goes back & forth tween the simplistic impression of the rider & more to the fine variation & color of the wavy lines- very cool :]
keeba17
i have no idea how to describe this...brilliant:) i just keep looking at the pixelised colours, wonderful effects.
Doublecrash
Genial! Subtle genius at work, here.
alvinylaya
Fantastic job, truly brilliant!
jyriviuhko
Well!! What can I really say... You're good!
HobbyHopper
This is amazing. He is absolutely beautiful, fantastic work.
spiderwebb
Hey, down here at the bottom of this huge list Love it!
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and very creative job Daniel...!!!