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 (66)
jimry
super wild stallion doing what it does best..fine capture buds :)
Photocorderie
Wow beautiful! cordialement Alain
M_Moraitis
Very surreal and a gorgeous horse. :)
snakemove
hello Danny...wow mom told me about this horse and I came for comment you...this is fantastic...I like the clouds in there...and that horse is soooooooo powerful.....ps I have a lanparty tonight with a lot of friends, so it will be very late :-)....so mom can clean all after it...haha...."V"
creanum
Wonderful composition and light......
Georges_H_Hoens
Wow, Daniel ! I feel this photo as very powerful, I don't what it says but it talk and touch deeply my soul ! Thanks my Friend. V
PapaGuru
Very dreamy too, a bit of a dark dream ....!
SoulSearcherr
beautiful
LICORNEDECRISTAL
sublime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SophiaDeer
Exquisite!! This is truly gorgeous...a perfect image to show the beauty of this horse.
kennyliu
Beautiful composition!
pjaj
Very, very beautiful work Danny! Excellent job!!!
j-art
danny this is wonderful!!!! pure power - a really strong image!!!! more of this please ;-)
lionking123
- Lovely image -
dontoto
Excellent Pic!! Love It !!
Tamela.J.
WOW this is just breathtaking! Excellent!!
Lary
Wonderful image! superb horse...V*
HobbyHopper
Wow, beautiful done! Beautiful postwork here!
ShadowWind
Wow, excellent all around. This might be one of my favorites of yours, though there is so many. V
Kottfars
Colours and mood are awesome! The postwork is superb!
hasexx
Wooow what a super shot!!! vote
kansas
Very beautiful. I like the sky as well as the horse. Wish I could see his legs and feet.
cynlee
i remember the painting too... luv the mood in this, beautiful work! only wish the whole horse had been here :]
gallimel
magic.. the cut and positioning is so beautiful :)
vbarreto
Stunning mood in this Danny. Excellent.
gerbach
Wonderfull mood, excellent work!
Mikan
KLASSE!!!!!!!!! VOTE
jstsittinghere
incredible!!
bleachfix
As the image was loading, I saw the title only...and thought of a sandwich of the same name(lol)...suppose with an original image like you have you could spend hours making various versions and they would all turn out fantastic...as it all begins with a fantastic concept...in this case the powerful horse!
MOOOW
I love it,Excellent shot!!