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jblaylockrayner


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Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: Los Angeles
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2007

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 This is stunt artist David Blaine - To be honest he was a real pain to photograph. Not very willing and thought all his ideas were better. In the end I told him we had to do something rather extreme or the pictures wouldn't make - So I asked him to hang off of one of the balcony's at the Mondrion Hotel in LA - After shooting him all day and not getting much I had 3 frames left on my card and got this shot. Which I am glad I pushed him for cause it's now one of my favs. I too had to stand on the edge of the balcony with someone holding my leg so I could get the right angle!

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 08/23/2007 05:41:12 AM
eeeeeeeek!
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 04/12/2007 12:13:50 PM
Owph! I feel sick just looking at this - the things we do for a photograph. Well, OK, I don't have the guts for anything adventurous, but I certainly apreciate this - you got a good 'un!
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 01/28/2007 05:48:35 PM
Very well done. The Mondrian really seems to be the place for celebs and photo shoots in LA.
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 01/09/2007 07:36:50 AM
I'de love to shoot David Blaine, maybe he could turn my Sigma 18-50 into a Nikon 17-55 and also my D200 into a D2Xs, make my mother-in-law vanish, a card trick or 2-3-4-5-6, turn my coffee into cash. Shame to hear that he was a royal pain in the butt.

you did great work here would love to see some others too.
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 01/09/2007 07:32:09 AM
man you guys are crazy..quite the payoff though. amazing shot!
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 01/09/2007 02:08:19 AM
I think you've captured a great photo. I like the composition, allthough I find the bw convertion a little bit flat. Might have prefered a more well balanced contrast.

You're lucky you got to shoot Blaine. Would have loved shooting a portrait of him.
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 01/09/2007 12:10:43 AM
I've seen "interviews" with him, and he seems a bit difficult to get on with to say the least, so to survive a whole day with him you did well! I love the shot as well, great as a black and white, and although he is relatively small in the frame, he is instantly recognisable and the situation compliments his persona perfectly.
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 01/08/2007 11:59:37 PM
Well done - great shot. Like the geometery and repetition
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 01/08/2007 11:55:21 PM
haha! you almost killed David Blaine! Good job, he looks quite aggitated, but at least you got him to do something kinda cool. Now, why isn't he floating instead of hanging? HMMM?????
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