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Thu 12 Feb, 2004 01:29 am
Here's a dilemma for you...what would you do? Only one question,
but it's a very important one. Please don't answer it without giving it
some serious thought. By giving an honest answer you will discover where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional
situation, in which you will have to make a decision.
Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.
You're in Florida...In Miami, to be exact... There is chaos around
you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods. This is a flood of
biblical proportions. You are a photo-journalist working for a major
newspaper caught in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is
nearly hopeless.
You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and
people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature
it's showing all its destructive fury.
You see a man in the water; he is fighting for his life, trying not
to be taken away with the water and debris. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar.
Suddenly, you know who it is... it's George W. Bush!
At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take
him under, forever. You have two options. You can save him or you can
take the most dramatic photos of your life. So, you can save the life of
George W.Bush, or you can shoot a Pulitzer Prize winning photo,
documenting the death of one of the world's most powerful men.
Now, here's the question (please give an honest answer):
Would you select color film, or rather go with the classic
simplicity of black and white?
B&W definately! Only then will you see the anguish, the fine details, the turbulence. This is timeless photo, it demands the classic touch.
Ceili
Yes, B&W for sure ;-)
As a fairly keen amateur photographer I have to go with Ceili, black and white would capture the moment far better than colour.