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09/29/2005 01:37:38 AM · #1
ETHICS TEST

This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. No one else will know, so you won't be fooling anyone but yourself if you give anything but a truthful answer.
This 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. Please read slowly and thoughtfully, giving due consideration to each line.

Here's the situation:

You are in New Orleans. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper, and you're caught in the middle of this epic 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 is unleashing all of its destructive fury.
Suddenly, you see a man floundering in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer... somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is.
It's George W. Bush, President of the United States!!
At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under... forever.
You have two options-you can save the life of G. W. Bush, or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most powerful men.

So here's the question, and please give an honest answer:

Would you select high contrast colour film, or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?
09/29/2005 01:43:36 AM · #2
heh, my photo teacher told us this 2 weeks ago. pretty funny.
probably the black and white

Message edited by author 2005-09-29 01:43:55.
09/29/2005 02:26:40 AM · #3
high colour. i hear colour allows more bits for editing as compared to black n white.
09/29/2005 02:28:06 AM · #4
Too funny. :-D I'd go digital and decide afterwards if the B/W works or not. :P
09/29/2005 03:11:13 AM · #5
In South Africa we have the same joke, but we use Robert Mugabe, not GWB. It's still a classic!
09/29/2005 04:27:21 AM · #6
Since you're using digital, rather than messing with film, you have the time to set up the tripod and take a picture of your heroic actions ;)
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