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10/13/2004 10:09:30 AM · #1 |
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This shot was taken the other morning on an early morning dive. I found out yesterday that one of the guys involved in the dive died the next day on a dive in the same spot. I was wondering if it would be in poor taste to give a copy of this shot to the family?? [img] |
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10/13/2004 10:16:42 AM · #2 |
I think this is how I show the picture?? |
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10/13/2004 10:19:44 AM · #3 |
It's best to post the thumb in the forum rather than the full size picture (remember the dialup users).
If you know the family I would talk to them first. Otherwise, I don't have any suggestion.
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10/13/2004 10:34:09 AM · #4 |
Try showing it like this, using the last of the 5 blue buttons on the posting page:
Just click on the button and a prompt window will open, insert the images's number (in this case 112586), hit OK, and you've got the thumbnail linked to the image page. Lots better than putting the whole, large image file on a forum page, especially for dial-up users.
And BTW, very nice shot, love the colors and the softness of the mist. |
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10/13/2004 10:36:57 AM · #5 |
Well it depends. If it was more of an freak accident the picture might remind the family about how this guy died, not who he was. I can only speak for myself and I don't really like pictures which reminds me where some of my friends died. And they were not heroes who died doing their most important thing in their lives.
But then again, if this guy was a professional diver and he's whole life was about diving, then the image might remind that he died when doing something he loved. In this case the picture reminds of this fact and this is usually greater than any life or death and makes a sad but not negative impression.
Picture this. You see a picture of a person on a mountain top smiling and wawing to camera and the background and all is just awesome.
Reality 1: A person decides to something very uncommon in life and climbs a mountain, despite that persons family encourages not to go there since it's dangerous. Accidently he dies.
Reality 2: This persons life is in climbling, he have climbed many mountains and is a legend and everybody knows he would be very depressed if not climbing mountains around the world. One day he dies in an accident.
U see it's totally context dependent how the picture of this person in a situation is interpreted. My advice is thus not to send the picture to the family, if you are not absolutely sure what you are doing.
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10/13/2004 10:43:32 AM · #6 |
I am melancholic by nature, so this photo would mean more than anything in the world to me if it was somebody that was close to me.
I would suggest describing the photo to somebody close to the family (same church, neighbourhood, workplace) but not directly connected to see how they might respond to the photo. |
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10/13/2004 11:21:38 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by daveit:
...I was wondering if it would be in poor taste to give a copy of this shot to the family?... |
I suggest you let a little time go by, so his relatives may grieve without anything or anyone else, potentially, adding to it. When time has done what time inevitably does, visit them, and without so many words, share with them your awareness of his accident and express your condolences. Give them a print of your photo and include a brief note expressing your uncertainty about leaving your gift.
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