Moral dilemma

This is a morality test especially for photographers who might find themselves photographing life & death situations. This test has only one question, but it's an important one. 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.

THE TEST

You are in Miami, Florida. 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 and you suddenly realise who it is. It is 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 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:

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Would you select high contrast colour film, or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?

Comments

[tina]

save him. We are only on this earth for a short time....... Pulitzer Prizes are for sissies anyway

[Anne]

I would use a digital SLR, of course, so I could have color and b&w. Gleeful Bunnies of Doom could be added later with the help of Photoshop.

[Marianne]

Ha -- this test is a true sign of the times -- last time I got it it was 'starring' Jesse Jackson in the title role instead of Dubya, and the first time was so long ago that I can't remember who the villain du jour was ...

[Rivrdog]

Real photographers would shoot a Speed Graflex with Plus-X Pan.

A wannabe might shoot a medium-format twin-lens reflex, but would still shoot Plus-X Pan, Tri-X Pan is too grainy.

Only a European would try to capture that shot with a 35mm Contax or such, but still would use Plus-X Pan.

Oh! Excuse me, I thought it was still 1950, when I first learned about photography.

[Heather]

I'd take the fox and the grain across the river in the first trip, then bring the...

Oops, wait, I think I'm in the wrong flood.

[De]

I have no answer....
I'm just glad you're alive. I was beginning to wonder...

[Light & Dark]

Ahhh, a pragmatist!

:-{)

[Chickie]

I'd go with colour; you can always switch it over to B&W later...