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Bundbuster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:20 PM
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How would YOU handle this Dilemma?
Here's a dilemma for you....

This test only has 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 be able
to test where you stand morally. The test features an
unlikely, completely fictional situation, where you
will have to make a decision one way or the other.

Remember that your answer should be honest, yet
spontaneous.

Please scroll down slowly and consider each line -
this is important for the test to work accurately.

THE SITUATION:

You're in Florida...In Miami, to be exact... There is
great chaos going on around you, caused by a hurricane
and severe floods. There are huge masses of water all
over you. You are a CNN photographer and you are in
the middle of this great disaster. The situation is
nearly hopeless.

You're trying to shoot very impressive photos. There
are houses and people floating around you,
disappearing into the water. Nature is showing all its
destroying power and is ripping everything away with
it.

Suddenly you see a man in the water, he is fighting
for his life, trying not to be taken away by the
masses of water and mud. 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 away, forever. You have two options.
You can save him or you can take the best photo of
your life. So you can save the life of George W. Bush,
or you can shoot a Pulitzer prize winning photo, a
unique photo displaying the death of one of the
world's most powerful men.

THE QUESTION:

And here's the question (please give an honest
answer):

Would you select color film, or rather go with the
simplicity of classic black and white?
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patricia92243 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:25 PM
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1. lol - that's terrible - terrible but funny!
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kalian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:30 PM
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2. Black and white film....
much more dramatic for that special "Kodak" moment... :evilgrin:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:33 PM
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3. Definitely something Natchwey himself would be proud of
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Bundbuster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:36 PM
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5. Hey DS1 -
Give those Pats some up-close extra cheers from your old neighbor (way out here in Denver, remember?).
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:54 PM
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9. Will do!
but, umm, you're closer :7
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Bundbuster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:56 PM
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10. umm..duhh!
I was thinking the game's in Foxboro. Don't mind me - just another Early Alzheimer's moment.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:34 PM
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4. Ha!
You had me there.

I'd go B/W.
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Torrey Pines Donating Member (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:39 PM
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6. I wouldn't take a picture -
I would just tell people that a man named Raoul took my camera. ;-)
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:45 PM
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7. That's awesome.
Y'know, I think I'd go color. I do love black and white, but I'm really feeling color in this situation.

:)
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Bundbuster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 05:52 PM
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8. I think I'd grab
the black & white. It emphasises the drama, and since the squatter has reduced all issues to black & white, why not reduce his final moment to just that?
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liberalhistorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 07:28 PM
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14. LOL!
Perfect point, and so very true, talk about poetic (or maybe I should say photographic?) justice?
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RobinA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 06:43 PM
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11. I'd Save Him
for cripes sake. I don't want Cheney in the White House. Wait, no. Is it post election or pre-election? Post-election I' save him. Pre-election I'd whip out the black & white. No way Cheney would win the election.
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Lauren2882 Donating Member (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 06:48 PM
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12. Post-election
Post-election I'd save him because what harm could he be doing outside of the White House? :)
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Lauren2882 Donating Member (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 06:49 PM
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13. Heck, pre-election
Pre-election I'd save him too ... kicking him out at the ballot box is not only more ethically pure, it'll be more satisfying. :)
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