Ethics test - please take this seriously

[Lord Mhoram]

This test only has the one question, but it's a very important one.

By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand ethically.

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.


Please read slowly and give due consideration to each line.

You are in Florida, Miami, to be specific. 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! At the same time you notice that the raging waters
are about to take him under... forever.

You have the two options. You can save the life of George 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 color film, or would you go with the
classic simplicity of black and white???!

Please give your answer in this thread. Thank you.

[The Laughing Man]

IMAX

[onewyteduck]

I think I'd go with the classic black and white!

[Lord Mhoram]

Nice answers, guys! You are two very ethical people.

[The Laughing Man]

Hey, a guys gotta eat.....

[Khaliban]

Does his clothing blend into the background or stand out? B & W for the former, color for the latter.

[The Leper Fairy]

Color, definately... then I could always go B&W with a computer later.

[The Laughing Man]

[lucimay]

800 ASA B&W, maybe even 1600. i like verite and graininess of fast film!!

(series of shots, maybe?)

[The Laughing Man]

FMV only, get yer stills from the reel, I say......more shots, plus audio?

[Sunbaneglasses]

Survey the scene carefully,take notes,make photos,then go home to my studio where I render it in watercolor.

[sgt.null]

black and white would stand out better. i imagine a whole series of shots. a coffee table book i'm thinking.

[The Laughing Man]

yea, we could "taxidermitate" him and make a coffee table to put the book on!

[sgt.null]

>sgtnull runs out of forum before feds get here.<

[Alynna Lis Eachann]

Whatever was in the camera at the time. I'm partial to color film, myself, so probably that. Probably 800, like Lucimay. Kodak brand. Not a fan of the graininess, but you can get a high shutter speed in darker conditions.

Of course, if I had time to load the camera with a new roll, I'd go with BW. Same speed, I think. Ilford brand. Kodak's TMAX isn't as good, IMO.

[matrixman]

Personally, I'd go for color photos.

But would it necessarily have to be film? What about a digital camera? Do most professional photographers today still prefer to use film? What's the state of high-end digital SLR cameras these days? Do they approach or even rival high-end film SLR cameras now? I would think that the immediate feedback you get from a digicam would be invaluable to a photojournalist trying to get great shots in the heat of the action.

[lucimay]

HA! sgtnull funny tonight!!

>sgtnull runs out of forum before feds get here.<

oof! loud banging on lucimay's front door, lucimay's backdoor, and crash indicating broken skylight in kitchen....

[Variol Farseer]

I'd save the guy's ass, just to annoy the hell out of all you sadists. So there.

[sgt.null]

two pages in, someone saves the guy.

[[Syl]]

I'd save him. He's my boss, afterall. I'd have no problem getting advanced after that.