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December 11, 2008
The Test
Forwarded by the Parental Units of the Flea. Take a moment to read.
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 scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line.
THE SITUATION:
You are in Canada , Ottawa to be specific.
There is chaos all around you caused by a huge early December storm with severe flooding.
This is a flood of biblical proportions.
You are a photo-journalist working for a major Canadian 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 into the water of the Ottawa River .
Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.
THE TEST:
Suddenly, you see four men in the water.
They are fighting for their lives, trying not to be taken down with the debris.
You move closer... Somehow, the men look familiar...
You suddenly realize who they are.. It's Stephen Harper, Stephane Dion, Jack Layton, and Gilles Duceppe!
You notice that the raging waters are about to take them under forever. You have two options:
You can save lives or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of the country's most powerful men at possibly one of Canada 's most important historical moments!
THE QUESTION:
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?
Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 11, 2008 05:24 AM
Comments
While reading this scenario, I must confess, I was preparing my best high minded response... puffing myself up while grabbing my breastplate of righteousness, tightening my belt of truth... standing on the foundation of moral certitude...
But then again, I've only got one extra lifebelt... naw, I'll give it to Harper. The others... well, black and white is always timeless at historical moments such as these.
Posted by: las
at December 12, 2008 09:45 AM
Taking any shot leaves the photographer open to the criticism that they were aware of the situation and could have (or should have) acted to save instead of merely depressing the shutter.
The best option is to decline to take the shot at all. You will have sealed their fate without leaving any trace as to who or why. Only the amateurs get caught.
Posted by: Chris Taylor
at December 12, 2008 12:04 PM
Oh, please. Any photog worth his salt is already shooting digital.
Color, raw, run it though Lightroom and upload it to Getty Images for the quick sale.
Posted by: harrison
at December 13, 2008 11:09 PM
