Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]here's a tough one, especially for photojournalists...(are you ready Ted?) you must answer, you are on your honour- what would you do? ...your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous. 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 are 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. 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. ...here's the question (be honest): Would you use colour film, or go with classic black and white? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html