Kira
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 01:08 PM |
Apparently this has been around for awhile now, but I just saw it
yesterday...
"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 see where you stand morally.
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 destructive
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. 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.
And here's the moral dilemma:
Do you shoot color film, or go with the classic simplicity of black and
white?" ____________________ Wind me up and make me crawl to you, tie me up until I call to you. |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 02:53 PM |
Damn - good one!
Personally, I'd go with black-and-white. Can't go wrong with stark drama. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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Starlight
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 03:53 PM |
Jolly good one, Kira!
I was envisioning the scene in black and white as I read the description.
So to be true to the vision...black and white film.
____________________ "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never
tried before." ~Mae West
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Mara
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 07:41 PM |
Color you can always convert it to black and white on photoshop but you
can't do it the other way around ____________________ Alot of people have good stories that take place at a lake with friends and
boats and noodle salad just not anyone here |
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anna
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posted on 16/9/2005 at 06:24 AM |
hmmmmm have heard that before, very amusing and slightly on the true side
of life
-anna
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anna
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posted on 16/9/2005 at 06:26 AM |
definitly the black and white, as this is how he sees the world and
therefore this is how he should be portrayed
____________________ Momento Mori |
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MystryssRavynDarque
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posted on 16/9/2005 at 12:22 PM |
quote: Color you can always
convert it to black and white on photoshop but you can't do it the other
way around
You could always develop the black and white film in a dark room and color
it in by hand.
I've seen it done and it's pretty cool.
I was picturing the whole scene in black and white myself, but techinally I
would have saved his life. I don't care that he isn't a very good person,
it is a life and perhaps he could see his mistakes and be given a second
chance to make things right in the world. Even if he didn't I would feel
that I had done the right thing. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Anonymous
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posted on 22/9/2005 at 04:11 PM |
i would definitly save his life - though before pulling him all the way out
i would make him promise to fix all the things he has done bad and quite
his presidency and i would get that in writing. god knows we don't need
another picture of bush in the paper. |
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gothicmorman
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posted on 22/9/2005 at 04:12 PM |
sorry my bad... |
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Dolorosa
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posted on 25/9/2005 at 10:28 AM |
heh heh...thats nice.
there is always a third option.
Throw the camera at him. ____________________ In the valley of the Goats, the Goat Fucker is King |
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 25/9/2005 at 05:47 PM |
Why waste a perfectly good camera though Dolo? ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is
the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Dolorosa
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 856 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 27/9/2005 at 04:19 AM |
Two reasons.
One: It'd be worth it to bounce it off his head, c'mon, visualize it...it's
fucking hilarious, especially if you put some spin into it.
Two: you can always recover a camera, camera's don't drown. You can recover
the film, and when you do...you will have a picture of exactly one blurry
eye...and only you will know it's secret. It would be the greatest secret
picture in the world...better than the last supper. ____________________ In the valley of the Goats, the Goat Fucker is King |
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