This joke has been around for awhile, but I thought it needed updating.
How moral are You?
Here’s a dilemma question for you….
Be honest, what would you do? 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 needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.
more after the fold . . .
You’re in Mississippi…In New Orleans, to be exact. There’s great chaos going on around you caused by hurricane Katrina and its aftermath of severe floods. There’s turbulent water all around you. You are a AP photographer and you are right in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You’re trying to shoot very impressive photos. There are people and debris 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 raw forces of nature. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar.
Suddenly you know who it is – it’s George W. Bush!
Your realize, without help, 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.
And here’s the question (please give an honest answer):
Would you select the realism and dynamism of color film, or would you rather go with the dramatic simplicity of classic black and white?