Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's not really fair changing the personage to Hillary Clinton. Try as I might to consider the question as posed, my mind wanders off into dark fantasy wherein I see myself jumping into the raging water and dunking Hillary's head under water over and over and over and over.... Sam S MCyclWritr@aol.com wrote: > As did Jon, I received this question with Hillary Clinton correctly > identified as the flotsam polluting the flood waters. After all, the subject line > states "bush" in lowercase. > > My reply: > > It's a tough question to answer. A color film offering intense color > saturation would better show the purple veins standing out on Hillary's neck from > shrieking and cursing with rage against God for screwing with her run for the > presidency. On the other hand, the grain of high-speed b&w film would better > underscore the stark terror of facing death, second by second, as one's lungs fill > with water. > > Yep, black and white. It's a no-brainer. > > Chris Lawson > ----------------------------- > Subject: Moral Test Question > > 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. > > Please scroll down slowly and consider each line - this is important for the > test to work accurately. > > 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 of > its destructive power and is ripping everything away with it. > > Suddenly you see a woman in the water, she is fighting for her life, trying > not to be taken away by the masses of water and mud. You move closer. > > Somehow she looks familiar. Suddenly you know who it is - it's Hillary > Clinton! > > At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take her > away forever. You have two options. You can save her or you can take the > best photo of your life. > > So you can save the life of Hillary Clinton, or you can shoot a Pulitzer > prize winning photo, a unique photo displaying the death of one of the > world's most powerful women. > > And here's the question (please give an honest answer): > > Would you select color film, or rather go with the simplicity of classic > black and white? > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html