Morality Test

[OZCUBAN]

This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.

The test features an unlikely, fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, and spontaneous.

Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line.

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THE SITUATION

You are in North Queensland, There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. You are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster.

You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, and disappearing under the water.

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THE TEST

Suddenly you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It's the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under forever. You have two options- you can save the life of the Prime Minister, or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the Australia’s most infamous politicians.

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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?

Oz

[Ken Gargett]

i can only be honest. i would not have taken the photo. it might, after all, be used as evidence. my immediate reaction was that i would be pushing him under.

[OZCUBAN]

i can only be honest. i would not have taken the photo. it might, after all, be used as evidence. my immediate reaction was that i would be pushing him under.

Your not the only one Ken I think this is happening as we speak,by his own party

Cheers Oz

[Ken Gargett]

Your not the only one Ken I think this is happening as we speak,by his own party

Cheers Oz

fascinating to see if they would swap leaders so close to an election. and you know he'll fight tooth and nail to stay there.

[Ken Gargett]

i would not be at all surprised if he twigs that a challenge is on the cards that he goes straight to the GG to call an election.

[OZCUBAN]

Either way he's doomed

[dicko]

i would not be at all surprised if he twigs that a challenge is on the cards that he goes straight to the GG to call an election.

he should have gone for a double dissolution election last year with the ETS. he would have smashed it. now... enough time has elapsed for the oz public to see his spin. however the mad monk is another poor option.

[bolivr]

he should have gone for a double dissolution election last year with the ETS. he would have smashed it. now... enough time has elapsed for the oz public to see his spin. however the mad monk is another poor option.

Yep, could go from bad to worse. Its the situation here at state level too - pick the best of a bad bunch??

[sje]

Save him, unfortunately i could not live with myself otherwise

s

[Kangaroo495]

Save him, unfortunately i could not live with myself otherwise

s

You left out the word "Don't" at the start of the sentence, right?

[OZCUBAN]

[Trevor2118]

Well......being a trained lifesaver (a volunteer lifeguard for our US cousins) I think a serious point should be made.

You should not jump into dangerous waters.

This is a first, but wrong reaction.

The safest thing is to throw him something to hang onto.

Like a anchor.

[OZCUBAN]

Well......being a trained lifesaver (a volunteer lifeguard for our US cousins) I think a serious point should be made.

You should not jump into dangerous waters.

This is a first, but wrong reaction.

The safest thing is to throw him something to hang onto.

Like a anchor.

[MIKA27]

I'd shoot the pic in black and white, then photoshop it with the Ruddster drowning with a stogie in his mouth!

That'll teach the bastard for hiking up the tobacco taxes!!

[OZCUBAN]

Touche

[skindiver]

Can we get this US option with Obama backstroking on an oil slick in the gulf of Mexico?

[cigcars]

Well......being a trained lifesaver (a volunteer lifeguard for our US cousins) I think a serious point should be made.

You should not jump into dangerous waters.

This is a first, but wrong reaction.

The safest thing is to throw him something to hang onto.

Like a anchor.

Wow, you guys sound just like us when we'd be talkin' about our supervisors on my old job. A few of my co-workers have described their feelings about our boss in the following terms: "If he was on fire and I had a case of the worst pisses in the world, I wouldn't piss on 'im to put 'im out." The rest I can't repeat - and that's just from my descriptions!!!

[sandholm]

I would use my 503CW with HP5+ with a polarizing filter

I'd go for high resolution colour. You can always convert to B&W in Photoshop.

No you cant, you can change the color representation, or even worse (pixel Value)/(red+green+blue) but that is not equal to real black and white pictures (black and white is capturing intensity of light, color capture the intensity in three color band)

[sandholm]

It's good enough..

Pulitzer Prize

and if you have to (some photos i shoot on positive i want to have has B/W) then in photoshop the effect layer and the black & white mixer can do a descent job, but its far far away from real B/W (which (so far) no digital camera can simulate)

[MIKA27]

The Swiss know their stuff.....

[sandholm]

The Swiss know their stuff.....

I just love photo.. and if you are into digital (which I also use), dont read the following,

First all images here are scaled the same amount, so if its a 5 MP sensor or 50 it dont matter, the 50 will be printed 10x bigger just. In the example the "negativ/sensor" has been enlarged 8x

Original image

D100 (old digital, but remember, sensor size dont matter here, and not much has changed when it comes to the result)

Enlarged to 18x24 cm

135 mm film

Enlarged to 40x50 cm image

120 (6x6) film

Enlarged to 90x90cm image

4x5 inche

Enlarged to 1,7x2,1 m

8x10 inches

Enlarged to 3x4m

Do you want to shoot digital or 6x6 (or even 35 mm film)?

And now we are not even talking about sensor vs film sensitivity, color control....

I use digital, but not when i want an image that i can control i use film, digital is perfect to send over the internet but not to print a photo, and for me, a photo is not finished until its printed.

cheers

[Mel]

Wow this is a well loved mate. Where are his supporters on this forum surely there is one???