Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 > > Here's a moral question for you. > > > > > > This is an imaginary situation, but I think you will > > > find it beneficial to think through this exercise. > > > > > > > > > > > > The situation: You are in the Middle East, and there > > > is a huge flood in progress. Many homes have been > > > lost, water supplies compromised and structures > > > destroyed. > > > > > > You're a freelance photographer for a news service, > > > you're traveling alone, looking for particularly > > > poignant scenes that you can shoot. > > > > > > You come across Osama Bin Laden who has been swept > > > away by the floodwaters. He is barely hanging on to a > > > tree limb and is about to go under. > > > > > > You have to make a choice. You can either put down > > > your camera and save him, or take a Pulitzer Prize > > > winning photograph of him as he loses his grip on the > > > limb. > > > > > > So, here's the question... > > > > > > and think carefully before you answer it: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which lens would you use? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 > > Here's a moral question for you. > > > > > > This is an imaginary situation, but I think you will > > > find it beneficial to think through this exercise. > > > > > > > > > > > > The situation: You are in the Middle East, and there > > > is a huge flood in progress. Many homes have been > > > lost, water supplies compromised and structures > > > destroyed. > > > > > > You're a freelance photographer for a news service, > > > you're traveling alone, looking for particularly > > > poignant scenes that you can shoot. > > > > > > You come across Osama Bin Laden who has been swept > > > away by the floodwaters. He is barely hanging on to a > > > tree limb and is about to go under. > > > > > > You have to make a choice. You can either put down > > > your camera and save him, or take a Pulitzer Prize > > > winning photograph of him as he loses his grip on the > > > limb. > > > > > > So, here's the question... > > > > > > and think carefully before you answer it: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which lens would you use? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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