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The Crucial Dilemma

marcsignal · 2009-03-27 19:28:31

You are a photo-journalist for the Irish Times. You are in Ireland, working around Dublin. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing into…

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You are a photo-journalist for the Irish Times.

You are in Ireland, working around Dublin. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding.

This is a flood of biblical proportions. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing into the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.

THE TEST:

Suddenly, you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down by the swirling flow.

Somehow, the man looks familiar...You suddenly realize who it is...It's Brian Cowen! and you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under forever!

You think to yourself, you can save the life of Brian Cowen, or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the country's most powerful men!

THE QUESTION!

Here's the question, and please give an honest answer....

Would you select a high contrast colour shot, or go with the classic simplicity of black and white?

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