A question for all you budding pro`s

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The Situation.
You are in Englend, York to be specific. There is chaos all around you caused by severe flooding and hurricane force winds.

This is a flood of Biblical proportions.

You are a photo-journalist working for a major newspaper, your caught in the middle of this epic disaster, the situation is nearly hopeless and you are out with a film camera and kit, you left the DSLR at work for the day.

You are trying to shoot career making photos on film.

There are cars and people swirling all around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature is unleashing all its fury.

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 in closer, somehow, the man looks familiar.......suddenly, you realise who it is. Its GORDON BROWN!

You notice the raging waters are about to take him under forever.

You have two options.............

You can save the life of GORDON BROWN or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning series of photos, documenting the death of one of the country`s most powerful men!

The Question

Heres the question, and please, give as honest an answer as you can.

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


Allan
 
Its not Gordon Brown, its George Bush. At least it was last time I heard the joke.
 
Ah, but its set in York, George Bush wouldnt have a clue where that was!
Allan
 
Obviously it wasn't York in the George Bush version :p I assume theres a Tony Blair version too, and an <insert important world figure> version aswell.
 
personally i would shoot with whatever was in the camera at the time . ( dont want to miss him going down for the third time do we now )
 
High contrast color. loaded into a Nikkonos so I could catch the final bubble stream as it rose to the surface.
 
High contrast color. loaded into a Nikkonos so I could catch the final bubble stream as it rose to the surface.

now thats class:clap:
 
who?
 
Its not Gordon Brown, its George Bush. At least it was last time I heard the joke.



It’s like the current debate about a state funeral for Thatcher I’d like to film that.































If they did it now.
 
It’s like the current debate about a state funeral for Thatcher I’d like to film that.


If they did it now.

Or tomorrow, I have the day off tomorrow and a fully charged battery ready!

Allan
 
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