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To: Peter S. Maroulis who wrote (17313)12/13/2000 11:55:43 AM
From: Calvin Scott  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 62549
 
I have a moral question for you. This is an imaginary situation, but I think it is fun to decide what one would do.

The situation: You are in the Midwest, and there is a huge flood in progress. Many homes have been lost, water supplies compromised and infrastructures destroyed. Let's say that you're a photographer, out getting still photos for a news service, traveling alone, looking for particularly poignant scenes.

You come across George W Bush who has been swept away by the floodwaters. He is barely hanging on to a tree limb and is about to go under. 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 the question below:

Which lens would you use?