The Rot of Authority
For me, decay applies to all things, big and small. We humans work hard at fighting the tendancy toward entropy by maintaining those objects we cherish most. Yet we neglect many others, and it is often the smaller items in our world that are forgotten. Such as this lock I came across while walking down a street. Additionally, I saw a dual aspect to the decay of this subject: that of security, of formalized control. Hence the title.
This photo has been digitally retouched.
I used Nikon Capture NX for localized adjustments on contrast.
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This photo was taken with a NIKON D50
Make : NIKON CORPORATION
Model : NIKON D50
Orientation : 1
X-Resolution : 300/1
Y-Resolution : 300/1
Resolution Unit : 2
Software : Capture NX 1.0.1 W
Date and Time : 2007:11:11 12:11:19
YCbCr Positioning : 2
Reference Black/White : 0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1, 0/1, 255/1
Exposure : 625/100000
Aperture : 35/10
Exposure Program : 1
Date and Time (Original) : 2007:11:10 10:33:15
Date and Time (Digitized) : 2007:11:10 10:33:15
Exposure Bias : 0/6
Maximum Lens Aperture : 35/10
Metering Mode : 5
Focal Length : 105/1
Sub-Second Time : 70
Sub-Second Time (Original) : 70
Sub-Second Time (Digitized) : 70
Color Space : 1
Pixel X-Dimension : 2000
Pixel Y-Dimension : 3008
Sensing Method : 2
CFA Pattern : BLUE GREEN GREEN RED
Exposure Mode : 1
Digital Zoom Ratio : 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film : 157
Compression : 6
ISO Speed : 200
Quality : RAW
White Balance : AUTO
Sharpening : HIGH
Focus Mode : AF-A
White Balance Red, Blue Coefficients : 21015625/10000000, 1484375/1000000, 1/1, 1/1
Thumbnail IFD Offset : 5747
ISO Speed Requested : 200 (May be different to Speed Used when Auto ISO is on)
AE Bracket Compensation Applied : 0/1
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x001D : D50
Tone Compensation (Contrast) : MID.H
Lens Type : 14
Lens Min/Max Focal Length, Min/Max Aperture : 105/1, 105/1, 28/10, 28/10
Colour Mode : MODE3a
Lighting Type : NATURAL
Noise Reduction : OFF
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0099 : 1520, 1008
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x009A : 78/10, 78/10
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00A2 : 6539228
Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera : 7348
Image optimisation : VIVID
Saturation : ENHANCED
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E09 : Capture NX 1.0.1 W
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E10 : 5841
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x0E19 : 256, 100
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