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24-Dec-2010 AKMC

101224_114055_13185 The Old Ball And Chain I (Fri 24 Dec 10)

Old Melbourne Gaol (Jail), Russell Street Melbourne VIC

Originally the only image I posted of this cell was 13187, following. I know why, of course... because the subject is the ball and chain, which can't be seen very clearly here as it is hidden by the bars. But in 13187 you can't see the "prisoner" clearly to put the wearing of one of those things in context.

I grant you that this is not the most lifelike prisoner I've ever seen. (Though that's not the fault of the model maker; I can believe that the prisoners were dirty but you rarely see real people who are dusty.) But leave that aside for a moment and visualise this as an actual person.

I can think of some who would deserve this treatment. But given the state of the criminal "justice" system at the time... you can bet that there were more who didn't.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1.3s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time24-Dec-2010 11:40:55
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1.30 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (5)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance1.480 m

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Julie Oldfield18-Aug-2024 13:30
He might not be real, but it does give a sense of the wretched conditions. V
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