I sometimes chuckle at people identified online by first name only. Do they feel more important? Perhaps privacy protection is a concern? Something else? Today’s shooter, identified only as Christian on Flickr and also Instagram, fits the category. His Sept. 5, 2004 self-titled “Please Help” takes the Day for reasons of identification—or lack of it.
“This photo has made the rounds on the Internet, but I was the one who took it originally” he says. The insinuation is clear: Unaccredited. I wonder if a full name to identify would encourage more people to properly credit him. Using the C word differently, Christian deserves credit for this: “I only post photos that I take”. Good going dude.
He used Canon IXY Digital 500 (PowerShot S500 in the Americas) to capture the moment. Ha! I bought my wife and daughter each one of the pocket digicams to use around the same time that he shot today’s selection. Vitals: f/2.8, 1/125 sec, 7.4mm. The EXIF doesn’t reveal ISO. He describes the pic: “A needy reveler in Center Camp on Sunday at the end of Burning Man 2004”.
In 2015, Christian shoots with the Canon EOS Rebel T4i. From Los Angeles, he joined Flickr in May 2005. You can also find him on Tumblr. Recent posts to both services are about 5 months old.
Photo Credit: Christian