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yuku

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it sucks if my camera get lost as it seems that all the people can see your private life. So i suggest you should post less of the photos when you try to look for the owner. Hope you can get contact with the owner soon.
 

richardycc

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Apr 29, 2001
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you could always take it to the local PD, if you arent going to go through all the pics to look for a clue.

the 3rd pic has 'REIGN MAKERS' on the dad's t-shirt. the company is a custom motivational t-shirt maker. given that there is no visible slogan on the front, it could be a promotional shirt for the employees to wear. they are located in Southfield, MI 48075 according to the website. if that is where the OP is located then you have a starting point.

they maybe visiting another family however(or another family is visiting). there are 5 children in the sample pics. given the appearances and relative ages, if all the pics are within a smallish timeframe (based on timestamps) then 2 of the 5 are probably someone else's kids.

however if all the pictures are in the same time period, then they are likely local. the mother is wearing 2 different watches. since very few people bring 2 sets of jewelry on a vacation, she must have been at her own home. if not in the same time range, then all bets are off.

that's as sherlock holmesy as im willing to go on 3 pics.
That is just a Nike T Shirt:

http://www.basketballexpress.com/catalog/product.jsp?VCategory=HP_RVP&productStyleNumber=439543


looks like "reign makers" is a nickname for sport team, maybe basketball? definitely not NBA, but the fact it's huge enough that Nike makes T-shirts for it, so it's a huge deal in that local area. Maybe he is the coach for that team? why else would someone wear a T-shirt for an unknown (to us) team.
 
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luv2liv

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Dec 27, 2001
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you could always take it to the local PD, if you arent going to go through all the pics to look for a clue.

the 3rd pic has 'REIGN MAKERS' on the dad's t-shirt. the company is a custom motivational t-shirt maker. given that there is no visible slogan on the front, it could be a promotional shirt for the employees to wear. they are located in Southfield, MI 48075 according to the website. if that is where the OP is located then you have a starting point.

they maybe visiting another family however(or another family is visiting). there are 5 children in the sample pics. given the appearances and relative ages, if all the pics are within a smallish timeframe (based on timestamps) then 2 of the 5 are probably someone else's kids.

however if all the pictures are in the same time period, then they are likely local. the mother is wearing 2 different watches. since very few people bring 2 sets of jewelry on a vacation, she must have been at her own home. if not in the same time range, then all bets are off.

that's as sherlock holmesy as im willing to go on 3 pics.

wow. you should be a detective or maybe already are!
i think i know how to find the family based on these kind of clues in other photos.
exif has no gps infos unfortunately...
 

edro

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Apr 5, 2002
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wow. you should be a detective or maybe already are!
i think i know how to find the family based on these kind of clues in other photos.
exif has no gps infos unfortunately...
lol, his basic assumption about REIGN MAKER was a failure. It is a standard Nike shirt. :D :D :D

I see a Batman shirt on one of the kids. I think you should start looking in Gotham.
 

PingSpike

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Feb 25, 2004
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try reddit. i seem to remember hearing about these kinds of stories ending well

Your best bet is to post it to one of the pornographic subreddits and then ask for a "sauce". Within a few hours some one will have found a video on xhamster of the couple who own the camera and you can go from there.
 

purbeast0

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Sep 13, 2001
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lol, his basic assumption about REIGN MAKER was a failure. It is a standard Nike shirt. :D :D :D

I see a Batman shirt on one of the kids. I think you should start looking in Gotham.

hahaha i lol'ed for real when i read this.