Nikon D3s goes to space

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Nikon D3s goes to space

Facebook Passes EBay in Value, Becoming No. 3 U.S. Web Company - Eugene Lane Photography - Drogheda

Facebook Inc.’s estimated worth is now bigger than EBay Inc.’s valuation, making it the third- largest U.S. Internet business and underscoring the growing allure of social media for investors.


Check out the story HERE!!!

Hosni Mubarak left red faced over doctored red carpet photo

There are those who lead and those who follow, and the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram clearly feels that President Hosni Mubarak fits into the former category.

When he was pictured with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, trailing behind Barack Obama on the red carpet at the White House recently, it was nothing Photoshop could not fix. So, on Tuesday, the state-run daily Al-Ahram published the photo, taken at the launch of the latest Middle East peace talks – but with Mubarak switched to the front of the procession.

The original photograph of the five leaders. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

The doctored picture was exposed by the Egyptian blogger Wael Khalil and quickly struck a chord with Egypt's vibrant network of online opposition activists. Spoof versions have since appeared depicting the 82-year-old Mubarak landing on the moon, breaking the 100m world record and hoisting aloft the World Cup.

The controversy comes as the government gears up for parliamentary elections and amid rumours the authoritarian leader, who has ruled Egypt for nearly three decades, is seriously ill.

"I think what's significant is that Al-Ahram, the regime's mouthpiece, is clearly very sensitive about the way Mubarak appears to the general public in the current climate," Khalil said. "People have picked up on the photo because it's such a good insight into the way the government operates in Egypt; whenever there are problems or failings they simply try and gloss over them – you can see that in this photo, and you can see it in the way they run the country."

Al-Ahram is the most widely circulated Arabic newspaper in the Middle East and is known for its largely fawning coverage of the Egyptian government.

Its market share has been challenged in recent years by an increasingly bold crop of independent newspapers willing to adopt a more critical tone towards the ruling NDP party, a stance which has landed many independent editors in court.

By contrast Al-Ahram and other state-run publications have a track record of subtly "improving" pictures of Egypt's political elite, although usually in a less obvious manner than this week's example.

The scandal will come as a blow to Al-Ahram's director, Abdel Moneim Said, a former Egyptian senator who was thought to have presided over a slight revival of the 135-year-old newspaper's fortunes since taking the helm last year, following decades of mismanagement. Al-Ahram has so far failed to issue any response or apology for its actions, although the offending photo has been removed from the paper's website.

Although the incident has caused plenty of mirth at the president's expense, some are not amused. The anti-government 6 April Youth Movement said: "This is what the corrupt regime's media has been reduced to." It added that the newspaper had "crossed the line from being balanced and honest," and accused it of unprofessionalism.

The publication of the photograph coincided with the arrival of Abbas and Netanyahu at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh for the second round of talks under the current peace process.

Weddings at The City North Hotel Gormanstown - Eugene Lane Photography

Weddings at CityNorth Hotel - Watch the Video>>

CityNorth Hotel Meath has rapidly become a venue of choice for weddings in Meath and indeed the North East, with seasonal wedding showcase evenings arranged throughout the year which promise to be nothing less than spectacular.

The SILVER WEDDING PACKAGE is priced at €39 and when combined with 4 star hotel service, offers genuine value so that your wedding budget is achievable.

For your convenience, they have recently launched a brand new Wedding Planner software feature which is available to all couples who have booked their wedding celebrations in the CityNorth Hotel. This exciting new facility will assist you in the planning and organising of every aspect of your wedding and is personalised for your own needs.

It will help ease the event management pressure, by allowing you to co-ordinate every item of interest online in one secure area - which is accessible 24hrs a day. Events such as the compilation of your wedding guest list, arranging your seating plan, recording of wedding gifts, invaluable wedding supplier contact information, etc.
This is all done via your own personal login.

Their elegant Somerville Suites can be adapted to suit wedding parties of all sizes from intimate to grand whilst the Whitewood Suites are perfect for civil ceremonies. The Suites are complemented by a separate entrance, private bar and lounge facilities, yet remain central to the main hotel lobby. During our showcase evenings, a section of the Somerville Suites will be dressed for a wedding banquet and Andrew Dillon, our Head Chef looks forward to answering any culinary queries you may have, whilst offering food tastings from his extensive wedding menu choices.

Andrew comes to CityNorth Hotel with a vast amount of experience derived from such wellknown eateries as The Ivy in London, Walnut Tree in Cardiff and more recently Tante Zoes and Trocadero in Dublin.

Why not include Eugene Lane Photography, Abbey Shopping Centre, Drogheda for your wedding photography 041 98 73669

Carlos Puyol gets sexy for Marie Claire Photoshoot

Barcelona skipper Carlos Puyol has helped himself to a wad of Marie Claire’s euros in return for this photographic humilation. He took part in a photoshoot for the women’s mag which involved him emerging from a swimming pool in pink trousers.

The defender then repeated the same trick in lime green trousers, before possibly changing into pyjamas to retrieve a brick from the bottom of the pool.

The Story of Bottled Water - This is a great video - Must See

One of the problems with trying to use less stuff is that sometimes we feel like we really need it. 

What if you live in a city like, say, Cleveland and you want a glass of water? 

Are you going to take your chances and get it from the city tap? Or should you reach for a bottle of water that comes from the pristine rainforests of... Fiji?

Well, Fiji brand water thought the answer to this question was obvious. 

So they built a whole ad campaign around it. 

It turned out to be one of the dumbest moves in advertising history!!!!

See It Here - The Story Of Bottled Water

Photographers Curating Their Own Exhibits

Take a look at this quick article,
While it’s not new to have a bar or gallery exhibit a photographers work… what’s new is that photographers are themselves taking turns curating it. 


Photographer Curating their own exhibits....