I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before, but from the time that the Niagara SkyWheel opened, they’ve been using a picture of the SkyWheel with a woman and a child in front of it. They have their backs to the SkyWheel and they are looking up. It has always annoyed me for a couple of reasons… You can definitely tell it is stock photography. Come on… be creative and take your own picture! The other thing is that the people aren’t looking at the wheel. They are looking away from it. Are they looking at the Casino Niagara tower? It just looks odd to me.
The following is a screenshot from the Clifton Hill web site (taken today) showing the picture:
My annoyance with the image for the first reason (stock photography) was emphasized yesterday when I found out about a promotion that Black’s Photography is doing. Black’s is a well-known, good quality store in Canada where they sell cameras, frames, develop pictures, etc. This weekend they are having a Customer Appreciation Event, and if you print off their invitation, you get a free 8×10. Notice anything similar about the picture they used?
Did Black’s use a HOCO photo without permission? Did someone submit a photo of this family looking at the Casino Niagara tower? I’m confused 
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The key to unlocking a great room at a great price for the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event will be found on The Review’s website.
The hugely popular charity event will take place Nov. 26 to 29. Participating hotels will offer room rates of $35 per night for a standard room, $45 for a fallsview room and $65 for a whirlpool or waterpark room.
The list of hotels, and what days reservations can be made will be announced on The Review’s website at www.niagarafallsreview.ca sometime in November.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Oh, Can-ada! The USA is closer than ever.
The Bush administration appears to have annexed a major Canadian landmark as part of a slick new campaign to promote U.S. tourism and welcome foreign visitors to America.
A Disney-produced promotional video released last week by the departments of State and Homeland Security highlights majestic American landscapes, from New England’s colourful fall foliage and the Grand Canyon to the Rocky Mountains and Hawaii’s pounding surf…
About four minutes into the seven-minute production, viewers are treated to the impressive sight and sound of water roaring over Niagara Falls before the screen shifts to the Lincoln Memorial.
In showing the natural wonder, Disney’s filmmakers, however, chose the Horseshoe Falls, the only one of Niagara’s three waterfalls to lie on the Canadian side of the border separating western New York state from southern Ontario province.
UPDATE: You can view the video on the Travel.State.Gov web site…
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