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Justin Carrasquillo’s Breathtaking African Landscapes

Take a look at this incredible series of images from LA photographer Justin Carrasquillo. These landscapes were captured in Tanzania and Botswana. He was there on assignment to photograph a 30-day safari adventure. Carrasquillo took all of these photographs in his spare time. I’d say it was time well spent! It’s a stunning set of images that fits well into his already solid portfolio.

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http://profiles.google.com/simon.lynchsae Simon Lynch
who doesn’t love a good Zebra picture… stunning!
http://twitter.com/dbltapp Michael Burke
breathtaking – not so much…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lindsay-Burton-Pyfer/666555262 Lindsay Burton Pyfer
Haters gonna hate
BK553
VIGNETTE ALL THE THINGS!
apercep
Honestly, it’s not bad, not at all.. But I think it’s nothing spectacular either.. And it all has an Instagram feel to it..
http://www.facebook.com/jonmarkphoto Jon-Mark Wiltshire
Nice, but these have nothing on Nick Brandt
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000882643739 Kater Murr
Decent but not remarkable nor “incredible” or “stunning”. I think the blog authors should tone down the enthusiasm that I suppose is used to drum up page views, I remember when fstoppers used to have only high quality material. Sadly, it’s gone on the path of many other blogs, with quantity prevailing over quality.
http://www.michaelkormos.com/ Michael Kormos
Instagram does Africa. I’m really sorry, I couldn’t resist :-)
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LYQP4C2C6XUWMEJE4KB5S5EO3M Norm
Beat me to it.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bram-Berkien/640803000 Bram Berkien
I think this is amazing. You guys have a point with the Instagram-comments, however I think the look really works well with the natural colors of Africa. Most importantly though, what sets these pictures apart from most wildlife/safari pictures is the perspective. The photographer used a rather short lens and this makes you feel like you’re really there, unlike those peeps carrying their rocket launcher-lenses.
http://www.facebook.com/ashkanahmadi2 Ashkan Ahmadi
:okay:
Vivek Kunwar
Nothing too cool! I dont know why this is even here!
http://www.vivekkunwar.com
http://profile.yahoo.com/3DZXSROIFA5GR4D56FE6JBOKOY Jason
agree- ‘breathtaking’ might be a poor word choice. Unless breathtaking means vignetted.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Igor-InvisibleSounds-Butckhrikidze/723953185 Igor InvisibleSounds Butckhrik
great!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=631695795 Luis Cardona
Nick Brandt: B&W Everything … kidding
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002095036025 Matei Botan
Aha !!!…so you can shoot African wildlife with a wide(ish) lens; no need for that those drain-pipe sized lenses ( well, except for closeups….and bokeh)
http://profile.yahoo.com/BBJMFICE4MNRCJ6YF4WIVKLNSQ wernere
any tourist returns home with these mediocre photos.
I don’t get the enthousiasm from you f-stopper-guys …
http://profiles.google.com/superdewa Deirdre Malfatto
I’d love to see some constructive criticism here rather than pure negativity.
http://twitter.com/Jet5tar Chris Lyn
Not bad, but not “breathtaking”. There are a few good ones in the set for example the two zebras.
julesvl
Dude your website sucks, i rather these than your work!
watisthisidonteven
Agreed Kater, but if you disagree with Patrick over the direction of Fstoppers and few quality posts, he will argue with you till he’s blue in the face.
There’s no hope for reason with them, unfortunately.
watisthisidonteven
Constructive criticism. Too much negative space, not used in a complimentary way.
2 more fake looking contrast/colored/quasi HDR’d images than I’d like.
Same 3 filters for almost every image.
Stop all that Sh!t and maybe these could be halfway decent, in another lilfetime.
Also, adding that instagram vignette to nearly every image just makes you look like an idiot in this day and age.
watisthisidonteven
They’re in the business of hyping things for more views, not truly interesting posts anymore, unfortunately.
You can tell they stopped caring, because they removed the rating system a long time ago. We only see how many comments there are now.
We will always have to go through 6 crap posts a week (at least) just to get one good one, Patrick doesn’t want to listen, he thinks he’s always right on this.
http://www.patrickhallphotography.com Patrick Hall
I’m always up for a good suggestion. But when I view your previous comments and every single one of them are trolling and negative then I kind of take what you say with a big grain of sea salt :) I think Lee was the one who wanted to remove the rating system because it slowed the site down and it always seemed like the most interesting posts also had the most comments. Even though I didn’t create this post, I really do like these images a lot. They are more interesting than my friend’s 400mm telephoto images of lions that we’ve all seen a million times. You can’t please everyone
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bram-Berkien/640803000 Bram Berkien
It’s fascinating to see how a lot of people don’t like these pics. I personally found them extremely refreshing from the things you normally see from these regions. They’ve got a certain edgy-ness to them and make you feel like you’re there, because the photographer did not use a tele-cannon but instead opted for a wide angle lens. Try to appreciate that :)
gmarley
When I was in Kenya, I took a few days off from work to check out the Masai Mara. It was actually very surprising how hard it is to frame anything wide: you’re essentially in a big empty space. While I agree that some of his effects are a little heavy handed, I get what he’s going for. These are NOT simple tourist photos however.
watisthisidonteven
You’re pretty funny Patrick, I thought you were a nice person IRL, but I guess I was incredibly wrong.
You post nothing but snark towards people who disagree with you, maybe you should stop being so “butt hurt” as internet peoples like to say and accept some constructive criticism for once.
I have no idea how it slowed down your site, because I never had issues loading posts for the entire time you had it.
“They are more interesting than my friend’s 400mm telephoto images of lions that we’ve all seen a million times”
If that’s honestly the standard you have for photography on Fstoppers, then it’s no wonder you guys have tanked in quality recently.
You can’t honestly compare posts of behind the scenes with photographers like David Bergman, and Peter Hurley; the ridiculously expensive penthouse shoot, and the original Stolen Scream series which helped Noam with his (nearly widespread) recognition that that is *his* image now, and these “snaps”, because honestly that’s all these are.
Some guy with at least $4,000 in camera gear, spending way too much time in lightroom, and you guys are calling these “breathtaking”. Now that just takes the cake.
That’s like GWB finding WMDS in Iraq.
Also, when you have 8 comments of people who don’t feel they’re “breathtaking” like you guys obviously surmised, and only 5 who actually agree they’re good, maybe your whole “we know better than you all” and “some people are just grouchy, burn!” will eventually permeate that rock solid bubble you’re surrounding yourself with, or perhaps even Lee will take these three words to heart.
Less is more.
And thinking you know more than anyone, is not that mature for someone who runs fstoppers dude.
These are mediocre, at best. Compared to most of the things you guys used to post, this is just sad.
I want the old Fstoppers back, that isn’t filled with gimmicks and pointless posts like this one: http://fstoppers.com/pre-order-the-canon-t4i-and-40mm-pancake-now
If I wanted rumors I’d go to a rumors site. And we don’t need links to things like Instagram Glasses, Those heavily photoshopped silhouette portraits, The Apple Clothing Collection, Olympus Ad Campaign, just to name a few.
As well as silly/stupid gimmicks such as: “Blow Job”, these overly vignetted images, real life barbie crap, half assed star wars parodies, keep all the rumors on your facebook group.
And maybe adding a rejects page, with somewhat interesting ideas, that don’t have enough oomph to be “Fstoppers” quality material. Like this one, for example: http://fstoppers.com/why-did-facebook-buy-instagram-introducing-facebook-camera
We don’t need a full post about the facebook purchase of instagram, you can leave that to a weekly roundup.
And take things that don’t have any behind the scenes videos to learn from, like the disney world timelapse, for example- and put that on a second page, one that’s not dedicated to getting better at photography but just filled with random links. It would pretty much be a photography gimmick tumblr (with video, duh).
Stop being so stagnant and thinking because 8 people our of 20 dislike a post you’re doing something right because “you can’t please everyone”, unless they’re all snarky snarks and that’s the kind of thing they appreciate, because in that case you’re doing a great job.
Chris Helton
(about vivek, not fstoppers) amazing travels. not so amazing shots. Austria rocks. I can say you have a continual feel of all the images. Creating a style, just not my preferred style. Personally, I would rather see higher iso grain and have a focused picture than have motion blur everywhere. Just me personally.
Chris Helton
Some posts arn’t the best and the enthusiasm is a bit yahoo news over the top. Even these are ‘instagramish’ but everyone has their own view of the world and ways of shooting it. Personally I appreciate you posting, gives different perspective. If I paid for membership to read your articles, might be different, but its a free blog and I love ‘fstopping’ in to see whats up.
Also, comments are GREAT. I love peoples insight. Some just troll, but the comments are a huge contribution to the articles.
http://www.jerritpruyn.com Jerrit Pruyn
I have been in this location during the great migration and it is an amazing place.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Carlos-Zaya/759505417 Carlos Zaya
Ok, thats it. I’m going to africa! ;) Very inspiring!
/ http://www.zayaphotography.com
MovingPic
I don’t know about everyone else but I enjoy these pcitures.
Sure, they all have a vignette and a subtle vintage look to them (call them Instagram if you please) but at least they’re consistent. These images make me want to go to these places.
I, for one, like the wide angle look. They put the viewer in the environment and give the sense of actual involvment. If you go to Africa, you DON’T want to be close to a Lion (well, maybe you do) and these images convey such an approach…
http://www.facebook.com/felipe.paredes.schulz Felipe Paredes Schulz
Oh! vignetted and breathtaking are the same… sorry for my english
Geir
I go to the Mara once a year, and visit Chobe in Botswana now and then, and honestly, this is just the Emperor’s new clothe. The only new about it is the wide angle where most people go for close-ups, and the only breathtaking thins is that the photographer captures what he sees, not what he wishes to see, and that is a good rule for any photographer. But otherwise, these are the images my students delete after their trips.

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