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.zayaphotography.com 

Also, comments are GREAT. I love peoples insight. Some just troll, but the comments are a huge contribution to the articles.

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.