adobe stock wtf #1

What's your question?

Image #1 is Editorial Use Only.

Image #2 is Standard or Extended Use.

If you're asking why they were accepted over yours, it's possible they were grandfathered in from older sources.   In any case, Stock reviewers' decisions are final. 

... or is this an exercise to show your pictures should be accepted despite their faults, because you've found a fault in someone else's shot? You see the sort of guesses we make... 

Certainly. The tree covers look an excellent idea, and make an unusual photograph. If you have a criticism, please say it, rather than assuming we all share your view.

And your question or complaint is...?