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The attached photo was rejected due to Quality Issues in Adobe Stock. It is in focus, and I cannot immediately determine why the photo was rejected. Any input is appreciated.

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yamato713108855Correct answer

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Is this photo the same size as the photo you posted?

The color profile is Display P3.

Post in sRGB on Adobe Stock.

If you have posted other similar photos, try a different composition.

You shot at ISO 4000, so how do you process the noise?

Do not include keywords that are not directly related to the photo in the keywords.

No one will buy your photo if you include the name of a camera or a camera name.

AdobeStock does not recommend using brand or product names.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustrations.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/jp/stock/contributor/help/titles-and-keyword.html

Ricky336

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Hello,

In my view, the white balance could be an issue. It's a 'Green Heron,' but the heron isn't green. The green foliage has influenced the light reflecting off it, giving the photo a greenish cast. You have to correct this in post-processing.

Also, I would make some adjustments in the tone curve. You could bring the bird's feathers out more.

Maybe something like this:

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jamesn77628587Author

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Thanks Ricky! The color of the bird's body is correct. I do not know how the "green" got into the bird's name...but as with a number of animal/bird names, they are not always a true description of the actual color.

In any case, your observations on of the detail and tone curve are well received...I will work with that. Thanks for your input!

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Ricky336

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Yes, I know, I was making a joke about the heron being 'green'. My point is that the reflection of the green foliage gives a slight green overall cast to the photo. The same result would be if you were shooting a wedding with a white dress under a tree - the skin tones and the white dress would take on a greenish appearance. So, in this case, increasing the magenta in the tint slider compensates for the foliage and the tone of the bird.

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Abambo

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What post-processing did you do?

My guess is that you did cutout the bird to move it in a nicer position, or something like that:

There are indications of cutout errors.

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jamesn77628587Author

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Abambo...no cutout or movement of the bird in this photo. I did do some work on the palm frond curvature lower left, but nothing on the bird.

You trained me well on cutouts on PNG files in some of my past inquiries on rejections. And I have had few problems in that area since. Thanks for your input.

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jamesn77628587Author

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I am going to back off my prior comment above. I did do some work on the bill, which was cut out and then replaced...I just noted a separate layer that I had overlooked when I went back to review the file. The bird body itself was not moved. Your observations on the bill are correct.

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yamato713108855

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Is this photo the same size as the photo you posted?

The color profile is Display P3.

Post in sRGB on Adobe Stock.

If you have posted other similar photos, try a different composition.

You shot at ISO 4000, so how do you process the noise?

Do not include keywords that are not directly related to the photo in the keywords.

No one will buy your photo if you include the name of a camera or a camera name.

AdobeStock does not recommend using brand or product names.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustrations.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/jp/stock/contributor/help/titles-and-keyword.html

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jamesn77628587Author

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The photo was cropped to 3037 x 5504, from 8256 x 5504.

I posted in RGB...my Nikon ZII has only 2 options in the Menu...sRGB and Adobe RGB. I shot in sRGB...although Bridge shows only RGB in Metadata.

I did post a similar photo, taken at the same time, cropped to a larger size (3429 x 2286), which was accepted. Keywords, on the accepted file, did not include Nikon or camera type...that may have been a deciding factor. Otherwise the accepted photo was processed in similar fashion.

Noise was processed in Camera Raw, Detail, Noise Reduction.

Your comments are very much appreciated. The keywords can be easily resolved. If anything I state above is of additional concern, your input would be well received.

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