rock in water creekplease help me tell what wrong and how to improve it, thank you

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hi, can someone help me? why this photo dont get accepted by adobe?

please help me tell what wrong and how to improve it, thank you

Community Expert

Hello,

I think your composition coud be improved. Even though you place the rock in the centre, it doesn’t hold the eye.

Composition:

Community Expert

Poor depth field. Exposure problems.

Community Expert

Photo Quality & Technical issues

Depth of Field

https://photographylife.com/what-is-depth-of-field

White Balance

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Community Expert

The area I’ve marked with a red rectangle is the only plane in focus.

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Community Expert

Depth of field is too shallow, causing most of the image to be out of focus. There’s also a bit of chromatic aberration in the tree branches.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer