Hi, could you tell me why my image could not be accepted?

To add to my above comment, here is an example of a digital painting I did of apples. I first shot the photo that I made the digital painting from so the photo looks like this too.

I chose the best looking apples I could find in the store. I wanted them heatlhy -not bruised- bright red and shiny. (Although I washed them when I got home and gently dried them to a high shine) Then I put an off white cloth on my bed next to a window because I love natural light. I moved the apples around till I liked the arrangement. I also moved the cloth around until I loved the folds. The light was changing fast as the sun was setting so I had to move fast. I changed the placement of the apples quite a few times after the original placement because I looked at the photo on the camera viewfinder and wasn't happy with it. I took about 50 photos, each a little different from the other. I added in a reflector after a few shots because I felt the shadow side was too dark and I wanted detail there. I opened up the photos in Bridge -can use lightrom of course- and chose the one I liked the best. Then I made the digital painting using the photo as my reference.

So it's quiet the process getting an image you love. Just like the old masters did in their paintings.

Good luck! It's fun!

The image needs to be planned well before shooting.

To get better ideas of how to shoot this type of scene go to Google Images and type in "apples still life old masters." There are plenty of wonderful examples there.

Good luck! It's a fun subject to capture:)

What is the rejection reason?