How does the image submission handle reflections in water?

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April 29, 2026
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I'm having some photos rejected based on quality issues. I have followed the guidelines believe the quality of these rejected images is "better" than some that are accepted. The key aspect of the images being rejected is that they contain reflections in water, where a portion of the image (the part of the reflections in the water) is clearly not the same "quality" as the original subject of the image. How is the automation designed to handle reflections?

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Reflections are not an issue when captured correctly.

Use Photoshop’s Spot Healing Brush or Patch Tool to remove out of focus elements & distractions that draw the viewer’s eye away from your main subject.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

RALPH_L

Community Expert

It also appears as though the highlights of the wings are overexposed.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I doubt that it’s the reflection in and of itself, but the blurry and distracting plant life at the bottom of the image.

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gps64Author

Participant

That’s useful to know. Not everything in an image can be in focus when taking wildlife photos like this with telephoto lenses. So to help me is it the case that these distractions are not suitable for stock images.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I think the distraction in this case is that it’s difficult to tell if the swan’s beak is actually it’s beak or, say, the reflection of a cattail, which is what I first assumed it was. I’m using AI to make my point here, but I think this example is more pleasing to the eye than the original. In any event, any “distractions” should add to the composition, not take away from it.

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