I had photos rejected due to quality issues. I would like opinions on what the problems might be.

Quality issues can mean a few different things, even if the photo looks fine at first glance.

Common reasons for rejection include:

• slight blur or lack of sharp focus (especially on key subjects)
• noise or grain, especially in low-light areas
• over-sharpening or heavy post-processing
• compression artifacts or reduced image quality after export
• exposure issues (blown highlights or very dark shadows with no detail)
• lack of overall sharpness compared to Adobe’s quality standards

Sometimes the issue is subtle and only becomes visible when the image is viewed at full resolution.

If you want, you can share one of the rejected images and I can help you identify the exact problem.

Too blurry. Nothing is in focus. 

This is what you’re competing with:

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=birds  17 MILLION birds.

Read your Contributor User Guide for more tips. 

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html 
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-submit-distinct-content.html

Again, focusing. And I think a better crop is needed, though preferably in camera. 
 

Focusing issues primarily...or maybe the bird ruffled some feathers at the wrong time.