I wonder why these photos were rejected

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May 7, 2026
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I am trying to learn how to contribute to Adobe Stock. I took these 2 photos of a characteristic Australian scene that presented itself, and they look sharp and well composed to me. I would be happy to use them myself. I searched for Kookaburra on clothes line and got 52 results. Mine were not too similar to the others.

Can anyone suggest what is wrong with these photos? (It only seems to allow me to attach one photo, but I submitted one in portrait mode as well)

Ricky336

Community Expert

Hello,

Due to the WEEBP format that your photo gets converted to at a lower resolution, I could be wrong. But, the focus of the kookabura's eye could be sharper:

Maybe that is what the moderator thought.

Personally, I don’t think you need to open up the shadows in the background, because the bird stands out better against a dark background! (Which is what you what.)

Cropping part of the clothes line may also help as it could be argued that the left side of the clothes line leads your eye out of the frame. On the right side, the kookaburra stops the eye and focuses on that.

Food for thought!