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Correct answer Ricky336

Hello, I think noise/artifacts could be an actual issue. I can't really find any 'Technical Issues'. White balance, contrast, and saturation for me are ok.

However, I do notice some noise issues - especially in the cloudy sky area. There are some signs of chroma noise which are coloured specks and noise in the sea area. So, this could also be an issue for being rejected.

Notice the slight 'grainy' appearance the sky has.

Another thing to bear in mind is that there are a lot of these types of photos in Adobe's database, so it also may be rejected with similar images already submitted.

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Ricky336
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Ricky336Community ExpertCorrect answer
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September 18, 2018

Hello, I think noise/artifacts could be an actual issue. I can't really find any 'Technical Issues'. White balance, contrast, and saturation for me are ok.

However, I do notice some noise issues - especially in the cloudy sky area. There are some signs of chroma noise which are coloured specks and noise in the sea area. So, this could also be an issue for being rejected.

Notice the slight 'grainy' appearance the sky has.

Another thing to bear in mind is that there are a lot of these types of photos in Adobe's database, so it also may be rejected with similar images already submitted.

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    September 18, 2018

    besides the grainyness, there are also quite dark areas in the picture, that would need some lightening up.

    Also there may be some hotspots in the lighter area.

    Similar images is only used against your portfolio. But as there are tons of flower, sunset and sunrise and similar images, the quality level is very high to pass them on. But that is the « commercial apeal » reason.

    Technical issues means you can measure the faults, like what Ricky showed or what I looked at.

    To speculate: moderators have tools at their side giving them « accurate » indications on technical faults: grain, histogram, levels etc. That will be mathematical appreciations before anything else.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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      GMcTEEAuthor
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      September 19, 2018

      Thanks for the feedback. I will see if this helps when I resubmit. Thanks again.

        joanH
        joanH
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        September 18, 2018

        Hello gmctee,

        Well, this is a very bright sunset!. The sky needs some intensity reduction. It is the case of a too much of a good thing.

        See if you can bring the color down to better match the foreground and maybe lighten the foreground. Any extreme is not good. Try to reduce the highlight white areas. I know the sky was probably this bright but the buyer can adjust it as needed. If you have photoshop the curve listed under adjustments should work for you. Kind regards, JH

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