rejected photo

one issue is exposure: 

Then you have these blown out highlights:

The asset is also missing contrast. And as others have mentioned, using your small sensor camera together with the in-camera processing did not really help to enhance the quality of the picture. It would probably even be a difficult shot with a better camera.

Hi @Brandy_Disher4939 ,

There's not enough depth of field to produce sharpness, plus the motion.

Details are lost in the highlights

I'm suggesting you do not resubmit this file.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

Hello,

Since you used a smartphone camera, the details are not quite as clear. The camera software has added some denoise, but this has also resulted in smoothing out the pixels, as can be seen on the fish as well as on the water.

It's rather noticeable when you zoom in closer, and would be more noticeable on a large screen/printout than on a small screen/tablet display.

Therefore, the quality rejection reason.

The details seem to have been crushed, perhaps from a small camera sensor. You won't receive more specific feedback from an Adobe Moderator, however resubmitting a rejected image without having re-edited to address the issues can put your account in jeopardy since that is considered spamming.

I'm assuming the water is causing way too much distortion, especially around the face.