Could you help me figure out what kind of technical issue it could be?

[mareke66286856]

So I uploaded the images out of lightroom and it seemed to be pretty ok. But it still was rejected. 

Any ideas why?

[Jill_C]

First image: no part of the flower seems to be in sharp focus, and background is distracting. Second image: messy poorly composed image and there's a big streak right in the middle - were you shooting through a dirty window?

[mareke66286856]

Thank you!

[RALPH_L]

Both photos need sharpening and the highlights and shadows are not properly exposed. Also the backgrounds need cleaned up. Here an example:

[mareke66286856]

Thank you !