Feedback on rejected photos

[AndrewinSing]

Hi - I jut has the following two pics rejected and I'm not sure why.  The only editing I did was to adjust the RGB channels a little but nothing else.

Advice much appreciated!

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[RALPH_L]

Shadows are underexposed. In the second photo highlights are overexposed. The sky is noisy and the focus is a little off. You also must remove the Ford name and you need model releases for the people.

[AndrewinSing]

Thanks Ralph - and for the feedback on exposure - it's something I need to work on and struggle to get right.  I did wonder if the Ford badge was going to be an issue but thought the people were far enough away as to be unidentifable.

Much appreciated!

[Jill_C]

In the first image the people are definitely identifiable, so unless you can erase them or get a model release, don't bother editing and resubmitting this one.