My favorite photo, it's such a shame that it was not accepted because of "low quality"...

[VestalisArt]

Does anyone have any feedback on why this photo was rejected?

[Nancy OShea]

Technical Quality:  proper lighting, composition, focus, exposure, color balance, contrasts, pleasing aesthetics and the absence of noise & unwanted artifacts. 

WOW factor: that special something that elevates a plain photo into an extraordinary photo.

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[daniellei4510]

Showing a Virus scan in prograss.... You might want to try uploading again.

[Nancy OShea]

Your attached image never came through. Nobody can see it.

[VestalisArt]

my photo (I don't know why it doesn't load in the post):

[Abambo]

Monochrome pictures rarely pass moderation. That's a quality issue. You need to post the full colour picture instead.

But that will be refused too, for quality issues, as the composition is not good. In addition, there are artefacts in the out of focus area:

That lets me think that the phone camera did apply a fake DOF.

Your exposure needs correction, as you are cutting off the blacks and the whites:

[RALPH_L]

In addition to what @Abambo already said, the horizon is not level, you can be seen in the dog's eye. The composition is not good and should be based on "Rule of Thirds".  Too much of the dog is cropped out.

[Jill_C]

Not well composed, monochrome and soft focus might be some of the reasons why it was rejected.

[yamato7 · Accepted solution]

While not completely useless, monochrome images are discouraged.

The composition also seems to be poor.

Don’t: Convert your image to black and white or duotone. Buyers want the maximum flexibility provided by the full color image. 

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