Please provide guidance regarding rejection due to quality issues

[Bangmunce]

Below I include an image that I have sent twice because of rejection. First, I think the rejection is due to Chromatic Aberration. It turns out that after I sent it the second time it was still rejected.

does anyone know why?

[ricky336 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The focus isn't good. The DOF is too shallow!

[Bangmunce]

okay, thank you, I'll consider that reason. I thought focus placement and DOF size were not a problem as long as the photo met quality standards

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

okay, thank you, I'll consider that reason. I thought focus placement and DOF size were not a problem as long as the photo met quality standards

By @Bangmunce

Applying a correct focus and a correct DOF are part of the quality requirements.

[photorebelle · Accepted solution]

The Adobe catalog contains a large number of photos of flowers, and accepts only the highest quality photos. You need to submit images that stand out even more."

[Jill_C]

I see one or two petals in focus. Standard advice here in this forum regarding floral images is "don't bother to upload". There are 3.2 million images tagged "pink rose" in the database. Unless you have found a rare species, submitting floral imagesis a waste of time.