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Correct answer Nancy OShea
  • That big blown out blob in the middle makes it unusable for commercial print purposes. 
  • Lens flare near the water line.
  • White balance isn't neutral. Too many warm tones, not enough cool tones.
  • Missing highlights in the foreground.
  • Noise, probably due to low light conditions.

 

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Jill_C
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Jill_CCommunity Expert
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April 12, 2023

It is a beautiful sunset image, and I'm sure it's a great memory of the time you spent there. It would earn many "likes" on your social media feeds. I agree with @Nancy OShea about the blownout blob in the center of the image. It draws all attention away from the rest of the image and renders it unsuitable for commercial applications.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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April 12, 2023
  • That big blown out blob in the middle makes it unusable for commercial print purposes. 
  • Lens flare near the water line.
  • White balance isn't neutral. Too many warm tones, not enough cool tones.
  • Missing highlights in the foreground.
  • Noise, probably due to low light conditions.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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Peter293774373sohAuthor
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April 12, 2023

Thank you for your answer, but I whole hearted disagree! The big blown out blob will be in every image you take against the sun and high cloudy haze! Many other images for sale have lens flare! Of course the white balance isn;t neautral! Do you really think the world was that orange Saturday? Why on Earth would you have highlights in the foreground when the center of focus is the shadows from the bridge and the sun. ISO was 100.

But ok, you obviously don't think this image is worth 25 cents!

Jill_C
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Jill_CCommunity Expert
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April 12, 2023

Sunsets are also very over-represented in the Adobe Stock database already, so perhaps any flaws will cause a quick rejection. If you query the database for "sunset" you'll get 12 million hits; and of those, after looking at the first half dozen pages, I see very few with a large blownout area at the horizon. Many photographers wait until the sun has sunk just below the horizon, which avoids the problem.
From this page:

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html

"Also, note that common subjects like flowers, pets, sunsets, and food are already heavily represented on Adobe Stock, so if you submit content for these categories, make sure they’re unique."

 

Additionally, the version you've uploaded here is so low resolution that it cannot be adequately inspected by zooming in, which is what the Moderators always do. It just looks very pixelated.

 

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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