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Cindy · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 119 Location: NY

I recently had a bunch of photos rejected here on SS, I understand we all get some rejected, but this batch in particular I thought was one of my best batches, only to find the majority of them rejected, I know how to zoom into 100% to find noise, I do not upsize my pictures, as they are large enough already, don't need to be, I was really quite disheartened to find so many rejected this time. I am attaching one of the pictures that was rejected for noise/grain/upsized Can anyone tell me why this would be?? The original is very clean, if you find any noise by zooming in on this file, then it is due to downsizing it to add on here. Thanks for any help. Cindy. My shutterstock gallery found here http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery.mhtml?id=1011

Oddshots · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Texas

Cindy All I can see is the blotchiness in the open areas of the sky, so that might be what they are talking about. If this were my shot I'd use the blur tool in ps on the sky. but, i'm new at this, so take my advice with a grain.... :')

rodehi · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:04 pm

Yes,the sky has some visible noise that could be fixed quite easily....Ron

Cindy · Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 119 Location: NY

As I said, the original, I really don't see any noise, I blew it up to 100% and it was very clean, the blotchiness has to be from downsizing for the net. but maybe I will go and blur and sky to see if it will be accepted then. I just don't see any consistency with the approvals, some of the pics I have had approved, I never thought would be, and the ones I thought would do great get rejected, ugh. Thanks for such quick responses. Cindy.

StuartE · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:33 pm

If the sky has gone 'blotchy' from downsizing, chances are that's where the problem is - but without a slice at 100% it's impossible to say for sure...

Cheers,
Stuart

MHD · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:44 pm

what compression are you using.... might be jpeg artefacts..

otherwise... if you could take the shot again I would try to change the angle a bit so the top tree was not so close to the light house... and mabie some fill flash to brighten the trees a bit if you have an extrenal flash