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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/27/2006 10:45:05 AM · #1

I submitted this photo to a couple of the stock sites. They both rejected it for reasons of "composition, exposure" etc.

The composition and exposrue were deliberate on my part, as I was going for a diagonal, silhouette. I was looking for a novel treatment of something that's pretty frequently shot fully lit, in macro.

So, I figured I'd seek feedback from my fellow DPC'ers.

Thanks.

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

07/27/2006 10:56:07 AM · #2

My guess would be that stock sites want to see detail.
I would assume that "they" think it looks like an accident vs. planned.

07/27/2006 10:57:32 AM · #3

Maybe I should just save my "arty" stuff for DPC ,where that kind of thing is more appreciated.

Promaster 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR IF

07/27/2006 11:12:49 AM · #4

Is that all?

People line up to "thwap" each other, but only one person answers a genuine photographic question!

Priorities!

atupdate

Pentax K-R

07/27/2006 11:18:51 AM · #5

In my opinion the photo isn't clean enough for stock. The background is muddied up by the other foliage in silhouette and the blue is a bit dark to make the dragonfly silhouette really pop.

Edit for typo.

Message edited by author 2006-07-27 11:19:34.