KitJames Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Recently I had my first rejected submission, due to softness and noise while other submissions in the past passed just fine. Somehow I still received an email of something passing QC so I'm not sure how or what happened, and not even sure what it's referring to. Has anyone had this before? Was it sent in error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Can't say I have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Hang on it will all become clear eventually. Allan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Allan Bell said: Hang on it will all become clear eventually. Allan Pretty good advice for just about everything. Paulette 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, NYCat said: Pretty good advice for just about everything. Paulette Thanks Paulette. Allan Or as they say over this side of the pond. "Don't panic Mr Mainwaring." ITMA Edited December 13, 2023 by Allan Bell 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Your not alone. I had a 'passed' email today and when I logged in to supertag etc, found that one had failed. Only the second fail since I've been here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Johnson Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 8 hours ago, KitJames said: Recently I had my first rejected submission, due to softness and noise while other submissions in the past passed just fine. Somehow I still received an email of something passing QC so I'm not sure how or what happened, and not even sure what it's referring to. Has anyone had this before? Was it sent in error? I had the same, received a Passed Email but two pictures that should NOT have been rejected were marked as too soft and indistinct. I've emailed QC to alert them about the email and for a second look at the pictures in question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Q Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Ditto - some weeks back received a "QC passed" e-mail only to find the submission had failed. I assumed the e-mail was an admin error. I've since re-submitted photographs from the submission (not the one highlighted as soft) and passed QC. Clearly a mistake has been made (we all make them!) either in the e-mail or in the assessment on Image Manager. I've assumed it more likely that the person assessing images makes an instant decision as they view the image, so more likely to be the intended outcome, whereas the e-mail is probably sent a little later - so possibly more scope for hitting the wrong button. Only guessing though! It's easy to be discouraged by a failed submission. Whilst there are some times grounds to question, I find the best answer is to put it in the past and make small submissions of your technically best work, gradually increasing submission size. This way you get to know the QC boundaries, while slowly but surely building up your content. Roy Edited December 19, 2023 by Roy Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Roy Q said: Ditto - some weeks back received a "QC passed" e-mail only to find the submission had failed. Did you get a subsequent email confirming the failed image reference and failure reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Q Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Steve F said: Did you get a subsequent email confirming the failed image reference and failure reason? Nope! Just one image though, not really worth dwelling on. Roy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Roy Q said: It's easy to be discouraged by a failed submission. Whilst there are some times grounds to question, I find the best answer is to put it in the past and make small submissions of your technically best work, gradually increasing submission size. This way you get to know the QC boundaries, while slowly but surely building up your content. Roy A strategy that has worked for many. Good luck Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitJames Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 It's very strange but I won't let it bother me, since I'm already aware what was wrong with the picture and definitely will continue to find and submit my best ones over time. It's only been that one image that was rejected so far, so I think I'm doing alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Q Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 19/12/2023 at 14:21, Mr Standfast said: A strategy that has worked for many. Good luck Roy Thank you - and great to see the hedgehog sanctuary featured on Alamy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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