SOFT
Your photo(s) had a soft appearance.

This does not mean they are blurry or out of focus, but that they need an extra kick of sharpness.

This can be done by using the sharpen function of your image editing software. For example in Photoshop try the Adaptive Unsharp Mask. But be careful not to your pictures too much, because that will lead to so-called "jaggies" and can subsequently lead to an OVERSHARPENED rejection.

Detailed information about sharpening can be found in our forum: Masterclass: Sharpening

If you think you have been able to improve the photos, please re-upload them. Do not forget to include a note to the screeners, detailing what you have done to improve the image. There is a special field available for such notes. Please note that we are still very interested in having these photos in our database, we only ask that you try to improve the quality of the images as much as possible.

rejected / accepted - Photo copyright © Thierry Deutsch

Softness easily seen on titles and windows - Photo copyright © Javier Guerrero

rejected / accepted - Photo copyright © Thierry Deutsch

Generally digital images require sharpening as they have the appearance of being slightly soft, as though they were not perfectly focussed. Digital sharpening enhances the contrast at any edges within that soft image rendering them sharp. As a rule of thumb: sharpen just to the point before straight edges start to show a jagged appearance. Take care that every part of the main subject is sharp as often (especially when photographing long planes head-on) the focused-on area is sharp while it gets unsharper towards the outside.