Another step along the road towards getting the new screeners set up... Reject reasons. The reject reasons below are what will be emailed to the photographer when their photograph is declined.
If you think some of them need clarification or have a comment / suggestion please say so. I've tried to explain as best I can what the problem is. The screening process also has the facility for screeners to include written messages.
Regards,
Frank.
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Aircraft Too Small
The aircraft is too small in the picture and cannot clearly be seen, there is too much empty space around the aircraft or the aircraft is too far away. Please try to have the aircraft fill as much of the picture as possible. If you can edit the picture so that aircraft is bigger in the frame please upload that instead.
Aircraft Obstructed
The aircraft is fully or partially obscured by another object, e.g. poles, ramp equipment, people, barriers, etc, and the visual amenity of the picture is poor. If you have a similar picture where the same aircraft is unobstructed please upload that instead.
Part Cut Off
Part of the aircraft is cut off in the picture and is out of the frame, e.g. the nose or part of the fuselage is cut off, and the visual amenity of the picture is poor. If you have a similar picture of the same aircraft where, for example, the nose is visible, please upload that instead.
Picture Size Too Small
The picture is too small, please try to have all your uploads as big as possible. The picture must have minimum dimensions of at least 1000 pixels wide by pixels high. If you can scan the picture to a bigger size or have a bigger digital image please upload that instead.
Picture Height To Small
The picture has been cropped too much in height and as a result the height of the picture is too small. Please try to have all your uploads as big as possible, the picture must have minimum dimensions of at least 1000 pixels wide by 667 pixels high, as a rough guide the picture height must be at least 0.667 times the width of the picture. (Multiply your picture width by 0.667 to find the minimum picture height)
Please Note: All pictures that are bigger than 1024 pixels wide or 1000 pixels high, whichever dimension is greater, are automatically resized to those dimensions and as a result this can bring your picture dimensions below the minimum acceptable size. If you can scan the picture to a bigger size or have a bigger digital image please upload that instead.
Picture Width Too Small
The picture has been cropped too much in width and as a result the width of the picture is too narrow. Please try to have all your uploads as big as possible, the picture must have minimum dimensions of at least 667 pixels wide by 1000 pixels high, as a rough guide the picture width must be at least 0.667 times the height of the picture. (Multiply your picture height by 0.667 to find the minimum picture width)
Please Note: All pictures that are bigger than 1024 pixels wide or 1000 pixels high, whichever dimension is greater, are automatically resized to those dimensions and as a result this can bring your picture dimensions below the minimum acceptable size. If you can scan the picture to a bigger size or have a bigger digital image please upload that instead.
Square Picture
The picture has been cropped so that is looks square, please try to ensure that your uploads have a rectangular appearance. Sample dimensions are 1024(w) x 683(h) pixels or 1024(w) x 768(h) pixels for landscape images or 683(w) x 1024(h) pixels for portrait images.
The picture must have minimum dimensions of at least 667 pixels high by 1000 pixels wide.
Please Note: All pictures that are bigger than 1024 pixels wide or 1000 pixels high, whichever dimension is greater, are automatically resized to those dimensions and as a result this can bring your picture dimensions below the minimum acceptable size. If you can scan the picture to a bigger size or have a bigger digital image please upload that instead.
Grainy Picture
The picture is very grainy.
Factors that can cause grain in pictures are:
- Oversharpening
- Using a high ISO setting on your camera
If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead. Your picture editing software may have a built in noise reduction facility, software such as Neat Image and Topaz DeNoise can also help to reduce the noise.
Blurry Picture
The picture is very blurry, this can occur, for example, if you used a very slow shutter speed when taking the picture. If you have another picture of this aircraft that is not blurry please upload that instead.
Oversharpened Picture
The picture is over sharpened, the edges of the aircraft are jagged, have a saw-tooth edge or there is a halo effect from excessive sharpening. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Halo Around Aircraft Picture
There is a halo effect around the aircraft that can result from excessive sharpening or excessive use of the shadows / highlights tool. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Dust Spots / Dirty
The picture is dirty or has dust spots, this probably means that you have specks of dust on your camera sensor or scanner. These blemishes can usually be edited out of the picture using a photo editing program, the Equalize tool in Photoshop can be used to indicate where these dust spots are. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Dark Picture
The picture is too dark, this could be due to the picture being underexposed, taking the picture in low light conditions can also cause the picture to be dark. Sometimes bright white cloud or a bright fuselage can fool the camera light meter into underexposing the picture. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Brightening Required
The picture required some extra brightness to be applied. Sometimes bright white cloud or a bright fuselage can fool the camera light meter into underexposing the picture. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Backlit
The aircraft is backlit, making the background too bright or even overexposed while the aircraft itself may or may not be too dark, this could be caused by shooting into or against the sun. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Overexposed
The picture is overexposed, it is too bright or overexposed all over or in parts, and picture detail is lost. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Level - Clockwise Rotation Required
The picture does not appear to be level with the horizon and it appears that some clockwise rotation is required. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Level - Anti-Clockwise Rotation Required
The picture does not appear to be level with the horizon and it appears that some anti-clockwise rotation is required. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Aircraft Not Centred
The aircraft is not centred in the picture. The aircraft is either too high, too low or too much to one side in the picture, the picture appears to be un-balanced. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Heat Haze
The aircraft / subject is distorted by heat haze, this is caused either by taking a picture of the aircraft through the jet exhaust plume of another aircraft or you were too far away from the aircraft when you took the picture and heat haze from the ground between you and the aircraft is excessive. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Poor Contrast
The picture has poor contrast and has a washed-out or hazy appearance, blacks do not look to be black and whites do not look to be white, a lot of the time this problem can be fixed by applying some additional contrast using your picture editing software. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Poor Aesthetics
The picture has low aesthetic value. What this means is that the photo has a bad motive or has been badly composed, it has poor visual amenity. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Poor Quality
The picture is of poor quality. What this means is that, for example, the picture appears to have been over-edited, saved or taken at a low picture quality, or taken using a camera that has low pixel resolution or has a poor quality sensor. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Sharpening Required
The picture is not sharp and some extra sharpening is required. What this means is that while the picture is good it does have a soft appearance, especially around the edges of tha aircraft, and a bit of additional sharpening should make it ok. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Out Of Focus
The picture is out of focus. A possible cause of this is the camera not focusing correctly or focusing on something other than the subject. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Badly Scanned
The picture appears to have been badly scanned, has borders visible around the picture or was saved with a low quality / small file size and this gives the picture a pixelated, discoloured or distorted look, jpeg artifacts could also be present. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can scan / edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Borders Visible
The picture appears to have been badly scanned or edited as borders are visible around the picture. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can scan / edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Pixellated
The picture look like it was saved with a low quality / small file size and this gives the picture a pixelated, discoloured or distorted look, jpeg artifacts could also be present. If you have a better picture of this aircraft or if you can scan / edit this picture to improve it's quality please upload that instead.
Bad Upload
For some reason your picture did not upload properly. Please reply to this email, making sure to leave all this text in the reply, and send the original picture as an attachment. It will be put it back into the system and put it through the approval process again.
Duplicate Upload
This picture or a picture very similar to it taken by you has already been uploaded / added. If you have a different / non-similar picture of this aircraft please upload that instead.
Not Copyright Holder
This picture appears to have been scanned from a magazine or post card, taken from some other form of media and it appears that you are not the copyright holder for this picture.