Quote from: MagtheHag on June 10, 2009, 08:15

FYI I shoot with a Nikon D-300 and top quality Nikon lenses. Problem is, I don't shoot one dimensional brick walls at F/32 like you.

If you think f/32 gives you the sharpest images, then you are definitely on wrong track...
Maybe you have problems because you have a crop sensor camera, or you're exposing wrong or you don't shoot raw?

I'd very much like to see your rejected images at full size (or at least crops)

In agreement with Perry, the sweet spot is not the smallest aperture.

If you are here to make Alamy look bad, already you see that you are all alone .
OTOH, if you came here to get some info and helpful suggestion from Alamy contributors, you would do well to show us the images so we can give you a hand to get your images accepted.
My first guess is that your images are not sharp enough, as that is about the only thing Alamy rejects . Or you're not spotting images , or having some fringe problem,etc..

Once again, as Perry asked, are you shooting RAW?
 

Mag, if they moved QC to India and you are getting shafted, maybe you got Old Hippy as  reviewer for your latest batches 

Quote from: djmorgan on June 10, 2009, 04:15

Quote from: MagtheHag on June 09, 2009, 10:06

If I were running a stock web-site and had as many daily problems as Alamy does with everything from uploads, unreported sales, CTR, Zooms, QC, manage image tools, policy changes, and the list goes on and on... I wouldn't be so quick to revoke contributors upload privileges when they have a hard time dealing with the QC monster fiasco! It sends the wrong message that it's ok for Alamy to screw up big-time on a daily basis but No latitude for contributors QC errors. To me it's hostile, mean spirited, and arrogance at it's worst. They created the QC monster, now let them deal with it ALL on an equal basis.

Mag

You have to stop using your P&S camera it won't get through QC 

FYI I shoot with a Nikon D-300 and top quality Nikon lenses. Problem is, I don't shoot one dimensional brick walls at F/32 like you.

Mag

Wow, you come here to whine about your work not being up to Alamy's lax standards and then take cheap shots at some of the members. Hmmm, I wonder why you're having problems. 

Wow, you come here to whine about your work not being up to Alamy's lax standards and then take cheap shots at some of the members. Hmmm, I wonder why you're having problems.  

Jeez Walnuts...you're more hostile than Alamy. All I'm doing is stirring up the pot a bit in a supposedly open forum. Oh yes, I never said that I'm having problems with QC...I just don't agree with their hostile policies like closing down their forum! Lets keep a perspective on this and realize that they're nothing more than a frigging middle man and are making millions upon millions off the backs of us. You make them out to be God's gift to the stock photographers of the world...get a grip!!!

Mag
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Oh, I never would have taken you for a pot stirrer until you pointed it out. Thanks.

Yeah, I can't understand why those dummies over at Alamy would have locked down their forum. I would think a company like Alamy would appreciate that most of the posts were "Alamy sucks" and "Alamy QC sucks" and "James West is the devil". All companies should be honored to have a forum like that.

Oh of course you're absolutely right. I need a grip. Please do enlighten all of us mindless lemmings with your obvious brilliance.

For me I am not always agree with rejections but I accepted fact that they want to be different.

I have yet to see their first rejection - haven't got a one thus far. But I didn't upload much and I upload in-frequently - I am too lazy with their lengthy process of describing images.

I suppose people who deal with Alamy a lot probably have a very different experience than me.

Ridiculous.

I uploaded and sold many pics from my D70. They're still getting through QC. I dunno what you are doing wrong but I could take your D300 off your hands for a small fee if you'd like. Maybe something is wrong with it...

It's like the people complaining about Crestock's acceptance criteria. If you can't reach it don't bitch, just try to get better. Other people get stuff accepted, so crank up the quality and move on.

Any agency reserves the right to ban users or shut down threads or their entire forums. It has all happened before. Why is it such a big deal now?

...more than a frigging middle man and are making millions upon millions off the backs of us...

Uhhh, can anyone explain to this poster that this is how this industry works?