Hi Filed
Thanks for your feedback.

We are obviously our own worst critics! I love everyone else's work but not much of my own.
I too have found Shutterstock quite patchy like that. Had a similar experience. Big bunch of rejects mostly for poor lighting. I am thick skinned but I did feel very despondent. Checked my monitor calibration and everything. Then, next time, almost all got thru the scrutiny. Seems some assessors are very tough and others maybe not? Thankfully one can resubmit. I do wonder how it all works though and am grateful for the good people on this site to share their knowledge and experience.
Hope you have a good month of pics

Eka