Until this week I had uploaded to DT in weeks, maybe over a month?  Yet May was my best month at DT.. so that theory doesn't apply in my case.....   who knows how the wheels turn?
  tom

As others have said, the reviewers are human and review literally thousands of images a day, so if you feel they have erred with your images, you should contact them (as you have done).

Thanks!
-Steve

I can testify to Steve-oh's comment. When I first got on StockXpert, I got nailed for keyword spamming.  I was surprised as I use the same KW's everywhere and in limited quantity.  Specifically in this case, I had posted a pic of  Half Dome in Yosemite NP.  I was hit for  the keyword   "half dome" as spam.  (?) When I emailed the support folks, the matter was immediately cleared up.  I've never had a KW problem with StockXpert since.  Send off an email, if nothing else, they will let you know exactly why they feel certain words are flagged. I've found StockXpert support to be cooperative and helpful.   -tom

I've said it dozens of times before, I firmly believe the SS sales are directly related to uploading on a regular basis.  Case in point,  one of my worst sales months on SS.   Between being on 2 weeks vacation,  and concentrating most of my time on a couple other sites, I've only uploaded 3 pix to SS back in the first week of May. 
   Coincidence? I think not. ..Even so, sales are regular, but certainly nothing to write home about! 
         With SS you just have to keep uploading! I hope to have a long relationship with SS.  Fortunately, I've got 2 more weeks worth of shooting  to prep and upload to SS. Hopefully, sales will jump back up again.     -tom

ha ha ha ha...LOL   do we really want to open this can of worms?  LOL

I've got a good one that'll tick off the old time pros...   I know it does as one of my dear and lifelong since childhood friends is one of those old pros......   

Briefly...if I can...  You don't need Getty/Corbis/Jupiter on your resume any longer.  You only need to have the talent to shoot a good image and second, to sell yourself.  And mostly, leave your ego at home. 

Let me know if we want to breech this subject...   LOL     -tom

Whiz...  some great advice already given...  SS is a tough one to get onto,  most folks are shot down 1,2,3 and even more times before finally getting on. Don't give up. 
     As said,it is difficult to tell from looking at a thumbs on FT, not to mention, time consuming (FT seems to run slower every time I look at it, LOL), but with the 3 you posted here, I agree with  dbvirago, that lemon is soft.  SS is going to be looking for very clear and crisp at 100. The white must be pure and solid.  The single on-cam flash is causing blown highlights & flash burns on some of your FT pix that will never get by SS. How do I know?  Been shot down for all of them... by SS.  I am a horrible isolated shootist.
     I looked at your landscape and animal shots.  I know Yingyang mentioned that they are not big fans of nature shots at the start. That seems to be true.   However,  I got on with landscape and nature shots...  I only say this if you keep having a problem with the isolated shots.  If you get rejected again,  take your very, very best, nice and crisp and rich animal shots or your 'outside/naturally lighted' object shots and give them a try.  Also, take note of what SS did/will accept and recycle those images on the next try.
     My personal experience, SS has been toughest second only to IS in acceptance ratio.  Don't give up, once you're on SS, you will be selling like crazy.  They are picky about what they take, but what they take, they also sell!!      -tom
     

rjmiz... Thanks, checked it out.  I've done similar in PS7 with some visually exciting results. Have rescued many UE pix.  Problem is I don't have success pushing  most of these into stock.  I usually get shot down for 'overfiltering'  or  use of noise reduction software...  or whatever...   However, for home use,  gallery &  sales to magazines it works. 
      That's part of this stock industry I don't understand. I'm published in magazines with pictures stock has shot down for being over worked/ over filtered.  Why is that so?  If the pic looks great at 100, 200 & 300%, why's it matter if I filter the heck out of it? 
   Not being a wise guy...  I'd really like to know why to understand the business better.     -tom

On the downside, my rejection rate is also up - I'm at times astounded by the pickiness of some IS reviewers. Makes me a stronger photographer, I suppose ...

Sharply_done...  I too am amazed at some of the rejection issues. Fortunately, as I said, many of them are fixable. They are tough in the review, but.... I can honestly say, I couldn't argue with even one rejection I've received. They were all dead-on.
       I was always in the 100% habit.... if the thing looked good at 100, it was good enough.  That sure isn't the  case with IS.  The only pix I upload there are my top sellers on SS, StockXpert & DT.  Yet so many get kicked back.
    One example. I have this shot of my son taking a picture of the Grand  Canyon.  It flys everywhere, has never been rejected.  IS kicked it back for a trademark infringement.  If you blow the pic up to 2 or 3 hundred percent, you could just make out a Nike logo on the side of his sock.  ...wild!!
      Naturally,  20 seconds in photoshop and that was gone and they took the pic.  I've had several like that.  I'm fixing one now. An overview of the Hoover Dam complex.  What appears to be a dot on a building at normal viewing, when blown up to 300% ...you can make out as the Hoover Dam sign/logo.  I've got to take it off the building.  No big problem.... but, again,  the pic is on 8/9 other sites. IS is pickier, or more careful  about what they pick up. 
    What I like about IS is when they have a problem like this,  they attach a clip of it with your mail and you know exactly what needs to be done.  I have never felt 'offended' by any of the critiques they send.
    What I don't like about it is....  in order to resubmit, it has to be part of your next 15 batch.  At 15 at a time.... it'll take me the rest of my life to upload my  current folio.
     Now, before I load to IS,  I go back over the pic at 2 & 3 hundred percent.  And the fact is,  I'm am now amazed myself what I find that I'd never found before. And as you said, since IS, I am even more careful about what goes into the camera now. It's making me a better photog.
      But while my 'folio is small....what they take  sure does seem to sell.  So I ain't complaining at all.  -tom

well,  I just got back from my 'photography vacation'  and what a flop!  Ten days and the weather was lousy 7 of them....   -tom

rjmiz....   hey... I have learned a boatload since i've joined MSG!!   I hope you and all keep those tutorials coming.  I've used photoshop for years and still have a lot to learn about it. 
    I really do appreciate the 'family' feel of MSG.  When I got into microstock, I expected a high-strung, cut-throat, mega-competitive group of people.  I found just the opposite here!! The folks here have always been helpful and willing to teach others what they know.  Always encouraging each other.   I've reccomended MSG to many other photogs.
          so yeah, rjmiz...   they ARE being read and enjoyed and appreciated!!    Thanks much. I will make a point of letting you and other tutors know when I have gained from your and their time and efforts!
            thanks!    -tom

USPS you can't delete yourself... you need to contact support.  They deleted my portfolio within 24 hours after my request.

ditto here, I can get on okay, but lost the last batch   -broken images - please reload.     not a problem, it was only 2.  glad it wasn't 50.   -tom

SS....  for sure... works for me and has been for some time...  i upload only a few pix,  3 times a week and my sales keep on coming.. don't know why, but they do.   also,  that's not just the new pix,  the older pix keep selling as well..      -tom

Enjoyed and appreciated your commets Sharpley Done...
   I have to admit that in the beginning I was one of those that would go nuts with keywording. Because, that's what I thought I was supposed to do.  Not neccesarily spam in that the words had nothing to do with the image. But in that the words were not truly appropriate to the image.  For example, using  'feather'  when the image was a flock of birds in the sky.  Not really spam, but thenagain, not really appropriate to that image.
    In recent times have drastically cut back on that trying to use words very specific to the image.  Where I can,  I am going back and correcting many of my early posts.  I'm trying to keep the buyer in mind.
     Why?    Nothing ticks me off more than blatant spam. Sometimes I will see where my pix are showing up in searches under my keywords.  The other night I looked for some of my "Maine"  images on IS...  the first  couple pages came up loaded with photos of trucks and studio shots of people.  Nothing to do with "Maine"
      My point.  I don't want to be that guy....   studio shot of a woman, keyworded   "grand canyon,  ducks,  trucks,  pencils,  red,  Idaho...etc. 

    I cleaning up my act.    thanks   -tom