Getting frustrated with SS reviews.  Was particularly happy with this image:


full size: https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8154/29761391746_e5438652f9_o.jpg

Rejected 2x by SS (within 30 seconds both times, is this a bot review?) for focus (1x) and noise (1x).  5dii, 300mm, 1/60, f5.0, 2500iso, RAW.  Noise reduction at about 45 in LR.

I could see it being slightly soft at f5 and 1/60th, maybe a slight breeze caught it?

This was a timelapse, so my next attempt will be taking an adjacent image, applying the same corrections, and resubmitting.

Interested in anyone's thoughts on the matter.

Also, a general portfolio critique, if anyone has the time.  I'm in my second year of shooting in my personal time, trying to build a library of cityscape and landscape stills, videos, and timelapses for a base of full time self employed operation in the near future.

At what point did you go full time? How large was your library? How much were you making/month?  I think if by the end of year 3 (2017) that I have 1500 clips/images, I could quit the day job and go full time.  Thoughts?

footage: http://www.shutterstock.com/video/gallery/1421029/
image: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Sam+Wagner