I guess the opinions are as varied as they get. Nothing wrong with that, it just highlights the challenges in getting an image accepted here. With regards to my own shots, I do agree the 767 was slightly HIF (which is why I did not appeal). However, given that it was a new frame, and the amount of shots that do get through with marginal centering, I was surprised it was rejected.
The screening mantra used to be "screen to accept" but somewhere along the way that was lost (at least for my images). Bottom line, it is easy to find a reason to reject a photo, if that is what your goal was from the get-go. Getting back to the original topic, I've had a lot of images rejected for unlevel - which is why it is shocking to see such a clearly unlevel shot accepted, especially from a screener. It appears the original issue has been reuploaded, but it is still unlevel and now it's LIF
