This is the best view of it I could find on streetview, it clearly shows that the vantage point is accessible from the trail: Herrs Island - Google Maps
Hello! Lovely area - I’m sad this didn’t get accepted.
Why was this river vantage point rejected?
We can’t answer that since you’ve appealed and cropped the screenshot down.
If your rejection was “Wayfarer Criteria” and your email said “Unfortunately, our team has decided not to accept…” then it was likely a ML (machine learning) or internal staff review that rejected it. ML is likely due to being unable to identify the object - with respect, the pier accounts for maybe 10% of your photo. Sure, I can tell what it is, but maybe the pre-filter (think occular recognition) can’t focus on it.
If your email included the words “The community has decided not to accept…” then it was community (local and/or national reviewers) that denied. Perhaps for “Unsafe access” or “Obstructs emergency services?”
I love piers. They offer great observation views of nature and wildlife. I probably would have approved based on what I’ve seen.
Unfortunately, it’s worth noting that we can’t do anything to help at this point, since you’ve already appealed. I always encourage asking for support before appealing in case the community can offer suggestions of what to include in the appeal text you use. I think the lead time for appeals is a few days to a week - so keep an eye for the response and we can help if the outcome is unfavorable.
PS, the nearby athletic courts also appear to be acceptable to nominate.
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The rejection reason was the “Wayfarer Criteria” one so if the appeal doesn’t work should I’ll try to make the main photo more clear, I was trying to really show off that it was actually connected to the trail but that may not have been the play. Good catch with the tennis courts too.
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Including the steps isn’t a bad call and something I think you’ll definitely want to do in your Supporting photo.
I took a screenshot of your submission and did some light editing - mostly just cropped but then did a tilt to align the horizon.
I really like using a 1:1 aspect ratio but I try and be cognizant of the surrounding area and will change to 3:4 or 5:16 depending on what else I want included or switch between portrait and landscape. (I think for what you were trying, the portrait ratio was best at including the trail steps and not too much of the horizon). This is of course absolutely unnecessary but it can slightly improve your chances (especially if you’re struggling with ML), make it look more photogenic for human reviewers, and provide a better image in your games.
I provided a few screenshots of piers I’ve done. My support usually mentions that the pier itself (I sometimes also refer to as an “observation platform”) “encourages and facilitates outdoor exploration by providing a scenic vantage point of…” and would certainly highlight that it’s along a trail in a park. Lucky for you, the pier is on Google Satellite and on the Street View - that’s worth mentioning, too, just to make sure reviewers know. “Visible on Satellite and Street View shows the maintained walkway down to the pier to support pedestrian use.” Or something like that.
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Thanks, that’s very helpful!
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