These photos were accepted by other sites, including foodgawker.
All on auto reject at TasteSpotting for … you guessed it… Composition
 

TasteSpotting: lighting;
Foodgawker: lighting.

Old Fashioned Lemon Crumb Cake
 
Foodgawker lighting
Tastespotting lighting
dessertstalking  both lighting and composition

Blueberry Crumb Cake
Tastespotting- Composition

 
This Chocolate cake is baked without eggs and decorated with stencil work using powdered sugar and grated coconut.
Recipe at
http://tanu-triedntasted.blogspot.com/2011/09/eggless-chocolate-cake.html
Tastespotting:accepted
 
 

Both of these accepted by other sites but rejected by TasteSpotting for Composition (again!)

This new adaptation of the classic five-minute single-serve microwave mug cake uses honey and melted chocolate for a nicer flavor and less-rubbery texture.
Foodgawker: Dull/unsharp image
cake, easy, miniature, single, microwave, quick, novelty, chocolate, dessertFoodgawker

Tastespotting: composition
Foodgawker: lighting/ exposure/ shadows.

Flavors of toffee, cinnamon and nutmeg counterpoint the tangy-tart rhubarb found in and around this dead-simple summer treat.

Kiwi, Banana, and coconut in cake form with a vanilla mousse and coconut chiffon cake equals Kiwiana!

Accepted by Foodgawker
Rejected by Tastespotting: Composition