too much flash, how about low lighting and a slower shutter speed next time. sorry i'm a bigot when it comes to staging photos, nine out of ten i don't like them.
eurrrghhh, what was you thinking with that background.. it does not help the foreground objects.. a black/gray/white backgournd would of given you an extra point from me. and the metal/ribbon cable are very washed out by the flash/light.. so I will stick with a 5