From The School Days: Music February 11, 2007---improving on undieyatch's desk bell. Cropped. Adjusted background color. Adjusted levels and brightness. Opted for color instead of B&W for the Brown. USM. Saved for web.
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much more in focus and technically better than the original. I think you could have done more with your background - either used a color, or dodged it completely white. You may have also tried reducing the glare, though that's pretty hard to do.
I wish the light reflections weren't so harsh. I would have liked a warmer feel to this. Also with Advanced Editing, the imperfections in the background that distract should be removed. Well composed and contrasted.
the subject itself is not as attractive as in the original. I also preferred the sepia toning. reflections are distracting. at least you managed not to blur it.