First attempt at the flute

i believe this one is better.

YES :-)

I have submitted a critique request for another attempt of the same picture (very shallow DOP) and people didn't really like it :) So ... this is another try at the same subject. The composition is different (landscape instead of portrait). Does this one work better?

The is difficult to shoot - I know because I've been shooting highly reflective subjects for years. Nicely done, the soft light works very well on this, I would like to see a bit more DOF, but its good none-the-less. --Rich