everything is nice, just the lighting, notice she has light on her face? enhance that, i see you did a lil but thats good for reflection , now run a light source from some of the effect on side of her head 'face side'...that will actually bring out the focal..
trust me...it has taken me a while too...read lots of tutorials and trial and error. take the critism for what it is...an opportunity to improve as that is what they are trying to help you with, they aren't saying it to be mean, HONEST!.... good luck, I can't wait to see your work!! and thanks for the comments!!
thanks Hadouken....I appreciate your honesty. This is one of my better tags, some flaws...but an improvement over my previous years work.