Looks ok but the lighting is still to bright. Also try using a background to compliment the mini alot of people me included use a blue to white fade on a piece of A4 paper that is adequate for most things. I can see you have spent some time on this with all those checks and I think with more practice at taking pictures yiur ratings will improve.
That's better lighting? I would hate to see the old pic. The detail is very nice, I like all the checkers, and who here doesn't like blood and gore, but the lighting is (still) way too harsh