Unfortuantly, for me it kinda looks like the background just made the camera make things lighter.. I\'d try a subtle darker one, maybe even a black to see what it looks like. The bigger base could also use more \"things\" to make it more interesting, in my opinion..
Well I gotta say that I like this a very much. The effects are very nice. I think that a better background color and some more veiws will help your score.