nice work

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm.... How did you.... WOW!!! *speechless* It's amazing! Winner!

amazing

Nice work with the shading and blending, looks real nice.

Very tight! Well done!!! I'm glad at least one entry is going to stick around

Thank you so much!

very good shading.....great entry GL

Perfect

Well done, author

Impressive work! Almost took it for a picture.

Well.... very good entry....Happy New Year to you and good luck!

Thank you all for all your wonderful comments; I really appreciate it! Happy new year to all, and best wishes!

Good enough to win a photography contest, excellent blend! Author, how many hours did you spent on making this piece?

Thank you, metalhips. It took me a long time to get this to look about half way decent. I'd say about five to six hours, mainly because there was a lot of issues I had to deal with. The biggest one being posing in front of a mirror — hoping to keep a consistent angle —with a metal object, that gets heavy after holding it up for so long, trying to study the effects the light has on it, while trying to keep the same lighting before the sun rises and shines through the blinds. It was all worth the pain and effort since its a great form of study; you learn, and keep alert!

Thank you Author, All the best! Looking forward to see your future works.

Congrats for your second place and a Happy New Year, Coltranized!