Bugger, that was what I was going to post. Amazingly similar to the one I had in mind, although how differant could they be really. :-)

Nice one.

i love that you can see the spider webs on there, nice job.

Part of me wishes that the whole barb was in focus, but I also think this is great as is.

Relevant! I wish the field of focus were wider, but this is a nice shot, overall.

idea is great!
tip: it would've helped to focus in more the twisted spike..more right then left,ends of spike..for the whole effect on the theme. what do you think?
really dig the grey! is that it's original color?

nice one