one word: WOW

I bow to you, 'Master of light'

absolutely wonderful composition and lighting... love it

absolutely wonderful would love to know how you did this

This is called "low key photography".
The point is to direct the light in a way that it creates lots of shadows & just some ares with light.That way you don't reveal too much of your composition,making the viewer imagine the whole scene by him self (reading/explaining the photo with his own mind / taste).
I love this kind of photography & if you google it you can find many tutorials / techniques to have such results!
For his photo i use a external flash light,a camera on a tripod & lot's of patience & clicks until i get the result i wanted.

thank you

Awesome capture - thanks for the tips

Your entries always stand out and the fact that you share your technique is extremely unselfish. Great shot. Gotta go and light my smoke.

His book should be on fire Great shot

Love, love this! Did I mention I love this??