Nice composition and lighting. Neat imaged? If so, I feel an overuse of that. I think grain would work really well in this kind of a shot. 7, but would have been more without the smooth feel to the image. bump to 8
I wish there was just a little more detail visible. And while I like the way he's holding his hand, I wish it was separated from his face a bit more. I'll be curious to see other shots from this session after the challenge.
nice image, good focus, contrast. think the camera moved to the right, take the hand away from the face, take some of the black from the back, shadow of the had takes away.