Very good on the sense of feel. I'd maybe suggest that the light is touch too even - that you've filled a little too far and removed any sense of the dramatic from the image by that. Minor point though.
This looks like one of the three rope pictures submitted in the last textures challenge. Unoriginal, I would've tried a different approach with the rope to make it my own.
[World Record Attempt]
+ Good use of light to bring out the texture.
- The standard classical way to portrait texture; try to be a little more creative next time.
We were promised rope in this Challenge, and you obliged very nicely! Good rendition, beautifully focused. Would have been extra special if there was some little bit of contrasting color in there someplace, but still very nice.