Fantastic, both shots !! I love the shine on this pipe...do you remember this
<http://www.pbase.com/laine82/image/45227887 I used it in my close encounters gallery. Like the detail...gets my vote.
Doesn't look like it would do well to drain stuff with all those holes in it! Also, it looks like bamboo weaving, but I suspect that this stuff is made of metal for strength, no?
Neat subject.
KHT