OMG I had to run at the last second and vote this challenge, I don't like to vote off my first look, so I take a few... Some how I missed this in the thumbnails, because I didn't vote it, but If I had it would've been a 10!!! Totaly fantastic
A tighter crop to focus on the colours and that snake would make this a killer shot. I think right now the black is killin it :)..and maybe bring up the fill light on the left side a bit.
Lighting is exceptional. Details and color are great - love how the scales on the snake are tack sharp. Indeed it seems the pet owner is more fierce and threatening than the snake with that 'Don't mess with me" expression. Just a small critique - I wish that the snake was also looking straight at us giving me the stare done like his/her owner is.
The Queen of Darkness, Doris, materialised in the hinterworld to address her minions.
"Fellow Evil," she bellowed, "in these dark and disfunctional times there are opportunities to spread our malice and hate, to turn man against man, country against country. We must grasp the opportunity to overthrow the established structures and fulfill our destiny. The first 2 phases of hate have reaped rewards, phase 3 will see us elevated to power. First we must.......oh, hang on. I think I've left the iron on. Back in a minute..."
When Doris got home she thought she'd check her emails and then got sucked into surfing the internet and forgot about her address to the hinterworld. Phase 3 was put on hold.