Try as I might, I couldn't get him to pose in the proper position relative to the curves the banana made. I also had a difficult time getting the banana to look focused. After a hundred shots or so, I just used this one. Snakes are not good models.
Statistics
Place: 65 out of 122 Avg (all users): 5.1133 Avg (commenters): 5.6000 Avg (participants): 4.7746 Avg (non-participants): 5.4177 Views since voting: 1266 Votes: 150 Comments: 5 Favorites: 0
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7
I like snakes but I'm not finding this shot very compelling. The background is simple and the focus is sharp (on the snake --- the banana is rather fuzzy). I like the motion blur on his tongue. It's just not wowing me.