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Anette you are one lucky lady ,just been watching a tv documentary of these Japanese islands it looks wonderful and would love to go.I like the way you have done this with just enough text on the boat to show us where you were,Fox that looks like it just got up looks really good,I like this a lot.
Keith.
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Hi Keith,
thanks a lot for your time to comment. Japan is quite a trip worth I would say 
Have a great day
Ciao Anette
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Hi Anette - Good to see you posting but not one of my favorites of yours. I like the stretching pose of the fox but find the boat too dominating. Also the scraggly shrub in the llc draws the eye a bit too. Sorry,
TFS,
Rachel
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Hi Anette, can only echo Rachel's thoughts here, however you have wetted my appetite, lets see some more foxes please.
BTW why not post some of Arc in the new 'Fun' section.
Hope all is good, nice to see you posting & commenting, thanks.
TFS
Steve
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Composition looks good to me colour balance great as is exposure, a different and interesting image.
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Hi Jonathan,
thank you very much for your time to comment 
Have a great day
Ciao Anette
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Hi Anette -- Had a long look at this image before posting the comment , it somehow fails to grab me . Sorry ! As Rachel said the boat is too dominating and that dry shrub is way to distracting , also the drain hole or whatever it is behind the fox with some plastic stuck into it looks shabby ,the fox actually is lost between these elements .
TFS !
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Hi Haseeb,
thank you very much for your comment and time.
I highly appreciate it.
Have a great weekend
Ciao Anette
PS environment is the environment also when I take the little bush out of the image
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Hi Anette
I too would like to see a wild animal in its "natural" habitat without man-made elements.
Fact is; this is a wild animal, this is his natural habitat, full of man-made elements.
I do not know the habits and antics of these foxes, but if they are anything like our black-backed jackals- they adapt in any habitat as long as there is enough food.
I like the relaxed pose, this image tells a story about us and them, how they can sometimes outwit us..
Personally I would remove 'em sticks at LRCH...
Andre
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Hi Anette , i like the stretching pose of the fox .
Well exposed , lovely colors and tone .I am also not too fuzzed about the boat as per my initial thought , but understand your thoughts .
I might try to go pano to loose the majority of the FG , does not grab me that much to be honest .
I hope you had a great time in japan and do not forget the editing plans for next year ....
.... maybe
Cheers and TFS .... might get back to you later regarding India
Andreas
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Dear Anette,
I care deeply for Wildlife and the Environment so thank you for this frame of many meanings, it did trigger some emotions in me. I found it very thought provoking.
IMO the photographer is somehow bound to tell the truth. Deep inside I might not like this, I prefer to see the happy side of things. But the force of reality in this frame is genuine enough to impress me. Don't know whether to be happy or sad when I see this fox in close proximity to humans. Despite its artificial surroundings, I admit the subject looks relaxed and rather comfortable. Even happy (love the stretch, BTW). Perhaps the boat has some mice and rats to offer. It still saddens me, and deep inside my heart there's fear - if not horror - for the future of those beautiful creatures and their offspring: some greedy human being will soon discover some value in its fur, teeth, or heaven knows what.
A well exposed frame, lovely colours and tonality. Won't go pano if this were mine, if one divides this frame in two parts (top and bottom) they depict two different worlds, a natural one (snow and grass ) and an artificial one (boat, plastic bag, window, etc.) Very powerful indeed, well done Anette
Warmest regards,
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Hi Gabriela,
how are the pineapples ? 
Thank you very much for your comment and that you took the time to write that much. Right you are, everybody only likes to see the happy/in order things. I call that the 'holy world' as we all would love the world to be like that!
But many do not like to see the dark side, us, dumping things for forever or just for a short period somewhere. The ones living there adapt and live around these, also being wild, as they do that already for years. Every year the same!
I can post walruses with rusty oil barrels in the background, polar bears with fishing nets around or plastic boxes on the beach. Did I stop taking pix when the polar bear passed these things? No and I think only 2-3 other photographers did as well not stop.
However, I think it is about time also to show the other side, the dark side when we come across it. Sadly in these days more often than I want!
All as usual IMHO or say in my thoughts... maybe the left brain side 
Have a great pineapple weekend, enjoy it well
Ciao Anette
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Hi Anette -- Your seal image certainly is very impact-full infact a powerful image , showcasing the harmful effect on the seal but here the fox looks at complete ease and the human impact in the image is not just that great enough IMO .
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Hi Anette,
I actually love the image because of the ship; I appreciate what you are trying to convey. In Yellowstone and the Tetons, red fox often hang around old buildings and sleep on top of trucks and trailers in the Park Utility areas. This is actually a powerful image that tells a story about the lives and adaptability of these canids. Well done in all respects
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Anette the more I see "impact-of-man" wildlife images the more I like them.
There's a place for them in storytelling and in conservation promotion, and the competitions all recognise that. It's also possible to create images like this that combine beauty and stark shock factor of man's impact on the environment.
i like your fox images in light of the above.
the lines of the boat are pleasing and the scene tells me more about what I might expect when visiting this region
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Hi Morkel,
sorry for late reply. I was traveling on assignment. A bit hectic here. I agree with you fully with "impact-of-man". I certainly like them as well. It gets more and more tighter for the animals. Not quite yet in Africa, but in other regions/countries it does.
Thank you very much for your time to comment. 
Have a fantastic day
Ciao Anette